ART

La Sainte-Chapelle 13th Century

We have looked at various art works and architecture in one of CTC lectures this week..

It was interesting to see how the artists created scenes that would help people to meditate on God...






















Giotto di Bondone (c. 1267 – January 8, 1337), The Mourning of Christ, Cappella degli Scrovegni.

As people thought about the art it would act as a 'gateway' into God's presence where they could contemplate and experience God....

I wonder if creation functions similarly to these artworks? If we slowed down to take in the scenery I think we would find it's beauty and is majestic in proportion. When I slow down enough to take in the beauty of the earth it communicates to me the greatness of the artist who painted it.

Nathan

A taste of snow

Yesterday morning there was a little bit of snow on the footpath - Nathan originally assumed it was just rain that had frozen on the ground during the night. So apparently we had a light dusting over Monday night. Suburbs south of us had 6cm or more. We may get a little more tonight.

Walking in a Slushy Wonderland

Today was my first experience of snow! It was kind of disappointing =( I could see some flakes as they wafted slowly down from the sky, but they turned to slush on the wet ground. So I just got really wet. We had no rain for a whole week which was fantastic...I think some of the higher areas around here got better snow that Vancouver. But at least I've seen it now (kinda)! I'm glad I rugged up today because I felt warm aside from my face. (3 shirts, a lightweight jumper, 2 jackets, beenie (aka tuque [rhymes with spook] in Canada), gloves, scarf, lined trackies (PE today)

Surprise Parcel from Home!

Today we received a surprise parcel from our Australian church Grovely! It conveniently arrived just before Nathan's birthday, and contained:
A box of Roses Chocolates,
Mint slice biscuits
Bushell's Teabags
tube of Vegemite
Australian flag stickers
Video footage from our bible study farewell in August
Audio cassette of our friends talking (hope to listen to that tomorrow)
Letters from our church friends

Thanks so much guys! The first thing we did was watch the video, and sample some Roses :)

FW: Vancouver Island

Photos from Vancouver Island last weekend.
1) Nathan in smallest street in the world (chinatown, Victoria)
2) Christmas lights on Parliament house.
3) House boats at Fisherman's Wharf
4) Harper seal at Fisherman's Wharf
5) Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria (c. 1890)
6) Mareesa, Ziggy and Sarah on the ferry at 7am
7) Nathan and Mareesa on the ferry
8) Sunrise over Galliano or Mayne Island

Sunny days make me smile

Two beautiful, sunny days in a row! Yesterday (Sunday) Nathan and I took the opportunity to get outside. We walked around UBC camps before church, and after church took a long walk to the supermarket.
Nathan is very busy studying Hebrew and trying to find time to do assignments. I'm creating and marking assessment since the end of November will be the end of first term. We head straight into term two in December before we break for Christmas.
So I'm sorry there isn't anymore exciting news, but we are pretty busy at the moment - I'm sure we'll have something more interesting in a week or two, we are hoping to visit Vancover Island.