Day 28: Boys gone for a week :( Today the boys went home for a week and took Zane with them. They have a fun filled week ahead of them, so that is cool! I on the other hand, am going for knee surgery tomorrow morning. As much as I'm looking forward to having two properly functioning knees that don't hurt, lock up, slip out of joint 10 times a day, I am not looking forward to the recovery time. Even though... if you use them for any length of time you get really "buff" triceps, I HATE CRUTCHES!!! I'm not sure if I'll be posting tomorrow I may have to skip a day? I'll be sure to put up a nice swollen knee photo the next day though! The photo for today is from our trip back from Kenora. Stacie and I stopped at Lyon's Lake just west of the MB/ON border. It was a beautiful evening and we sat on the dock looking across the little lake. Even though there was traffic going by on the North end of the lake, it was still peaceful. Hope the knee works well soon because I can't wait to get the boat out again on a real lake...

Day 33: Jonathan's Day Today was the first day I really went anywhere. Crutched out to the van and Stacie drove us to the parade route. I though about going down to city hall for the morning festivities, but I knew I wouldn't last. Same goes for the party at the Dakota Community Club, now named the "Jonathan Toews Community Club. I remember the amount of people that showed up in Dryden when Pronger brought the cup there, so being in Winnipeg and people actually like Toews, there's no way me, my gimpy knee, and my two walking sticks were going anywhere near there! Hey... I got to see Jonathan and if I was paying attention and not taking pictures, I could have touched the cup again! It was great to see the thousands of fans lining the streets for this guy. He deserves it! The photo for today is from the parade. I was able to hobble out onto the street and get a few good shots of the superstar. That's right, Me... a diehard Red Wings fan, acknowledges a "Hawks" Player as a SUPERSTAR...

Day 34 & 35: A New 1.4x Teleconverter Yesterday I was sick in bed most of the day. It was one of those days where you just feel like you're going to vomit if you move too much, or even at all! Today was much better. I sold my super wide lens a little while ago because I wasn't using it much and I really wanted a 1.4x teleconverter. So sell one thing that I'm not using and buy one that I really want and will use often. To use a teleconverter and for it to work really well, you need a good camera and an excellent lens for it to go on. I have both! :) The photo for today is of one of our tomato plants through my new teleconverter. Considering it is taken at 280 mm it is quite sharp. I expect to use this a lot and from my experience, the more you practice, the better it gets. I think this is a great starting point...