In which a much-needed vacation was taken, with stops in Montreal to visit the Bahá’í shrine, Moncton to attend a family reunion, and then in Victoriaville and Drummondville to visit some good friends of mine.

rock debris
Cap-Bimet, New Brunswick.

coquilles de pétoncle / scallop shells
mom's having fun on the beach!

scallop hunt
mom continues her scallop shell hunt, as the paturel seafood plant looms in the background.

homard / lobster
catherine poses for another tourist shot. we love tourist shots.

yar har fiddle de dee
arrr, if'n ye have as impressive a beard and mustache as meself and me wooden friend here, then shore as day can ye call yeselves pirates. arrr. and if not, off to swab the deck with ye, yon bilge rats! pieces of eight.

do what you want 'cos a pirate is free, you are a pirate
har de har and swab the deck and all that. this guy and I hung around together all day. we go way back.

hidey-ho
welcome to shediac. we hope you enjoy your stay. this is your dinner.

where is the world's largest lobster?

lobster is friend of all humans

what is it?
you gotta guess.

omg! u c wot i c?
o rly? ya rly.

omgwtfbbq to starboard
me in a dorky pose next to a sculpture of a fisherman guy. meanwhile, both of us are dangerously close to the world's largest lobster.

catherine in giant lobster claw
catherine gets attacked by the world's biggest lobster in Shediac, New Brunswick.

kiss me
sharing the love before taking the dog for a walk.
Moncton, New Brunswick.

aarghh
messing around with cousin Nathalie.
Moncton, New Brunswick.

yellow glow
beautiful yellow flowers in a park close to the University of Moncton. not sure what kind they are.
Moncton, New Brunswick.

lol dog on ground
cousin Nathalie plays in the grass with Pichou, her little Shih Tzu.

dog hugs
cousin nathalie and pichou enjoy an afternoon of togetherness.

back to ottawa
catherine takes the flight back from moncton to ottawa.

smile
trying real hard to smile