Thanks to Everyone

Hi there,
As many of you know I had the misfortune of having all of my camera gear stolen from my garage last month. Thankfully, for the most part, all of the larger items have been returned. It was a strange cicumstance through which I heard that it had been found. Apparently it was picked up at a local medical centre and then ended up in the police compound in downtown Nanaimo. There it sat for almost a month until somehow word made it out onto Facebook. From there the news traveled quickly through the web to all of my birding buddies and I was soon notified of it's existence. People wondered why I had taken so long to claim it and it was even recenly advertised on the RCMP website as well as radio, television, and the local newspaper.
I wish to thank each and everyone that was involved in finding my equipment and especially the ones that went out of their way to notify me when it had been found. I didn't realize that there was so many people out there that were aware of my situation and were keeping such a close watch to aid me it its return.
Needless to say, I have been out with the equipment since its return and it works perfectly. Here is a shot taken today on my first real outing with my lost gear in over a month. Stats: Canon 50D, Canon 500mm F/4, ISO 400, 1/40sec at F/8

Thanks again.

Hope you all continue to have a good life, good laughs, and good light,

Steve