Monday, May 27, 2013

Give a hoot!

Two Saturdays ago when the Edmonton Skateboard Association and the Medicine Hat Skateboard Association dropped by The Edge Skatepark to help run the "Spring Melt" skateboard competition, there was a first order of business prior to kicking off the skate comp...


...neighborhood trash clean up!

An impressive haul!


Thanks to Cliff for the photos!

Friday, May 24, 2013

There goes the neighborhood!

Nature photography? Not really my thing, but when I noticed we had a new neighbor in our tree I had to introduce myself. Shy at first...


...but "Baby Squirrel" eventually came around to the idea of being shot by camera.


That's that!

Slack off!

One could be safe to assume that there's been some basic slacking off going on around here as there's been no posting. Safe, but wrong. Not basic slacking off, but feeling like you're dying, curled up in the fetus position, drenched in sweat, fighting some relentless and sickly germs sort of slacking off. Somewhere in the middle of all that rain we've been having and being sick, we still made it out to check out 30 minutes of last Saturday's contest at The Edge Skatepark. Highlights? Hardly. Random photos? Sure, why not!


It was worth getting out of the house...celebrity sighting! Jared!


The contest.


Josh has a new toy and yes, this is a genius way to post my own face on the blog.


Judging (actually an action photo of Justin Basset).


Onlooking....


...looking out!


Text: Contest, cash prizes, get down here, now.


Noticed Will was showing some P&S love, snapped a quick photo! Thanks!


That's that!

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Disconnected

Yesterday afternoon it rained. The Edge Skatepark declared "Rain Session 5-8pm". I read that on the internet, so I thought...it MUST be true! I got down the the park and there was no session. It was no longer raining and despite the fact that it was still cold out they posted on the world wide web that it was canceled. People who don't use cellular telephones like myself, don't get those messages!

Yes, that's right... no cell phone, no smart phone and somehow life still goes on and the world still turns. We'll save that whole revelation for another time. Despite the fact that the world still turns without smart phones, being disconnected does have it's disadvantages, like showing up to the party when no one is there! There is however a silver lining!

Since indoor skateboarding was no longer on the menu, it was time to brave the chilly weather and head down to the closest skate park down the street. Lucky for us it just happens to be the world class Forks Plaza and many of our friends were there. One of them being Brendon Sanderson tongue out and all!


I wish I could say I taught Brendon everything he knows, but that couldn't be the furthest thing from the truth. I did however inspire him to pull this judo air!


Frontside melon to fakie on the pyramid.


Brendon and Ben scheming...


Doubles!!!


That's that!

Thursday, May 9, 2013