sunday collection #22

shoes.
just to be clear, these shoes aren't mine. although, i do have a little shoe collection of my own. not in the Imelda Marcos' shoe collection sort of way, but in a few pairs kind of way.

our old apartment.

i returned the keys to our old place yesterday. the thought of leaving this apartment of ours -- which has been our home for nearly a year-- is, frankly, a little bit sad.

goodbye apartment! i must say we've had some pretty amazing and awesome times together. here's to you and to us!

summer.

summer has finally come our way. it's a little humid and sticky but we'll take it. it's so nice to be able to wear flip flops and not feel like your toes are going to get a frostbite!

meet me here.

now that you've done all that driving all the way over there, do you want to meet me here?
or here?

how are things on the west coast?

the rising sun.

it's been a running joke with us to say "take a picture" in a silly voice any time we see something pretty or interesting, even if neither of us has a camera at the time. last Wednesday morning m woke up with a start at around 5 and stayed awake just long enough to say take a picture. oh, he also mumbled how incredible it was before immediately falling back to sleep. i actually did take a picture this time around, groggy as i was.


it truly was a pretty sunrise, but it was much more impressive in real life. the whole sky was a sea of orange!

swaying gracefully

it's quite relaxing to watch the grass move ever so slightly with the wind.

m and i went to Jumping Bean late this morning for our caffeine fix. while we were there enjoying our respective cup of coffee, it started to rain pretty heavily. we tried to wait it out but the rain just wouldn't let up, so we decided to make a dash for it. plus, we didn't live all that far. we got absolutely soaked but enjoyed the walk home anyway. isn't it great how rain puddles continue to have similar effect on the grown up version of you the way it did when you were a kid?

sunday collection #11

radiators.


these pictures were taken at Powers Surplus & Salvage sometime last week. it seems fitting after hearing Mr. Burtynsky's presentation.

we went to see Edward Burtynsky's talk this afternoon at The Rooms. his photography mostly deals with how humans transform the landscape through over-consumption of natural resources such as ore, gold and oil. it was a sobering talk.

Burtynsky's Oil exhibit opened at The Rooms the other day and will be showing until sometime in August. that's plenty of time and we highly recommend that you go see it.

Also, watch the documentary Manufactured Landscapes if you haven't seen it yet. the opening shot is 8 1/2 minutes. amazing.

what?

what with it snowing in the middle of April (for reals) and m's hair getting blown straight off by the camera yesterday, we could surely use an extra dose of good luck from this little lady.


ladybug photos taken by m.

wintry spring.

the last couple of weeks had been this weird dance, of shuffling back and forth, between spring and wintry weather. what a tease. but it's okay really, as long as we get sunny days like what we had today.

i took these pictures while out on a walk this afternoon. i liked how the shadow of the tree on the snow crawls up the door of the shed and connects with the trees behind.



the boy and girl statues are pretty cute. though, i'm not sure i would have them adorn our backyard to be honest. plus, we don't have a backyard anyway. but if we did, definitely no statues like these, cute as they may be.

early Sunday.

we were up super early this morning - before sun rise early. i had to go and decorate the walls at the Holiday Inn for the International Food and Craft Fair and m was most awesome for helping me out with it. the IFCF is organized by Multicultural Women's Organization of NL and is a biannual event. crafts from different parts of the world are sold at IFCF, but the main draw for this event is the food.

today is also International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Now, go and hug someone who comes from a culture other than your own.

time-lapse

Here's a time-lapse test I shot this weekend. If you squint at it on this page you might see Cabot Tower and, if you watch it at 720p and full-screen and squint, you might even see people running around Signal Hill.

The reason the light levels vary so much is because I tried using the same shutter, aperture, and ISO for every frame.

Music by Logan Pepper!

one door, three images.

i took these sometime last week. the door itself is not super interesting, but i love how the house across the street is reflected through the glass and the lace on the door.







well, hello. it's been a few days since we posted last. my time has been eaten away by work it seems. it will likely be the same in the next few days. but today, i was off and got to indulge in a little bit of sleeping in and then going for a walk and eating a late lunch at the sprout. i had pad thai and it was tasty. i enjoyed my lunch but m thought his was just so-so.

m took loads of photos on our walk today. maybe he'll post some in the next bit!

p.s. Edward the Hamster.

windows.

the last couple of posts had been grey and rather dreary. so, just to change things up a bit and inject a little splash of colour, i thought i'd post these:

these two photos were taken last summer from my old apartment in Calgary. it was early in the evening and the lights were reflected prettily in the living room window. the colours and the mood remind me a little bit of what Wong Kar-Wai would use on his films.



the two pictures underneath were taken yesterday. the first one was taken from the bedroom window or is the bedroom window.


this one was taken from the living room window. the bird is a mobile that i got from Chiang Mai four and a half years ago. this wooden bird has had its wing broken and glued a few times already but it's still in good shape.


oh my. windows. they get dusty and dirty.

new camera

I have a new SLR that can shoot video. Here is a quick test @720p.

Another dreary day in St. John's. Thank goodness it's not snowing though!

cat and chicken

taken around Georgetown.


consider yourself warned.