Friday, 30 August 2013

Quis transtulit sustinet

Ten minutes walk from SAIT a SEARS and Safeway plaza

Gus and Martin the Chair with some of the class on a campus tour, from all around the world except Europe mostly with science or engineering degrees including Masters level. 

The Engineering building where we will spend time

The original building completed 1921, SAIT started in 1916

The campus station 7 minutes to downtown though this train is going in the opposite direction to Crowfoot at the end of the line

Gus residence is the tower in the centre nearest the camera

Goodbye GTA

Tom and Roger discuss strategy for Gus when in Calgary prior to beautiful dinner at Penny and Rogs

The Red Rose of the GTA in the back garden

Danny training on the tractor for maintenance

Danny capping to prevent the rain entering

Danny's place where he kindly put me up so we could make it to the airport

At the GTA airport with stetson ready to go

Sunday, 18 August 2013

The Last Supper

A wonderful surprise hosted by Dave and Naomi Thank you immensely

Gus

At Frissbee in background is Dave's beautiful Arboretum

And thank you all for coming to the Last Supper before Gus goes West

A Wild rose or a Red rose only the future will tell

Wednesday, 14 August 2013

The work goes on and on. we are in the gerundive ever about to finish!

Fourth and last new window in basement

On break

Heavy lifting for the apprentice

Master preparation for a flagstone patio

Pruning and clearing to seed wildflowers

Ready for grasss seed and concrete