Archives for August 2009

Ewok took over the bathroom

Ewok

Ewok took over the bathroom yesterday.
Yes, really. He’s only a ten-week old puppy and I couldn’t even get through the door to take his picture – there was so much “dog beauty stuff” everywhere.
I couldn’t tell you what dog beauty stuff is, all I know is that there was a lot of it…

New hair cut

Mohawk

H was playing in a footy tournament at the weekend as a guest player for a friends team.
This required a new haircut, as seen above. A strange request you might think, but it appeared to work; they won three games from three.

Squirrel Harvest

Pine cone

It’s the time of year when walking in the garden without a crash hat is dangerous.
The local squirrels are harvesting pine cones, which involves the cones being knocked out of the tree and then falling 200ft before thumping into the ground.

This example is from a Douglas Fir . You can tell from the mouse tails.

Finn goes to a party

Pre-party

Pre-party, checking out his moves in his party gear!

Post-party clothes

Post-party, demonstrating how to merge into the undergrowth.

More Ewok Socialization

Playing Playmobile at the park with ewok

A trip to the playground and a game of PlayMobile on the climbing frame.
Obvious when you think about it.

Ruby’s Sunset

Ruby's sunset

Dinner at Ruby’s with a bit of fundraising for Andrea’s walk.

Football for Breakfast

Arsenal v Celtic, second leg

Watching Arsenal v Celtic (second leg) for breakfast, thanks to tv.arsenal.com .

Sounders Camp

harvey does sounders camp

Harvey (aka Ljungberg aka Arshavin to his coach) did Sounders Camp.
”Good, very good” was the assessment “but not as good as Scott’s Hot Shots !”

jump around

Jump I

Jump II

We love jumping. You can jump too. Just don’t try this at home.

Not more cuddles!

More cuddles

By the evening Ewok was getting just a little fed up of all the attention.
“Just a little yawn” he thought, “surely no-one would notice?”

Day five in the little Ewok house

Ewok Cuddle

It’s early in the morning and Finn & Ewok are having a cuddle in the kitchen.

Socializing Starbucks

Socializing Ewok @ Starbucks

Apparently socializing a young pup is a critical part of his early development.
This being Seattle-land: socializing == coffee == starbucks. Fin.

Ewok: day three

Puppy training 101

Day three in the little Ewok house and Fay is starting puppy training with a discussion about who is taking who for the walk.

Ewok doing his best chewy impression

Later, Ewok entertains with his best chewy impression,

Ewok chillin on the deck

before later chilling out with his toys in the evening sunshine.

For those asking, Ewok is a boy Labradoodle , or, to be slightly more precise, an Australian Labradoodle.

Proper walk in the garden

My new shoes

A proper walk in the garden in my new shoes.
Yes, they do generate conversation, and laughter. Lots of laughter, especially from my brother. Lots.

Sounders Summer Camp Prep

Sounders camp starts monday

Finn & Friend

Swinging with Ewok

Finn & Ewok taking a swing.

[Yes, Ewok pictures have taken over,
usual service may or may not resume at some point in the future]

Ewok; day two views

Ewok: side view

Side view

Ewok: front view

Front view

Soccer dog?

Soccer cam view

Wet ewok with mum

Fay & a damp Ewok

Soggy paws! How did that happen?

An Ewok is in the Garden

Ewok

Ewok arrived this morning

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and appears to have spent most of the day in the garden. snoozing.

Ewok

and watching.

Ewok

Ewok Celebration

H & F celebrated the arrival in their own special ways.

Ewok Dance

Happy Face

Dance of the day from F-junior.

Welcome Ewok

Welcome Ewok

A friendly pressie for Ewok… and he isn’t even here yet.

Blueberries

Blueberries

Top secret blueberry picking spot with double-plus good blackberries too.

last minute final snap

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Last minute final snap…although if we’d realized the flight was going to be a day late we might have taken a couple more. Nice one BA.

Snoqualmie Stitched

Snoqualmie Falls Stitched

Snoqualmie falls

Boys Play

footie

While mum’s away the boys play…

h with donut

f

clean plate h

…and eat donuts. Lot’s of donuts.

Quackers

duck b

pike place market

flag and wall

Fay took Toni & little H out for a big day in Seattle.
But with a flat camera batt, all you get to see are some views from the back of the duck…

H

…and the obligatory little H pic!

Cloudy Mount NoRainier

essentials for the journey

A cloudy day in Woodinville? Let’s head up to Rainier for some sun and views (well, it has worked before).

The boys had the car packed with mountain essentials: DS; Play Mobil; water (with ice); and a safe full of money (plastic).

big truck

The drive down provided great views, of monster classic trucks

Little H

and cute kids.

Driving in cloud

But once successfully past the antique shoppe and garage sale trap of Eatonville, things started to look a tad murky.

Mount Rainier. No, really

The view of the mountain at Paradise left everyone speechless.

summer meadows in the gloom

At least the summer meadows were in full Jessica-style bloom;

foggy guide service

the guide service hut had melted out since our last visit;

Fay & Toni

and all that cloud kept the water falls flowing.

3 boys

Fay & Toni (cone head & flat head)

The ‘flat head’ and ‘cone head’ impressions went down well.

where's waldo now?

A lovely day – or so they claimed [ed].

Note: This post was updated on 2020-11-08 to fix broken links

Windows 7

Ten past four at the Windows 7 ship party

Well it’s done. RTM 1 was at the end of last month, party yesterday and GA 2 is later in October. W00t! or so I hear they say. On to Window 8?

Posted from a Windows 7 build (as have most of the other c r o s s o a k posts since early 2007, but don’t tell Fay that).


  1. RTM – release to manufacturing 

  2. GA – general availability. Why the long gap? Ecosystem readiness my friend, or in plain-speak, making sure all the other stuff that comes with a new PC works in harmony with the new Windows. 

little visitor

h

h brought his mum to visit

fay with h

he’s been quite a hit

visiting h & f

and I suspect he knows it.

Salad Shaded BBQ Diffuser Food Day – with geeks!

Making salad

H made the salad

Shade wing

and we flew the wing to get some shade over the deck

Omnitechnews

which helped to diffuse the light to capture omnitechnews

Pudding

and the other H’s delightful puddings

tvm

Larrabee Beach Activities

Balance

Traversing practice

Jump

H was very active at the beach at Larrabee.

Proper Sit

Dad wasn’t.

Three Men In a Canoe

Three men in a boat