I am very pleased to report that I successfully finished the ABC Along! It was a year-long photography project where you posted for each letter of the alphabet. Easier said than done! I had a bit of trouble staying on time when we got around L, M, N, O, P… but I officially finished in time! I don’t know if there is going to be an ABC-Along 2009, but I don’t think I’ll be participating. I’ve give it a break for a year so that my answers will be unique next time I participate. Maybe I should find a different photo-meme to participate in. Anyway, in case you are interested to know what each of my choices were, here is a list:

• A is for… AFI, Alpaca, Animals, Anna, Apple (I didn’t realize were were supposed to pick 1 or 2)
• B is for… Blue!
• C is for… CW (& Chico)
• D is for… Dad
• E is for… EC
• F is for… my neighbours (last name begins with F)
• G is for… The Golden Rule
• H is for… Henry
• I is for… I (Me, Myself, & I)
• J is for… Jewellery
• K is for… Knitting
• L is for… LOVE
• M is for… Mom
• N is for… News (RSS Feed Reader)
• O is for… Online
• P is for… Punk Rock
• Q is for… Quest (books)
• R is for… RR
• S is for… Scrapbooking
• T is for… Tea
• U is for… Unity (parents marriage)
• V is for… Vancouver
• W is for… Writing
• X is for… Xmas Trees
• Y is for… YVR
• Z is for… ZED not ZEE

Z is for… ZED not ZEE

Because we say the letter Z as “Zed” in Canada… here are some Canadian Mounties!

This photo was taken during the Remembrance Day parade in Downtown on November 11, 2008.

Y is for… YVR

YVR is the airport code for Vancouver International Airport. It’s probably silly to like an airport so much, but I just love how much time they’ve spent on decorating the arrivals. Not to mention that they have free wireless internet, duty free, and multiple Starbucks’.

Arrivals walkways above Departure Gates

Bill Reid’s sculpture (in the Departures level prior to security). It is entitled The Spirit of Haida Gwaii and is actually now featured on the Canadian $20 bill. Visit the Bill Reid Foundation for an explanation of the sculpture.

Landscaping near the Departure Gates:

International Arrivals:

USA Arrivals:

X is for… Xmas Trees!

Mom and I went to lunch last week, and then went for a walk to the Four Seasons Hotel to see their tree display. The idea is that different companies or organizations adopt a tree and decorate it. They are then displayed in the entrances of the Four Seasons, and the lobby area. Then visitors and passers-by can put a donation in the box and vote for their favourite tree. Of course, there is a prize incentive for the donators/voters but we didn’t even know about the voting until walking around and looking at all the creative trees.

Decorated by a Boys & Girls Club in Vancouver

The WISH Tree.

For Chan and her Assistant Chief Knight! (There are little firetrucks ornaments too!)

Very creative & all the toys in the bathtub (not visible) were being donated afterwards!

This is what we voted for as our favourite: Santa’s Workshop by WorkSafeBC. It had a cute little sign that said “365 Accident Free Days”.

W is for… Writing

I love writing and have tons of journals, but there is no way I’m showing you them! They’re private. I got started in grade 5 when we were asked to keep a summer journal. Then we handed it in and we could either ask that the teacher not read any of it, or dog-ear the pages we didn’t want her to read. I love blank drawing books for journals, that way I can paste things in that interest me. They become more of a scrapbook.

Also on the topic of writing, I love creative writing. One day I’d love to be a published author… but I just have trouble getting all my ideas down on paper.

But because this is supposed to be a Photography-Along, here is a sample of my handwriting / printing: