Yesterday I was fortunate to have one of those cool Toronto Saturdays where the stars aligned with a plethora of interesting activities (plethora is my $20 word of the day). The shot above is a collection of highlights from the day, starting with a soul-satisfying...
I have just spent the last two days nestled in my sunny waterfront Toronto Beaches apartment, contentedly poring over a camera-full of snaps taken on this past week’s Great Northern Ontario Adventure. In this post I am going to highlight the first leg of my...
Last night I had the chance to walk the historic Clifton Hill strip in Niagara Falls, Canada. It was a lovely early summer night and the street was filled with tourists enjoying everything this vibrant street has to offer, including the always fabulous Rock N’...
I have had a busy globetrotting week and am happy to be at last back home in Toronto, luggage put away until the next adventure beckons. This past week I was in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. This is the Philadelphia of William Penn, Ben Franklinand Rocky...
As we near the end of another oddly cool weekend here in Toronto, I found myself sticking close to home and catching up on some photography tinkering on my beloved iPad. What I found was a series of fun apps that can turn photos into funky pieces of art. I took the...
This morning I woke up to the mournful call of seagulls, the gentle lapping of waves on the Lake Ontario shore, welcome sunlight streaming through my apartment, and the faint scent of my neighbour’s lilacs drifting upwards on the warm spring breeze. It was a...
I just got back from seeing a matinée that still has me thinking. You cannot say that about a lot of the movies we go to see these days. But today’s screening was quite different. I had the pleasure to see the documentary, Bill Cunningham New York. It is a...
On the last evening of a recent road trip in lovely British Columbia, I found myself in Brentwood Bay on Vancouver Island. It was the end of a long day driving south from Tofino and I needed a welcome place to lay my head before a long day of flying back to Toronto. ...
A week ago today I sighed contentedly and with a hint of sadness as I watched the shores of Long Beach, Tofino recede in my rear view mirror. I was leaving a magical, stunningly beautiful place behind along with my heart and a good portion of my soul. I spent much...
This snap of Long Beach at sunset last night was actually taken on Mother’s Day back home. Very early on Mother’s Day mind you! It was about 9 pm last night when I ventured out to take some snaps of a lovely sunset. A wedding party had just cleared the...
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