Charles Darwin made them the focus of his study for 10 years; I was able to focus on them this week during after dinner explorations along the Bay of Fundy. The lowly barnacle, inspiration for Captain Haddock's best alliterative insults ("billions of blue, bilious, blistering barnacles") and bane of most boaters existence. But they're beautiful, forming… Continue reading Friday photos
For most of this week I've been burrowed away in a classroom, poring over the book of Romans with Dr. James Dunn (part of my doctoral studies). But the family is along for the ride and we're all staying at a friend's cottage along the Bay of Fundy, allowing for some lovely clambering over rocks… Continue reading Friday photos
"Taste and see that the Lord is good," writes the Psalmist. And this Toronto burger joint is helping me savour God's goodness in so many ways. First off, finally I have a more than adequate replacement for my "In-N-out Burger" cravings ... and The Burger's Priest is better (I challenge all my Arizona and… Continue reading Friday photos
This week I took the kids for a walk around the University of Toronto. It's a gorgeous campus nestled in the centre of the city, filled with great architecture, wide greens to play and lounge on a spring day, and endless hallways to get lost in (not to mention the hall in Hart House that… Continue reading Friday photos
A few shots from around town - distillery district, the entrails of a poster pole, and the old & new of Toronto.
Nothing to say other than I love this shot and I love my little girl.
One of the upsides of the mobility of pastoral life is you get to enter a variety of new places with eyes wide open, often seeing and appreciating things locals easily pass by. In both Calgary and Vancouver, our previous homes that are still in our hearts, Betty and I felt like resident tourists and… Continue reading Friday photos
One of the great features of city life is the architecture, the shape and feel of the built form. Here's a few shots of Toronto's iconic modernist city hall designed by Finnish architect Viljo Revell.
A few photos from the place I now call home. And the street sign is, in fact, the theologically dangerous street we're living on.
I've been trying to squeeze in as many opportunities in the mountains as possible. Here's a few photos from last week's ski adventure at Lake Louise.
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