One last post of the beautiful climbing clamatis on our back deck. The blossoms are almost gone now, but for the past month, we've had a wall of white.

A new bloom in my garden to greet this morning.

My son Steve graduated today from Algonquin College with his Business Certificate, Small and Medium Enterprise Management. Way to go Steve!

The trees in our back yard are full of birdhouses constructed by the previous owner. Unfortunately, the abundance of black squirrels seems to make them a dangerous nesting place.

My new Chiminea...an elegant form of burn barrel.

Ironwork in my buddy's garden....can't wait to add my own.

More from my bountiful new gardens, this one courtesy of the previous owners.

My first posts with my new camera, from my backyard garden.

This was our house around the end of March.

This is our house today, almost a month later. We're having our first thunderstorm, the air quality advisories have started, surely it's time to put Rob's dock in the water!

A sure sign Spring may be here. This was a six foot snowbank two weeks ago. Can golf season please start so life can get back to exceptional?

That's a 35 centimetre ruler I'm holding. We got more than 50 yesterday. The top picture is the view out our front door.

Willie P. Bennett 1951-2008

Any guesses as to the name of this delicacy?

This fish was still breathing.

Found a few more pictures from Hong Kong, this time a fresh seafood market on the street near the hotel.

We toured the inner harbour in one of these little boats. There is fishing fleet of maybe 50 to 80 small boats, many with people living on board. There were also a few dozen multimillion dollar boats berthed nearby.

Some of the more spectacular sights, at night, around the harbour in Hong Kong.

Bumper to bumper traffic, all the time is the norm in the big cities. So is the smog. China smelled a lot like the refinery areas of New Jersey where everything smells of petroleum. Perhaps surprisingly, they do a lot of little things to be energy and resource efficient. Everybody routinely shifts into neutral when stopped in traffic, for example.

Passing throught Shenzen on the way back to Hong Kong. I found that looking up at all the highrise buildings allowed my to not think about what was going on around me in traffic, which has an air of NASCAR about it. The construction in China is everywhere and most of it is over 60 storeys.

Late afternoon and nightime shots of the Hong Kong harbour. We depart today for a 15 hour flight home. It was a great trip, but I'm looking forward to some clean air.

Standing on the first tee of the Greg Norman course (1 of 12) at the Missions Hills Resort in China. Any time I can golf in December is a wonderful treat, but to play a professional calibre course was a huge bonus (and a somewhat humbling experience). The rental clubs were a bit of a disappointment, but our caddies and the scenary were extraordinary.