Grouchy ...

grouchy, originally uploaded by flyzipper.

Ok, sometimes I can be a bit cranky. Friends have teased me about it but I've only just come to realize that some people take it quite seriously and find it off-putting. Sometimes I just can't help myself. Some of my pet peeves can send me off into a rant without much provocation.

On the other hand, last week a columnist in the Globe and Mail wrote about a study that had been done that said that grouchy people are often smarter than those who see the world through rose coloured glasses. They question more ... want to know the why of things ... and, unfortunately, I guess, those qualities can make them a bit more cantankerous.

More Matt Alber

Another song from the talented (and adorable) Matt Alber.

Green River Map

Green River Map, originally uploaded by pinkcanoe.

Awhile ago I had an email from a company in Montana that publishes guides for fishermen and anglers. They were asking permission to use a photo I'd taken on a guide they were preparing for the Green River. It was a photo I'd taken on a trip down the Green River in 2004. Even better they were willing to pay me for that permission. It's the first photo I've ever sold. It wasn't a huge amount but I appreciated them contacting me after they found my photo on Flickr. I didn't even have to send them the photo as they were just able to download the larger file size directly from Flickr.

This is a link to the original photo.

Caboose

Caboose, originally uploaded by pinkcanoe.

This is the caboose from the model train set I got for Christmas about fifty years ago. I've always loved trains and even thought I wanted to become a railway engineer when I was a kid.

This caboose is part of a Lionel model train set. The rest of the set is in a box in the garage. Yesterday I was walking by a hobby shop downtown and saw a similar caboose in the window. The price on it was $35.00. Who knew I had a collectible train set. A locomotive similar (but not in as good shape) as the one that goes with this set was selling for over $200.

Guitarist

Guitarist, originally uploaded by pinkcanoe.

A balmy Victoria afternoon today. Down on the neighbourhood beach lots of people were hanging out enjoying the warm sunshine. This is one of two guitarists who were doing some strumming.

Trombones

Music, originally uploaded by pinkcanoe.

Last night a trombone player I know presented a concert with more than a half dozen of his trombone playing pals. There was some jazz (Ellington), some Saint-Saens and Wagner, some arrangements by Scott himself, some original compositions by Ian McDougall (the elder statesman of the group).

Be the Person

Be the Person, originally uploaded by Barue2u.

Now there's a challenge.