Showing posts with label Victoria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Victoria. Show all posts

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Photographic Memories (Literally)

 I was going through my old photos CDs today and was enjoying all the memories from Millar College of the Bible, to my wedding/honeymoon, to living in Saskatoon. My during these times wasn't that great, but I did manage to find a few nice gems. I will show them below. Most however made me shake my head wishing I had had a nicer camera for taking the photos, but also at my inexperience. I can definitely see improvement in my shots over the past few years, so hopefully over the next few years my skills will continue to improve.


 Above: Although the colour on this photo is kind of dull, I kind of like the way this flower turned out.
Below: This frog fountain from Bouchard Gardens in Victoria, BC turned out to be a really cool photo, after I cut my knees out of the shot of course. My new computer background.

 Above: I love this photo. It is so cool. Would make a good poster I think.
Below: This clock was kind of a cool picture as well. Got that vintage feel.


Monday, March 8, 2010

Book Review- Eric Wilson- The Emily Carr Mystery



Eric Wilson- The Emily Carr Mystery (HarperCollins 2003) 3 Stars



Liz Austen is Visiting Victoria, British Columbia for a friend’s wedding when a man sinks the boat they are on and a valuable painting goes missing. Now Liz finds herself thrown into the middle of a mystery. She must try to locate the thieves before it is too late, all while trying to prepare for the wedding. The Thirteen Oaks mansion may not be as safe as it seems and the family may not be as happy as they put on.



Normally I really love this series, but I have found that the deeper I get into this series the more educational Eric Wilson’s books become. I do not have any problem educational as I think that it is a great thing to have in a middle reader novel. That being said it gets in the way of the mystery and slows things down to a crawling pace at times, which made it so that I almost did not finish this one, as was the case with the book right before this one in the series. The overall plot as usual was good, although I would have been happy with more depth. I did enjoy the characters as they were well-created and fun. It had some intense moments, but these were drowned out by fluff.



I am sad to say that I do not recommend The Emily Carr Mystery.



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Tony Peters


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