Category Archives: photos

Dear Morgan,

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It was an absolute pleasure to meet you last night. Your Mum told me she’d try to hold on until I got back from my trip, but you came out to join the world while I was still away. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in personal, photos, the 2009 baby boom | 18 Comments

Where in the world is Cath this weekend?

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Guesses in the comments please! I’ll add more photos later if you’re stumped. Second photo now added – people already have the right answer, but I wanted to show you what the rest of the fence looks like!

Posted in competition, photos, travel | 14 Comments

The best Gregor since Mendel?

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Vancouver is a fantastic place to be a cyclist. Designated bike routes everywhere (I attended the opening celebrations for the newest one last weekend), and more considerate drivers than in Glasgow (although everything’s relative, and some of my fellow cyclists … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, embarrassing fan girl, environment, photos, politics, Vancouver | 6 Comments

On her Majesty’s secret service

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

So you know how, in many spy movies, James Bond or Jason Bourne or some other suave and sophisticated guy will open up a folder or a safe and reveal a selection of different identity documents, from different countries, and … Continue reading →

Posted in personal, photos, travel | 6 Comments

Modern life is rubbish loud

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

So I’m loving my podcasts. I signed up for all your suggestions (and then some), and have stuck with most of them. I save the music podcasts for work; to my surprise I’ve found that spoken word works better than … Continue reading →

Posted in exercise, medicine, personal, photos, technology, Vancouver | 9 Comments

And here’s what awaited me at work this morning…

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Do I have awesome colleagues or what?!

Posted in Canada, photos, silliness | 13 Comments

Ceremony photos

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Copied from my Nature Network blog. My apologies to any of you who read both, but dinner is almost ready… The ceremony was great. The participants came from 22 different countries, with every (inhabited) continent represented. There was talk of … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, personal, photos | 15 Comments

Iz a hard life

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

O hai! We iz takin control of MacTavish. Iz better dan walkin onnit and bein yelled at by dat hoomin wiv funny axent. (MacTavish iz nice n warm on da feetsies though) We haz noticed dat u hoomins iz runnin … Continue reading →

Posted in furry friends, photos, silliness | 13 Comments

They’re not weeds

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

they’re carbon offsets destined for the municipal composting programme (Vancouver rocks) and (hopefully) soon to be replaced by something more useful Next job: pull an even bigger pile of weeds from the front garden…

Posted in environment, food glorious food, gardening, photos, Vancouver | 5 Comments

Silver linings

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

There’s one good thing about the Canucks being out of the playoffs. Before: After: (Explanation for non-hockey fans)

Posted in photos, silliness, sport | 7 Comments