Kelly Date November 22, 2009

Greetings! I have accomplished much this week. I have two of my courses almost completed and working on finishing up the third here shortly. On top of that I even managed to attend a couple of presentations this week on Aboriginal studies. They were both quite interesting. The first addressed issues of violence against Aboriginal women and the second was on the killing of sled dogs in Nunavut by the RCMP back in the 50's and 60's. I won't go into the details but I learned a lot from the speakers and it sure broadens your outlook on things.

What else did I do this week.....oh yeah, I won a photo contest! One of my photos was selected for the school art magazine which was exciting. I've included it here in the blog today at the top. It was a photo I took while in Cape Breton - I stopped to take in the view at one of the many lookout points and noticed the graffiti on the guard rail as well as the little Inukshuk. I thought it was cool and apparently so did the judges lol. I was a bit surprised by their choice actually as I had submitted several other very nice photos but this was the one they liked. Oh well, I was still please to have even one selected.

Next up was the Olympic Torch Parade through Wolfville. I had never been to one, but was able to sneak away from a meeting early to get a few pictures. The one I've included here is of the designated runner headed down main street and after that there was a huge celebration in the commons area. I also got a great picture of an elderly man who came out to see the festivities. He was quite happy to have me snap his picture. I was amazed at how many people show up for the event. The crowd in front of the pavilion was quite large actually with music and entertainment and everyone seemed to be having a great time.

Oh, one not so great bit of news.....I have to move tomorrow....again. Yuk! I'm am tired of moving and even though it is only one flight of stairs down it seems like work lol. I've been shuffling things off and on for the past few days to make things go a bit quicker tomorrow which should help somewhat. I don't even have to move the heavy stuff and I'm still complaining lol. Did I mention I hate moving......

I have nothing further of any consequence whatsoever to report but will wish you a great week and sunny weather. Until next week then......