Putative Moment

Give a boy fire, some explosives, and a day he can use both...just sit back and watch the fun.

Happy Birthday T.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

May 24 Weekend

May 24, Victoria Day, has always been firecracker day in Canada. Keeping the tradition alive...here's some fireworks we set off in the neighbourhood park.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Videoblogging week 2010 Day seven

In the fast paced world we live in, time is a precious commodity.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Videoblogging week 2010 Day six

Brompton Cemetery near Earls Court in London is a beautiful Victorian cemetery for walking and exploring.

Music: Chad VanGaalen - Rabid Bits Of Time

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Videoblogging week 2010 Day five

An albino squirrel has become a frequent visitor to the backyard this spring.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Videoblogging week 2010 Day four

A Morning Dove perched in the backyard cherry tree, on a blustery spring evening. This is a Lumiere video.

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Videoblogging week 2010 Day three

A quick trip for a coffee and then off to the nursery to buy bulbs. Come along for the ride with Andrea, Ike, Cindee and myself.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Videoblogging week 2010 Day two

A walk through Andrea's backyard on a beautiful spring morning on Long Island.

Music: HC7 - Finally (just guitars)

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Videoblogging week 2010 Day one

Another early spring New York trip, to visit Cindee's father Ike, has come and gone. A reflective moment in my friend Andrea's back yard listening to Long Island sounds

Sunday, March 21, 2010

A short stopover from Vancouver on route to Carnaval de Quebec, allows for a first meeting of the newest member to the clan, Mia Rose Piper. She captured my heart as quickly as In The Night Garden captured her attention.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Late Night Shakedown

A late night shakedown by Toronto's finest. The suspect was later sent on his merry way. This is a Lumiere video.

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Sunday, February 14, 2010

The Essentials

A trip to Wal-Mart for the essentials of survival at nineteen.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Birthday Boy

With a few friends dying over the past year, celebrating another birthday is a good thing. Happy Birthday to me...heh heh.

Music: The Residents - Birthday Boy

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Windup Elephant

Straight from the frequent flyer window of my favourite friend...the windup elephant. This is a Lumiere video.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Slum Dog Daze

Matthiew and Adam D enjoyed being top dog at the Gravenhurst skate park this summer. Big city talent comes to the small town park.

Music: The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Not If You Were The Last Dandy

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Teacher Of The Year

My partner Cindee was nominated for and subsequently won, OTIP's Teacher of the Year Award in the elementary category. The award is well deserved as Cindee puts her heart and soul into teaching. Watch Cindee in action courtesy of TVO.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Sylvan Water

There is nothing better than sitting next to a lake in Northern Ontario on a hot, sunny, cloudless day in the summer. This is a Lumiere video.

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Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Stormy Weather

The night sky lit up and the ground shook as many thunderstorms swept through Southern Ontario this summer. This is one such storm.

Music: Elisabeth Welch - Stormy Weather

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Trumpet Flower

A couple of Trumpet Flowers sprouted up in the yard and grew to enormous sizes. The blooms come to fruition within a day but seem to open before your eyes. I was intrigued and had to watch one open. The resulting video is a time lapse Lumiere.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Hammers And Chisel

From a piece of serpentine, an exquisite work of art is formed with hammer and chisel, in the hands of Singi Chihota.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Stone Works

Biggie Chikodz i gives a sculpture at Zimart's Rice Lake Gallery, a waxing and touch-up before the 2009 exhibit. It is worth the trip to Bailieboro for the annual exhibit of Shona Sculptures from Zimbabwe.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Singi Chihota

The outdoor display of Shona Sculpture at Zimart's Rice Lake Gallery is stunning. The artist in residence for 2009 is Singi Chihota. It's worth a visit if you are in Southern Ontario during the month of September. This is a Lumiere video of Singi carving.

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Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Rock No Roll

After being left in it's place for the last twelve thousand years, this rock still refuses to roll. It's just another day on the barrens for all.

Thursday, September 03, 2009

Skink Tales

When your adolescent children request a trip into the woods to look for reptiles, it's hard to refuse. Remembering youth, searching for the Five-Lined Skink on the Torrance Barrens.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Slum Dog Gravenhurst

Slum dog days at the Gravenhurst skate park.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Taylor Creek Dump

With the Toronto City Workers strike now officially settled, the clean up begins. Piles of garbage all over the city must be cleaned up within twenty four hours. Let the games commence. This is a Lumiere video.

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Picket Line

Behind the picket line at the Bermondsey Transfer Station. Torontonians bring their garbage to the picket line, where city workers take it from them, filling truck after truck after truck...
This is a Lumiere video.

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Garbage Truck

Garbage trucks behind the picket lines of a transfer station during the city workers strike in Toronto. This is a Lumiere video.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Toronto City Workers Strike

Toronto is now at the end of a month long city worker strike that has seen temporary garbage dumps in many of the city parks and outdoor arenas. These garbage dumps sit on the top of city storm sewers and with the heavy rains the city has experienced over the last couple of weeks,
these piles are now leaching any number of horrible substances into the water system. The good citizens of Toronto and elsewhere are taking advantage and dumping everything they can to avoid dumping fees and the city garbage collection limits. What a mess!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

High Waters

In the spring, high water in Kashe Lake creates once a year waterfalls at the dam on the south end. Here are three Lumiere videos of high water at the dam. Each with their own shadow play.