Peter Brunette

Nedjo, Stephen, Liza, & Dana Skiing near Mt. Baker ~ April 1, 1980

Fun in the Sun ~ Liza & Starla with Barbara (our former neighbour on W. 5th Ave.), her son Kurt, & her daughter Candise, Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, summer 1980

. . . with a stopover at Niagara Falls

Starla amid Roses ~ Niagara Falls, Ontario, summer 1980

Tourist Traps at Niagara Falls ~ Which we studiously avoided.

Sin City Manhattan ~ Whose allures we likewise avoided.

Instead, we saw Evita in its first run on Broadway . . .

. . . a major Picasso Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art . . .

. . . and, best of all, a free open-air production of Pirates of Penzance in Central Park.

The Mirror World ~ Starla figures out how to get us both in the picture without a tripod.

Starla on Top of the Empire State Building ~ Summer 1980

A Visit from Peter’s Yugoslav Cousins ~ Obrad, Branka, Peter, Višnja, & Nedjo I., northwestern Montana, summer 1980

Peter with Nedjo Ilić (the cousin he named his son after) ~ Northwestern Montana, summer 1980

Peter with Branka ~ Northwestern Montana, summer 1980

Peter, Branka, Višnja, Dana, Starla, Stephen, Nedjo, & Nedjo I. ~ Northwestern Montana, summer 1980

Dana & Branka ~ Desert Hot Springs, California, summer 1980

Terra Carries the Cake at Liza’s 16th Birthday Party ~ UBC Student Housing (where we lived while Starla was enrolled in her doctoral program), June 8, 1981

Liza’s 16th Birthday ~ UBC, June 8, 1981

LaVaun, Terra, Dana, Nedjo, Liza, & Peter ~ UBC, June 8, 1981

Liza & Peter ~ UBC, June 8, 1981

Liza & Peter ~ UBC, June 8, 1981

Liza & Starla ~ UBC, June 8, 1981

Starla, Dana, Stephen, & Nedjo ~ Taylor Meadows, Garibaldi Provincial Park. Liza, a willful teenager, couldn’t be coaxed into joining us.

Peter & Starla ~ Taylor Meadows, Garibaldi Provincial Park, summer 1981

Stephen Feeding a Whisky Jack ~ Taylor Meadows, Garibaldi Provincial Park, summer 1981

Nedjo Feeding a Whisky Jack ~ Taylor Meadows, Garibaldi Provincial Park, summer 1981

Starla & Stephen ~ Taylor Meadows, Garibaldi Provincial Park, Summer 1981

Nedjo & Starla (with the Black Tusk in background) ~ Garibaldi Provincial Park, Summer 1981

Starla, Nedjo, Stephen, & Dana ~ Helm Creek, Garibaldi Provincial Park, Summer 1981

Stephen, Nedjo, & Dana ~ Helm Lake, Garibaldi Provincial Park, Summer 1981

Nedjo & Dana at the Mouth of an Ice Cave ~ Helm Glacier, Garibaldi Provincial Park, Summer 1981

Starla on Panorama Ridge (Garibaldi Lake & Mt. Price in background) ~ Garibaldi Provincial Park, Summer 1981

Nedjo & Starla on Panorama Ridge ~ Garibaldi Provincial Park, Summer 1981

Stephen at the Alberta–Saskatchewan Border ~ Summer 1981

Nedjo & Stephen on Horseback ~ An Anderson ranch in southern Saskatchewan, Summer 1981

Family Portrait ~ Jeannie & Henri’s back yard, autumn 1982. Photo by our sister Karlene.

Christmas at the Andersons’ ~ Laurence, Edna, Starla, Liza, Woody (son of our sister Karlene), Peter, & Stephen, Medicine Hat, Alberta, 1982. Nedjo & Dana spent this Christmas in Massachusetts with Marya, their first mother.

Impromptu Family Portrait at Our New Home ~ 5870 Ontario Street, Vancouver, December 29, 1982

Stephen & George ~ Ontario St., December 29, 1982

Party at Karlene’s ~ Peter, Gazella, Jeannie, Frank, & Henri, Cotton Drive, Vancouver, early 1980s

Party at Karlene’s ~ Liza, Dana, Nedjo, & Stephen (plus Karlene’s hand serving cake), early 1980s

Base Camp at Mt. Baker ~ Part of a six-week climbing course Peter & Nedjo took, Federation of Mountain Clubs of B.C., May 28, 1983

Climbing Mt. Baker (Nedjo on right) ~ May 29, 1983

Dana & Nedjo with Their First Mother Marya & Half-Brother David ~ Summer 1983

Christmas 1983 at Our Home on Ontario Street

Santa Scott ~ Ontario St., Christmas 1983

Kim, Liking Her Present ~ Ontario St., Christmas 1983

Cheryl, Liking Her Present ~ Ontario St., Christmas 1983

Lillian, Liking Her Present ~ Ontario St., Christmas 1983

Stephen Takes a Shot ~ University Hill Secondary School, January 1984

Lillian & George’s 40th Anniversary ~ Desert Hot Springs, California, March 18, 1984. Photo by Marvin Zauss.

