BirdsOnAWire: Those lazy hazy crazy days of summer

Brrrrr. It's cold. It's snowing. Don't worry, there will be no pictures of snow/ snowmen/ sledges/ snow angels etc here. No sir.

How did this get here?!

Ahem. Apparently yesterday was the most depressing day of the year. So we thought what better time to reminisce about the seemingly long gone spectacular summer of 2012?

Highlights of the summer

Giving a presentation to Glenn Close in Ottawa. This was somewhat of a surprise....neither of us work in fields that usually attract such names. Note to self: a good way to add that extra bit of pressure to stressful work situations.....plonk a celeb in the middle of it.

Canadian delicacy - Poutine
(chips, cheese and gravy)!

Beaver Tails - an Ottawa must eat

Touring the Laurentians and Montreal with the wonderful Estelle. Here we met an interesting tour guide who tried to convince us that Montreal is JUST LIKE Britain (despite having never been to Britain).

Botanical gardens in Montreal

Estelle hanging out with the locals

Sunshine and extreme relaxation in Ibiza - again, somewhat surprising but just what was needed!

Home sweet home

Sequin shorts were optional

Great place to spend a lunch time

Seeing Leonard Cohen in Amsterdam. This was the week in which we discovered that Bryn likes his chips with sugar; Dutch men are HOT; drag bars are the only place to hang out and Leonard Cohen has a fantastic sense of humour. This week also saw the birth of The List (much, much more of this to follow).

Check out the Cohen shirt!

Bryn at home

Bols museum

Exploring San Francisco and Nappa Valley with the also wonderful Lisa. Hurrah - lifelong dream to go to San Francisco achieved! This was the first time we used Air bnb - which was AWESOME; don't think we will ever stay in a hotel again! In addition to the fun touristy aspects, I also spent two weeks working for the Veterans Association in SF.....amazing.