Summer Fun at Steve's Place

Longer and warmer summer days allow us to get more tanned, spend more time with friends and families and be more positive, happier and healthier.The teams that I have been working with for the past 2 and half years did just that on Aug 13, 2010, our summer team gathering once again at Steve Tilley's place in Stittisville, ON. (click here to see pictures from last year's event)

Not only he has a killer backyard and heated, salt water swimming pool, but Steve's warm and charming charisma, (like a mom with beard, keep reading, I will explain why :-) made it an ideal location for such an event 2 years in a row.

As usual, I always brought my camera but this time I didn't want to take snapshots anymore because... you know, I am just not going to do that. That is why I packed one of Nikon's best mid-arrange zoom lenses (probably one of the best in the world), 24-70 F2.8 to the event along with my Nikon D700. Ok. Too much wordings, let's start the photographic journey.

The one on the left is Steve Tilley with Lise Going, right.  Steve's wife was not at home yesterday and Steve appeared to be very charming yesterday...

Steve with ladies (from left to right, Veronica, Lise, Keira and Valentina) in the pool,

And others (Anne and Veronica).

I have to be fair to Steve that ladies were not the only type he's close to. Guys with him too. In the following picture, the one on the right is Chad. Chad, we all know what you felt at that moment. Being with Steve was so easy and relaxing, you can just close your eyes and drop your pants... just like being with Mom, except for this one, comes with beard...

Enough about Steve, let's take a look at others. In the following picture, Valentina won the best swimming towel competition once again this year. To our surprise, the towel design was so similar to the one she wore last year. (click here to see her towel design In 2009)

In addition to the dressing effort, Valentina was one of the organizers of the event, along with Mike and Steve. Thank you all for your effort to make this happen. Valentina and Mike were in the following picture. Something that I have to mention about Mike. Very versatile personality, professional, dedicated and calm at work but a quite different one during parties :-)

Continue with others. Steve Turner,

Deirdre Doherty,

Fred April,

Marie Godon on the right and the shy one was Galina Goussava,

Newly joined PM, Robert McRae

That's ok, Mandy, we don't mind ... :-)

Newly joined PM, Ellen Grove

Willa Kruger

Bill Bekking

Joe Martino

After convincing, Tracey Schenk finally agreed to share a picture of her.

Willy and Keira

Newly joined, Farideh

Margaret Sysack

Chris and Sany were playing the national game of Newfoundland, metal ring throwing... It's much harder than you think. Believe me, I tried, 40 tosses, only one within the range.

Veronica Giggey,

Wet your feet if you don't want to go into the pool, from left to right, Louise, Mike, Mandy, Ellen and Willa.

BTW, now that I look at all the pictures again, almost everyone was smiling and showing their teeth. This is quite like a dental commercial.

For more pictures (or original image files), please visit my flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/haofeng/.

Thanks for reading. The end.