Pocketful of Memory Cards

It's been three and a half years since I started this blog and things are definitely winding down.  Though I still enjoy posting photos (mostly for family members who aren't on Facebook),  I've been using my iPhone most of the time.  I have to say I'm a little intimidated by the new Nikon D610 I bought in June and am hoping to spend some quality time with it in the new year.  As the old year winds down,  I thought I'd share the top five posts of 2014, based on the number of views received. Number Five: The Nova Scotia Road Trip gets the number five spot.  I had a lovely visit with my Dad and toured the Cabot trail.  I also had a very nice, though short visit with my Mom's siblings and my Aunt Norma. Number Four: Come Fly with Me is next up.  My first helicopter ride was extraordinary as my hubby and I flew over the island of Kauai, taking our time around the Na Pali Coast. Number Three: Our weekend on Salt Spring to att...

You might have noticed I've  been MIA for a few weeks.  My hubby and I just returned from an amazing holiday in Hawaii.  We spent the first ten days on 'The Big Island' staying with our kids at a lovely town home development called Na Hale Keauhou.  The following ten days it was just the two of us, at the nowhere near as lovely one bedroom condo in Kauai, in the area known as Poipu (which was lovely and made up for the condo). I probably shouldn't start my uploads with one of the major highlights of the trip, but I have still to view all of the 2,257 photos I took with my Nikon (plus 186 iPhone ones).  The shots from tour of Kauai, with Jack Harter Helicopters Tours  were among the first to be viewed and I couldn't wait  to share. Our pilot Myles, (seen in the background)  did his training in Vancouver.  He also spent some time as a personal pilot to Chuck Fipke, Kelowna diamond prospector. Hubby gets strapped in.  Di...