Miracle Worker

It takes a special touch to bring something back to life, but here I am working my magic! Perhaps nobody will read this as it's been comatose for quite some time, but hopefully word of the miracle of resurrection will spread! Very brief update: Heidi is cluing up another busy school year, her recital for private students is coming up this weekend, and then it's off to Vegas baby in July where it will be slot machines, blackjack and roulette for 1o crazy days! Ok, not really. We're actually going to visiting her grandparents, hopefully avoiding the casinos as best we can (except for the legendary buffets!), maybe catch a show and go for a hike in the Red Rocks canyon.

Where is Neil you ask? Most of you will know that I have been working in the subarctic, just north of the 60th parallel in northern Quebec, working for Crone Geophysics. It means that I'm away for 4 weeks at a time, but that's not too bad. Not sure how long I'll be able to do it, but it's a good opportunity for the medium-term. I should get to see some pretty remote and interesting parts of the country and even the world so it's worth sticking with for a while (the $$ is ok too, I guess, but that shouldn't be the only reason to do something).

This is a picture of where Neil is now. He really is in the picture, the little black speck. Click to enlarge it if your eyes aren't good enough to see him.

This is how Heidi and Neil stay in touch these days.

Here are a few pictures taken with Heidi's new camera (did I mention that it's pink?).

At Neil's Mom and Dad's when Neil got back from Raglan for the first time (maybe he's not smiling because she's choking him?).

Here is Heidi reading Murder on the Orient Express aloud during the drive back to Winterland .

A rainbow that appeared late one evening over Creston South (the sunlit community across the water from Creston North where Heidi's parents' house is located). Apparently it was a double rainbow, seen just to the left of the chimney, but it went unnoticed at the time. I guess Heidi is the pot of gold!