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Author: richardt

Angela’s Grade 12 Graduation

June 29, 2016
Rainwater

Today was Angela’s grade 12 graduation. It started with a Graduation Mass at the church in the morning, followed by a luncheon for the grads and then the ceremony in the evening. Hard to believe it has been 4 years since Angela started Grade 9.

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We had a few issues trying to figure out which way the sash went, we guessed wrong., but if I didn’t point it out, would you know? We’ll have to do a redo.

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The graduation was at the Hersey Centre.

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Angela and Dylan.

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There were 434 graduates for the Class of 2016.

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Processing into the arena.

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Patricia Romero, the Principal.

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Dylan waiting to get his diploma.

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Dylan posing for a photo for his Mom, she is the Co-Chair of the  School Parent Council.

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Angela getting close.

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Angela had to pose for Dylan’s Mom as well.

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In total there were 409 graduates present to receive their diplomas, over half of them were Ontario Scholars. This was also the 25th Commencement Ceremony for Our Lady of Mt Carmel.

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Tossing their caps in the air.

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Angela can’t pick her family…

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…but she can pick their noses.

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Congratulations Angela, a job well done! You have made Mom and I very proud of all your accomplishments and good luck at McMaster in the fall.

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Angela posing with Chloe.

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Thanks to Mom and Dad for joining us, Angela appreciated you taking the time to come in spite of your early flight the next day.

Champaign, Illinois

June 23, 2016
Work Posts

I was down in Champaign, Illinois last week for a few days. I had meetings with folks from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program at the University of Illinois. We flew direct from Toronto to Indianapolis and then drove 2 hours to Champaign. The weather was nice during the day, sunny and hot. It brought in a nice thunder and lightning storm that evening.

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There was a nice sunrise the next morning.

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The one night they took us down to Campustown for dinner. This is the main quad, that is Foellinger Auditorium in the background.

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The Alma Mater statue, a popular spot for grad photos.

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Altgeld Hall, this is the original university library building in 1897, it now houses the Department of Mathematics and Mathematics Library.

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Noticed that the markings on the tarmac at the Indianapolis Airport are in the racing motif.

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Happy Father’s Day

June 19, 2016
Rainwater

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s. I had a nice relaxing day with Susan and the girls. Showed Gillian how to replace a burnt out brake light. Here is Chloe trying to get at whatever is living under the neighbour’s deck, hopefully it isn’t a skunk. I put rocks down to stop her from digging.

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Let me know when you’re tired of the bird photos, eventually the novelty will wear off. This was early this morning when a pair of Cardinals came by.

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A Goldfinch having a drink.

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The male cardinal.

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Noticed that he has a Josh Donaldson haircut.

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Gillian set her camera up on a tripod attached to a branch, she is able to control it from her phone. I added the leaves to camouflage the camera.

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Angela & Claudia’s Rangers Trip

June 19, 2016
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Angela and Claudia are getting excited about their trip to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. They have to get by final exams this week and then they are done for the year. I created a page for their trip and as pictures come in, I’ll post them. For now there is a map of where they’ll be going.

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Messed Up Posts

June 18, 2016
Rainwater

Did anyone else come across some messed up posts? Shanna sent me a few screen shots from her iPad last week that had some of the photos and captions mismatched.

We only saw one bison the whole day…

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Claudia is one of the “4 bears”… and those are “American Pelicans” in the bottom photo.

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The bear is looking for Susan… and there were black bears in Jamaica.

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Kejimkujik National Park, NS

June 17, 2016
Work Posts

I was down in Nova Scotia this past week, had a chance to visit the Kejimkujik Seaside, it is part of the National Park that is on the coast.

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It had a set of the red Adirondack chairs.

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On Friday, we had some time before heading to the airport to stop at Duncan’s Cove, just outside of Halifax.

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A Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus).

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An old gun battery.

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My colleague that I was travelling with lived in Nova Scotia for a few years before coming to work for us. This was one of the out of the way spots he used to visit.

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Rain Poncho Test

June 12, 2016
Rainwater

We went to Ikea after church this morning and one of the things we picked up were rain ponchos for Angela and Claudia. They need one for their trip to Germany, something to keep their knapsacks dry. When we got home we tested them out and they passed the test.

An update on the backyard bird feeder, one night this past week a couple of racoons were fighting over it and knocked it to the ground. After refilling it and hanging it up again, it lasted a day until some squirrels decided they would take their turn at it. They broke the handle off and chewed the cap to get the lid off. Undeterred, I fixed it up with some new wire, tape and a hashi.

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The birds are back, we even had a Blue Jay munching away at the seeds that were on the ground.

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New Neighbourhood Feeder

June 8, 2016
Rainwater

This past weekend I put up a new bird feeder in the back maple tree. It has been slow trying to attract the birds away from the neighbours many feeders. We didn’t see a single bird on the weekend, even the squirrels were ignoring it. Finally on Monday while I was bbq’ing a cardinal stopped by, yesterday were some finches and today I had my camera out.

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Look over here.

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It was so good she brought her mate back with her.

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Soccer Game Called

June 6, 2016
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Angela’s soccer game was cancelled due to heavy rain and lightning. We made it to the field and then ran for the truck. We sat in the truck while waiting for the referee to call the game. This was the sky just before the storm rolled in.

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Congratulations Angela!

May 31, 2016
Rainwater
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Angela has accepted her offer to McMaster’s Kinesiology program starting in September. Exciting times are ahead for her. Susan and I are very proud of the choice she has made.

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