First Nation Artist Bill Reid

Atsuko and I went to the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia last Thursday.  There we saw some of the work of Rill Reid.  The piece below is Raven and The First Men, it depicts humanity being tricked by raven to to come to the surface and is part of the Haida creation story.

Wow, it's 2 more weeks until Thanksgiving! This November is going very fast for me. My boss is gone this month for an expedition in Papua New Guinea. The fall color has passed its peak at the garden, yet Japanese Maples are coloring beautifully right now. When the sun hits in the morning, those colored leaves shine  beautifully.

Our Vancouver trip is coming up soon! I have to research more and decide what we are going to do. Several people told me that the restaurants there are amazing. Can't wait! I hope Darma will do well at the kennel. It's only 2 nights, so it will be a good practice before we go back to Japan.

I'm going to put the tree up after we come back from Canada! Here comes the holiday season. Yes!

感謝祭まであと２週間！１１月があっという間に過ぎていくかんじ。私のボスは、今月はパプアニューギニアにプラントハンティングの旅に行ってます。ガーデンでの紅葉はピークを過ぎたけど、もみじが色づいていて綺麗です。朝日がもみじの赤い葉を照らすと、キラキラしてとても綺麗。
感謝祭のカナダへの旅も近づきつつあります！もっとリサーチして、何するか決めなきゃ。いろんな人に、バンクーバーのレストランは、シアトルのより安くておいしい、と言われました。ダーマが、ペットホテルで平気だといいけど。今回は２日間だけだから、日本に帰る前にいい練習になるね。
カナダから帰ってきたら、クリスマスツリー飾ります。大好きなホリデーシーズン！

Fog!

Earlier this week, the valley was covered in fog.  It was crazy to look down and not be able to see anything at all.  My commute to work took me right through the middle of it all.  Going down the hill and into the valley was strange as you entered the low cloud.  You couldn't even see the tops of some of the five and six story buildings.

Pictures!

Amelanchier pseudocamellia

 I borrowed a camera from work one day and took bunch of pictures. It's fun to take pictures! My camera (or I should say Wil's camera) won't show the color well.  Enjoy the fall color at RSBG!


職場のカメラをかりて写真たくさん撮りました。写真撮るのって楽しい！ウィルのカメラは色が綺麗に出ないのです。ガーデンの紅葉をお楽しみあれ！日本帰ったらカメラ買おうっと！



The Gazebo at RSBG

Acer japonicum, beautiful foliage!

The Rutherford Conservatory

Rhododendron tuba

Darma and the fall color

'Mommy, what are you doing?'

'Take a good picture of me!'