What do a couple of characters do for entertainment in Tokyo? Well after visiting family, hiking, eating, visiting temples and eating some more, these two got a caricature drawn. Those who have been to Tokyo may recognize the Rainbow Bridge (to Odaiba) in the background.
D and T Caricatured
Tomoko and Dan were in Tokyo to visit her family in July. Lucky for us they returned to the US through Seattle. They were both here long enough for a day trip to Deception Pass, Whidbey Island tour, Viking Days at the Nordic Heritage Museum, and an art show.
News & Notes
July 1st is Canada Day. In Vancouver our celebration included
an art exhibit of oil portraits of famous Canadians. Among them was architect
Frank Gehry from Toronto, who designed Seattle's Experience Music Project, shown
here with L. But even better were these two little Canadians and the photo portraits
of ordinary citizens. Click for an up-close-and-personal view (2.4MB).
Oh! Canada
The Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver hosted a lecture in July by Robert Davidson, one
of Canada's premier First Nations artists. We have long admired his work and were delighted
to have a chance to meet him and hear him discuss some of the classic elements of
Haida artist Charles Edenshaw's style. A distant cousin of Davidson, Isabel Rorick,
presented earlier.
Many of you have heard about the rioting in Vancouver following their hockey team's (Canucks) loss in the Stanley Cup final. What you may not know is that the next day hundreds of Vancouverites converged on downtown to help clean up. Plywood covered the broken windows in some businesses and many people took the opportunity to write their comments (positive and negative) on them, click for high resolution (3.2MB).
Plywood on bank window
Shelley Burr and J celebrated Shelley's birthday with a weekend in Vancouver. Despite being loaded down with shopping bags as they trudged back to the condo, they both had managed not to buy a $450 scarf. Such restraint! The sunny trip home was topless in Shelley's little red VW convertible.
Topless
L's June trip to Purdue University in Indiana ended on a high note, too. Thanks to the incompetence of American Airlines, he had 8 hours to kill at O'Hare Airport. That's time enough to take the train into Chicago and meet Dave for a couple of pints and some tacos. And on the flight home he could skip the cardboard airline food!
Happy Hour in Chicago
