For the Birds

You may have noticed that since I started volunteering at the World Parrot Refuge a lot of my posts have been 'for the birds...' They're a pretty interesting bunch. To prevent boring you to death with that single topic, and to work more closely with the WPR, I'm going to be blogging my bird adventures directly onto their website from now on. I'll probably throw a note in here whenever a particularly interesting posting comes up.

So, this will let me get this site back to the usual variety of other things I blah-blah about.

Buster's Wing

I just posted an item on the parrot refuge website - a video report about a recent arrival at the sanctuary. Buster came in with a badly infected wing and the video may be too strong for some viewers.

Buster's Wing

Father's Day - a little late but...

I just discovered this video posted to youtube in honor of Father's Day. I miss my father who is no longer in this world. I hope you also enjoy this whether you are a Father or a Child of one.

Beach Fun...

Peter Meyers, from the airport just sent me some photos of his aircraft and another, sitting on a beach on the west coast of Vancouver Island. I'm looking forward to joining them on their next flight over! Beautiful.



In the meantime ... I tried to takeoff this morning in my Zenair CH601HDS -- but when the aircraft was getting light on it's wheels and I glanced down to confirm my instrument readings, I saw the airspeed was still firmly frozen on zero.

So I cut the power and returned to the parking area. For the next hour or so Peter and I (with a bunch of the usual airport gang watching on), fiddled and poked and soaked the inside of the pitot tube until the blockage finally gave way. It seemed to be a larva/mud nest of some sort. Either I forget to install my pitot tube cover sometime last year, or the little beasty found a way inside the cover anyway.

After re-connecting the tubes, I had time for three quick circuits. The airplane is flying well and looks like it's ready for action. Again. Finally...

(Waiting for departure, Runway 22, CST3, July 2006)

Michael Hart's Living Room concert

Last week we held a Living Room concert featuring Michael Hart. We co-hosted with friends, Joann and Frans Helmes from church. The Helmes have this great gift of hospitality and they regularly open their home to adventures such as this.

Here are some songs from the second half of the evening to give you a small taste. Enjoy!

Lord of the Mountain


Have a Little Mercy


Nightingale


Si Nous Marchons


Humiliated Son


2 Poems - Yellow Boxes; Grayed Hair


Another Poem: Two Sided Coin


Instrumental - Once a Kid

Esther and Frodo - tour guides extraordinaire!

I just posted a short video update of some new construction progress at the World Parrot Refuge - here it is: