May 5th, 2007 Rachel
To Amy Tryon and The Broussards, I’d like to extend my deepest condolences for your loss. As a young eventer in the Northwest almost ten years ago now, I always appreciated how community oriented this region of the eventing world was, and I truly hope still is. I still remember Amy participating in clinics at the farm I road and worked at, and she was always very kind and incredibly talented…which makes the abuse allegations all the more mindbogglingly hard to believe.
My heart goes out.
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May 5th, 2007 Rachel
Instead of heading to the Starbucks which was maybe five minutes up the road, Jenn and I had lunch and indulgent, chocolately treats from the local public market, which I hear happens to be a very popular tourist destination. It was lovely…not surprising really; I’m a hugely massive fan of markets such as this one.
For more information, head over to the Granville Island website.
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May 5th, 2007 Rachel
Hanging out over on Granville Island before the conference starts, Jenn and I made a new friend.
His name is…Winston. Or so I have dubbed him. I don’t normally dub names upon wildlife (okay yes I do…), but when one is as ridiculously cute as he (yes, a seagull can be cute), they deserve a name…nay, an identity.
He was hanging out over on the dock before I said “Hey little guy, c’mere!”…never expecting him to actually take me up on it. He did, however. He hopped on over, eyes intent on me and my camera. He struck poses, and held still long enough for my weenie point and shoot to love him.
While I would like to think that my last name and love for animals incited his attraction, I suspect it has more to do with the touristy nature of the area. Take one bumbling non-local, add to that a camera and the conveniently located market next door…odds are, Winston usually receives at least a crumb for his efforts.
Unfortunately, I had a vanilla latte. Not a crumb in sight. It didn’t take long for Winston to realize this, turn his beak with disdain and fly off to find the next camera wielding (hopefully more generous) person on the street.
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