Yesterday my parents treated some family friends to an end-of-the-year lunch. After a satisfying meal, we all headed to Queen Elizabeth Park for a stroll. I saw my first Steller's Jay of the year but it was too well hidden for a photo. The weather was nice during lunch but became quite chilly when we were out walking around.
Not much wildlife was observed.
No bees, but good to see some effort put into bee conservation (although the website on the board does not seem to be functional - www.masonbeevancouver.com).
This is probably my last post of 2012. Last night I spent some time reviewing what I had done this past year - I took two very rewarding trips to Ottawa and St. Louis to learn more about pollinator taxonomy and pollination ecology; I resumed with my project with a second field season in the Yukon (although the results weren't as rewarding as I had hoped); heavy workload in school - TAing and working on my thesis; and the year ended on a sad note with a friend passing away less than three weeks ago.
Not sure what 2013 will bring for me (probably graduation, work, applying for jobs and potential PhD positions, etc), but I think I will be ready for it...
May 2013 bring good health and fortune to everyone. Cheers.
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