We headed up the day after Canada Day to Pink Lake, to do our yearly hike around the rare blue-green “meromictic” watering hole. We picked a perfect day for it, too – blue skies and a nice cool breeze.
We saw turtles! And fish! And … leeches. UGH. You’re not allowed to swim in there for [...]

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I managed to compose a much better picture this evening thanks to having a bit more light to work with at dusk. The ISS didn’t stand out as much against the light sky, but at least now you can see that it drew a clear sharp line as it descended into my neighbour’s yard. [...]

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Be on the lookout for this little feathered hooligan, going around from neighborhood to neighborhood taking baths in people’s backyards. (In my replica roman rain chalice! The nerve!) I snapped a couple of pics of him making a mess before flying away.

This is actually how I take a bath, too. Stand up on [...]

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We had a little brown visitor this morning in our back yard, taking nibbles off our tulip leaves and dandelions (can you believe they’re yellow already? In April?) which probably taste of vinegar from Natasha’s latest experiments in green weed-killing alchemy. The neighborhood stray cat has been on patrol lately, but I haven’t seen him [...]

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Anyone want to guess what this is? I think this will be a short-lived game, but I’m hoping the weird sea-creature-esque tendrils (I wasn’t expecting to see them!) throw some people off. To the first correct guesser goes a photo from the pile I’m putting together for a little show in February. (not [...]

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The frost was just extra-pretty the other morning, so I guess I had no choice but to break my latest picture-taking drought and get down to business.

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On our bike ride to Parliament Hill (which was AWESOME), Natasha and I discovered Remic Rapids, a little park area right near Parkdale, along the Ottawa River. As we came up over the hill, we saw a big stretch of standing stone statues. Lots of fun!

There were a surprising number of people down there. I’d [...]

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I took this sunset pic two weeks ago and neglected it for a bit. Amazing how much variation there can be in the colours of the sky day after day. Another awesome sunset – this time in keeping with the peach-eating theme. You’re probably sick of the sunsets already! I’ll have to take [...]

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I love the sunsets we’ve been getting all week! Lots of great rich colours, so beautiful! Natasha and I keep calling to eachother through the house – “Hey! Look out the window NOW!”
Who needs TV?
September 11th, 2009

September 13th, 2009

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While out last night wandering around Richmond with Natasha for an anniversary stroll, we stopped in at Thyme & Again to have a snack and discovered the Exposure Gallery which is just upstairs from all the cake and pies.
A lot of the people I know are investing in fancy cameras and taking photography courses and [...]

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