I've moved!

Yes, I'm blogging again, but in my own space this time. Come visit!
You can find me HERE!! Hope to see you!

I miss you guys!

Hello, hey!

So, it's been a while, huh? Yeah, I know. See, here's the thing. When I come here, I have to write.

and

I don't want to be a writer.

I want to be a photographer.

So..I'm always over HERE, where I can post pictures, and join groups and hang out in forums and talk about pictures and cameras and settings and projects and cloning and bokeh and accessories and all that other photography crap. But we also play games, and talk about daily news issues, family, pets, work, what is sucking, what is not sucking, our cities, our futures, our wishes and dreams and fears.


And I LOVE. IT. And I actually kind of feel like I belong over there.

So, I'd love to see you over there. You can just come and check out my pictures, and see what I've been up to that way, or you can sign up (it's free!) and comment and leave me notes and messages.

I really do hope to see you over there. :)

All the best,
Jenn

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter!!
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

Gone fishing.

It's official.

I am taking an internet hiatus.

I have tons of stuff to catch up on, three websites to set up, house renovations, two budding part time work endeavours, and a seriously busy full time job. I need to get crackalackin' on some things in my own life, and I just get too distracted around this here webby thing.

I will try to pop in once in a while, and maybe post a picture or two. We'll have to see. (I'm sure I'll still be uploading pictures to Flickr, though.)

I will be back. I just need to divert my attention elsewhere for a bit.

See you on the flip side.

So happy together.

Malachi and Cyrus
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

I may be starting up a new blog home, due to some crap that was pulled here at blogger over the weekend. I think I want out. I'll keep you posted, of course.

Trifle and Morley

Trifle and Morley
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

Trifle (my dog-hating dog) made a new friend over the weekend. The inimitable Mr. Morley came over and charmed the pants off her (and me!). She was a little nervous at first, growling a bit and showing some teeth, but by the end of the visit she wasn't too concerned about him at all. And she had no reason to be; Morley was the most incredible little gentleman I've ever met.

Swan Release

Swan running
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

We went to the Annual Swan Release in Stratford on Sunday, it was really pretty interesting. There were twenty or so swans (and some other waterfowl) that were released from their winter quarters and marched down to the Avon River.

As this swan was running, you could hear his feet go 'fwap fwap fwap' on the surface of the water. I wished I would have had my other digital camera handy to take a video.

More pictures are here.

Fighting the fire

Fighting the fire
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

So tired today. After an incredibly busy day yesterday, we went out around midnight last night to the outskirts of town for a fire. An abandoned barn went up, and was quite the site to watch. I stayed long enough to watch it finally collapse, and then headed back home, where *I* collapsed. Up early today, busy all day again, and I'm just about to start working tonight. Have a little bit to get caught up on before going in tomorrow.

Anyone do anything interesting this weekend??

My Nephews

Nephews
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

Just *try* to tell me that these two boys aren't the cutest guys around.

:)

Watching the traffic

Watching the traffic
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

I hung out on the front deck last night for a while, enjoying the brisk air, and watching cars roll right through the stop sign on my corner.

Sunbathing

Sunbathing
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

What a glorious day.

I let the dog out at 7:30 this morning, and it was so beautiful out, I knew right then I'd be spending the day outdoors. I'd rather have gone for a hike or something, but instead I did yard work all day. We're going to be re-landscaping this spring, so I had to clean up all the crap left by the old owners (think piles of leaves that are shoulder high on my dog, and sprinklers and shovels and other assorted crap that's been buried under the snow), and move all the rocks from the front garden. I raked for three damn hours, solid. Heavy, wet leaves. My shoulders are killing me, but I feel great. It was so good to be out in the cold, fresh air, working in OUR yard. I so love being a homeowner.

Now, I'm doing my usual round of Sunday night chores, getting laundry done and packing lunches and whatnot, and then it will be time for Grey's Anatomy.

Hope y'all had a good weekend, too.

My nephew

Liam
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

How *cute* is this child, eh?

Appliance meltdown

I broke our dishwasher last night.

I was loading it up, and heard an odd clunk when I put something in the top rack, and then the rack seemed uneven. I looked inside, but couldn't see if it had come off the rails.

I pulled out the bottom rack, tossed the dinner dishes in, pushed the rack in, and closed the door.

*CLUNK*

*PING*

I backed away.

Then the dishwasher creaked, the door slowly opened and the top rack came rolling out. Then the bottom rack. And then a screw fell off from somewhere. One more big THUNK and the damn thing tilted in it's little cubbyhole.

Mike was downstairs painting, and wasn't witness to the meltdown, so I emptied the whole dishwasher, closed and locked the dishwasher door, and went to get him.

He came up and took a look. It had come off one of it's supports underneath, so he just had to reset it and rescrew the bolts back in at the top.

*WHEW* Quick fix, thank goodness.

I was a little worried there for a minute I'd be subject to slave labour until it was fixed.

We are junkies.

Drive Thru
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

I knew we were Tim Horton junkies, we Canadians, but I hadn't realized just how addicted we were.

Here are some stats about my favourite little coffee shop:

There is about one "Timmies'' for every 11,500 Canadians. That's more than double McDonald's ratio of one restaurant for every 21,700 Americans.

There are about as many Tim Hortons per Canadian as there are McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's combined per American, says Peter Oakes, a New York-based analyst with Piper Jaffray & Co.

Since it was bought by Wendy's International Inc. in 1995, Tim Hortons Canada has grown from 1,180 outlets to 2,597.
The coffee and food operator, whose IPO this week values the company at about $4 billion, has suggested it can expand by another 40 per cent, reaching one Tim Hortons for every 8,000 Canadians.

There are 288 Tim Hortons south of the border, up from 17 in 1995. The company hopes to have 500 by the end of 2008. Buffalo is the most successful U.S. market so far, according to the company, with 48 outlets at the end of 2005.

In 1996, it introduced bagels, and now sells four of every five fast-food bagels in Canada. It boasts of "turbo toasters'' which toast a bagel in less than 20 seconds.

(Information taken from the March 21, 2006 issue of The Record.)

Restful

Theo
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

Today was a Very Good Day.

That is all.

Twisti-cat

Twisti-cat
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

*Yaaaawwwwnnnn*

Heading to the office

Heading to the office
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

This is across the street from my office. Quite often on my way into work, I pull into the lot beside this field and watch the sun come up for a few minutes. Makes a good start to the day.

We Have Squatters

Now, anyone who knows me knows I love rats, but any wild rats on my property have to find new homes. (Or any other wild animal, for that matter.) I've made arrangements with a wildlife rescue lady who is willing to come and get them once they are trapped. There is a trap there, not set yet, but I want them to get used to seeing it.

We've seen two out playing in the front yard. Frolicking among the leaves and rocks, and generally being totally adorable. Then one day we only saw one out, and shortly thereafter our neighbour told us that the hawk who lives in our area made a meal of something off our driveway one day, and he thought it might have been one of the rats.

I guess we'll see if the other one turns up.

I leave cat food out for them, and they come out on nice sunny afternoons and have a snack on my porch.

They really are cute, but I own a terrier.

'Nuff said.

Sunning.

Theo, again on the back of the couch
Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

Theo is quite enjoying the sun, and spent most of this glorious weekend in that same spot on the back of the couch.