What's up internet? It's been a while. Hope you've been well. Everything here is fine. Most of the days, there isn't much new to report (or complain about). But there have been a few things worth mentioning. Here's a run-down with some photographic evidence:
Zaren and Cyrus have really found it hard to find work here. They had a job in December/January 2011 but it was only temporary and that's the last time they've been able to find work. Then it occurred to us that they could do something hockey related. As a result, they took the hockey linesmen training and got a few games in as linesmen before the season ended.
Here they are just prior to their first game. They managed to get 3 or 4 games before the end of the season and they enjoyed the experience thus far. Since then, they have both taken a barrista course and subsequently Cyrus has gotten a job at a cafe close to our house. No such luck for Zaren yet.
A little while ago we were in Melbourne for the second time. One of the things I mentioned about Melbourne was the graffiti in several designated laneways. Here are a few examples:
When we were in Canada we were constantly running around, getting the kids from one activity to the next. For Zaren and Cyrus, most of their time was taken up with hockey and music lessons. With Keva, she also had music lessons in addition to gymnastics, dance, lacrosse and several others that don't immediately spring to mind. When we arrived here we registered Keva for gymnastics but she didn't like it. Since then, we've had some issues trying to find a decent activity for her. We decided to try martial arts, specifically Zen-Do-Kai, and she's enjoyed it thus far. Here she is receiving her yellow belt with her class.
Keva was placed into an adult class and is by far the youngest in the group.
Last year, Nadia and I bought a pair of kayaks. We only managed to use them 3 or 4 times last summer, which was unfortunate. We did manage to get them out on the water already once this year, even though the weather wasn't ideal.
This is the estuary near the CBD in Perth. I'm on my kayak just in front of the Narrows Bridge. We came from behind where I currently appear in the picture, under the bridge. We were exploring the shoreline when a couple of dolphins surprised us and came to check us out. Dolphins are fairly common in the estuary as there are plenty of fish to be had.
Also, last summer we went whale watching just south of Perth. The conditions were cold and wet, the whales weren't particularly cooperative and most of the passengers on-board ended up sick. A couple weeks ago we booked a whale watching tour about a 30 minute boat ride from our house. It was still a little choppy but otherwise good and the whales were putting on a show.
I managed to get only a couple of half-decent pictures of the Humpback whales breaching just off the coast of Perth.
While kids have just gone back to school in Canada, the kids here are just finishing their year. For grade 12's that means graduation from high school and the next step into whatever fits them.
Cyrus receiving his diploma. Unfortunately, the picture is a little fuzzy.
Here's Zaren walking off the stage after receiving his diploma.
...And here's both of them with their proud mama.
A couple pictures up, I mentioned the dolphins in the estuary. My office is right beside the estuary (as are most of the offices in the CBD) so I often go for a walk by the water at lunch. I quite often see fish, birds trying (and often succeeding) to catch fish and jellyfish. For about two weeks this spring, when the water was calm, a pod of dolphins would come into the estuary looking for fish.
Here are a couple of the pod that were swimming less than 10 feet away from where I was walking.
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