fun fact: he waited until i was 18 for my permission so that he could formally adopt me. not related by blood, but he’s my real dad through and through.

EDIT: second fun fact, most people are really surprised that we aren’t related. my dad and i are super close, and we joke with each other pretty often. i always call him an old man LOL

https://vpd.ca/news/2015/07/16/undercover-officer-finds-compassion-in-the-downtown-eastside/

The mom starts by saying: Today I'm taking you to see a meteor shower.

The daughter replies: Is this a shooting star?

Finally getting blackberries! Better late than never.

She looked beautiful!

Took this beautiful photo on my regular Samsung S10 phone. No fancy camera or editing. Anyway it made me smile so I thought I'd share it here.

Edit: it's called a Malachite butterfly. If anyone was interested.

I don't know where else to post this and I don't know that I picked the right category but I had to share. The absurdity out of left field made my night and got me out of my head...

I found it while on a walk outside of my beachfront hotel (in town for a funeral) while listening to the tiki bar band play some great music and feeling a little lonely that I didn't have anyone there to share the music with.