another summer storm brews over the foothills, before pushing over the city, as seen from across a decidedly empty soccer field.

these rafters were hoisting a pirate flag. not sure they had the capability to overtake other vessels on the river, but it sure looked refreshing…

Evan and I went for an epic 31km bike ride this afternoon, making our way from Tuscany, down through Baker and Bowness parks, then on through Bowness toward downtown, before turning around and heading back up the hill for home. Not a bad ride, especially for a 7 year old!

I’m taking a few days off work to hang out with The Boy™, and we spent some of the morning colouring butterflies. Much more important than futzing about with university stuff…

the education tower, rising above the U of C campus.

I headed over to Education to chat about blogging with a group of PhD students as part of a summer course.

We dropped Aunt Helen off this morning. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the airport so empty. spooky.

Evan rides the roller coaster all by himself, underneath the backdrop of downtown construction.

lunch on the patio at the Black Lung. definitely need to do that more often. maybe after the construction noise dies down a little…

small squalls building up over the foothills, on a beautiful summer afternoon.

Dr. Elizabeth Cannon started her term as president of the U of C this week, and hosted a meet-n-greet caffeine/cupcakes gathering to introduce herself to the UofC community.

we resod part of the back yard, repairing some of the damage done by the Big Dog. Now it’s safe to patch it back up…