Our Friends Liz & Doug with Nedjo & Starla near the Summit of Mt. San Jacinto ~ March 21, 1984

Peter, Liz, Starla, & Nedjo near the Summit of Mt. San Jacinto ~ March 21, 1984

Starla, Nedjo, Doug, & Liz atop Mt. San Jacinto ~ March 21, 1984

Doug & Liz atop Mt. San Jacinto ~ March 21, 1984. Note, however, that the true summit is the pointy bit at their right. So . . .

Peter on the Tippy Top of Mt. San Jacinto ~ March 21, 1984

Liza with a Young Friend ~ mid-1980s

Peter on the Bowen Island Ferry ~ May 26, 1985

Stephen’s Grad Class ~ University Hill Secondary School, June 1985

Stephen Gets His High-School Diploma ~ UHill, June 1985

Starla, Lillian, George, & Peter ~ Queen Elizabeth Park, July 19, 1985

Starla & Peter ~ Cathedral Provincial Park, August 4, 1985

Starla & Peter at the Foot of Lakeview Mtn. ~ Cathedral Provincial Park, August 5, 1985

Peter & Starla ~ Cathedral Provincial Park, August 5, 1985

Starla on the Trail to Goat Lake ~ Cathedral Provincial Park, August 5, 1985

Our Niece Kim (daughter of Karlene) & Her Son Abraham on Winchester Mtn. ~ Northwestern Washington, September 29, 1985

Abraham on Winchester Mtn. ~ Northwestern Washington (Canadian & American Border Peaks in background), September 29, 1985

Starla on Hollyburn Mtn. ~ December 21, 1985

Dana Graduates High School (Vancouver Technical) ~ June 6, 1986

The BCMC ~ Peter was an active member of this club throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

BCMC Base Camp in the Tchaikazan Valley ~ Peter spent two exciting weeks here in July–August 1986 as he and his companions climbed every peak in the photo.

Peter’s Climbing Buddy Paul About to Throw a Snowball (it travelled over a kilometre before hitting the ground) ~ Tchaikazan camp, July 1986

Dana & Nedjo on a Beach Somewhere ~ Summer 1986

Starla at the Foot of the Black Tusk ~ Garibaldi Provincial Park, August 13, 1986

Starla Gets a Birthday Hug ~ September 13, 1986 (photo by Liza)

Our First Empty Nest ~ Killarney Gardens, 3015 E. 54th Avenue, Vancouver, autumn 1986

Chinese Checkers ~ Starla, Nedjo, Stephen, & Dana, Christmas 1986

Stephen (centre rear) with His Ex-Grad Basketball Team ~ University Hill Secondary School, Vancouver, January 22, 1987

Stephen Wins a Jump ~ University Hill Secondary School, Vancouver, January 22, 1987

Stephen Takes a Shot ~ University Hill Secondary School, Vancouver, January 22, 1987

A Pyrotechnic Birthday (Peter’s 42nd) ~ Killarney Gardens, March 27, 1987

Lillian & George ~ Killarney Gardens, March 27, 1987

Lillian & George at Their New Home in Victoria ~ April 19, 1987

Abraham on Horseback, with a Little Help from Stephen ~ Cultus Lake, May 17, 1987

Starla Gets Her Doctoral Degree in Education ~ University of British Columbia, May 28, 1987

Starla Gets Her Doctoral Degree in Education ~ Cheryl, Karlene, Peter, Starla, Stephen, & Kim, UBC, May 28, 1987

LaVaun at Cheryl’s Home near Jericho Beach ~ Vancouver, June 1987

Voices for the Wilderness ~ The Stein Valley Festival, Brimful Lake, August 1–3, 1987

Voices for the Wilderness ~ The Stein Valley Festival, Brimful Lake, August 2, 1987

Voices (and drums) for the Wilderness ~ Brimful Lake, August 2, 1987. The 2nd drummer from left is David Suzuki.

Starla, Stephen, Scott, & Cheryl at the Stein Valley Festival ~ August 2, 1987

“Hey Mom! Isn’t my pack heavy enough yet?” ~ Cheryl, Starla, & Stephen at the Stein Valley Festival, August 2, 1987

Mother Nature Treats Starla to a Hot Shower ~ Hot Springs Cove, Vancouver Island, August 27, 1987

Tribal Gathering on Karlene’s Balcony ~ Vancouver, summer 1987

Family Gathering at the Home of David Craig (Karlene’s son, with the beard) ~ San Francisco, April 2, 1988

Laurence (who was a United Church minister) Baptizing Nico (Cheryl’s younger son) ~ San Francisco, Easter 1988

Laurence Baptizing Scott ~ San Francisco, Easter 1988

Laurence Baptizing Stephen ~ San Francisco, Easter 1988

Laurence Baptizing Woody (Karlene’s son) ~ San Francisco, Easter 1988

Family Gathering ~ San Francisco, Easter 1988

Peter & Nedjo in the Logging Slash near the Trailhead (North Twin Sister in Background) ~ July 10, 1988. Photo by Kim.

Kim Climbing the North Twin Sister ~ July 10, 1988

Lunch Break on the North Twin Sister (South Twin in background) ~ July 10, 1988

Peter, Nedjo, & Kim on the Summit of the North Twin Sister (South Twin in background) ~ July 10, 1988

Nedjo & Kim Beginning the Descent ~ July 10, 1988

Our 14th Anniversary ~ Buntzen Lake, November 6, 1988

Stephen Rock-Climbing at Murrin Park ~ June 11, 1989

Nedjo & Rosemary (his future spouse) ~ 1989 or 1990