Blogging and Photography

Blogging and photography, I like to do both but don’t seem to have enough time to really put in a good effort at either. I’ve decided to open a new site and post a photo-a-day. I’ll refrain from tutorials or long posts and focus on trying to get an image each day. If you are interested [...]

When Taking A Walk …

“When taking a walk you need to sit [...]

Storytelling With Images, An Experiment

A couple of weeks ago I took a little bush walk in Sherbrooke Forest near my home. I came back with a number of fantastic photos however, viewed individually or one after the other, they lost some of their appeal and magic. Last week I experimented with uploading an image a day with a one sentence [...]

Dwelling In the Desert

“What do we mean by setting a man free? You cannot free a man who dwells in a desert and is an unfeeling brute. There is no liberty except the liberty of some one making his way towards something. Such a man can be set free if you will teach him the meaning of thirst, and [...]

7 January 2010 – A Perfect Day

What can I say, this year is looking good. Another perfect day on my favorite beach. This is Juniper enjoying the crystal [...]

Red Handed

Willow came downstairs to ‘help’ me do some home improvement work. She had a red marker with her. She handed it to me “in case I needed” it. I noticed her hands were covered in red marker and I asked if she had drawn all over herself. Of course she denied any such activity. I do [...]

Kindy Graduation

Willow had her Kindy graduation last week. She’s been in childcare with about 6 of these kiddos since they were infants. They had a very cute little graduation ceremony complete with caps, gowns and diplomas. Next year, she’ll be in [...]

Olympic Ice Rink Figure Skating Competition

My little girl had her first figure skating competition yesterday. She did great and got a second place medal. Here she’s being congratulated by one of the older skaters. I took a few photos. Most of the competitors were friends of my oldest daughter and we’ve seen them all skate from about the age of 5 [...]

In Transition …. Hard

“Disenchantment, whether it is a minor disappointment or a major shock, is the signal that things are moving into transition in [...]

GIMP Plugins

I’ve had a computer melt down. My main computer’s power supply turned off the lights and now no one’s home. The laptop had a failing HDD. I replaced the HDD in the laptop but had to leave the big computer with someone else to repair the power supply. After replacing the laptop HDD I’ve had to [...]