Fringe Fest 09 / Daddy's Birthday

Last night Mom & Daddy took me and Reece to see Daniel Wesley, The Raccoons, and The Blue Violets play at the free kick-off concert for Fringe Fest in Victoria. Mom always makes sure we get right up front, which is cool, because between the speakers is always better than standing in front of one. Plus, the singers are right there for me to see without trying to look between people's heads! Dad held me the whole time,.. and I weigh 40+ lbs now too. It was also Daddy's birthday yesterday, so it was a good day to go to a concert!

Sunfest

Last night Mom & Dad went to "Sunfest" in Duncan. They saw Daniel Wesley, Armchair Cynics, Wide Mouth Mason, and The Trews. I spent the night with Granny & Grandpa. Mom & Dad said they had a lot of fun!

Goldstream Park

Last Friday Mom took us to Goldstream Park. We had a nice walk through the forest and I walked through the spooky tunnel too!









Just 17 kilometers from downtown Victoria, Goldstream Provincial Park lies amid the splendour of an old-growth temperate rain forest. There you can see a world class salmon-spawning stream with thousands of Chum Salmon returning between October and December. It doesn't stop there. During this amazing time of year you can visit the park and it's always-changing Visitor Centre. The centre is named after Freeman King, an early naturalist who probably reached more children than any other naturalist on Vancouver Island. The centre is at the mouth of the river, overlooking the Goldstream estuary, nestled among giant black cottonwoods and red alder trees.

A Turtle Story

I once knew a sea turtle, and her story's quite a tale. She traveled over 1,000 miles, her aim was not to fail.


She was headed to a southern beach, the same one on which she hatched. She finally arrived and started her trek, a trek that dared to be matched.

She was tired and worn from her long ocean swim, yet she pulled herself up on the shore. She scooped out a nest in the soft sandy, beach, knowing exactly what was in store.

She laid 100 eggs in that coastal nest, and covered them all up with sand. She returned to the sea that very same night, leaving her hidden eggs up on the land.

Then two months later something amazing occurred - hatchlings emerged from the nest! They scrambled about trying to get to the ocean, their instincts just wouldn't rest.

Their journey, however, had just begun, the light of the moon was the key. Across the wide beach they must race for the waves, to begin their life in the sea.

-unknown Author

Nanaimo

Last weekend Mom & Dad went to see "Goodbye Beatdown" in Nanaimo. They had a nice dinner and fun at the show. I stayed over night at Gran & Grampa's house!