I never had to tell them to smile.
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Ross & Marina
August 18, 2007
September, 2007
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Happy Together
September 28, 2007 by Gail
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Both Owlmen Loved the Same Cat
September 27, 2007 by Gail
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I was tidying up my attic flat when I came across this. I really need to frame it before it gets lost (again) in the paper abyss that is my spare room.
I’d like to think of this as the House of Fielding, when there were three of us.
Illustration by Socar J. Myles
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Autumn Flying Over Pennsylvania
September 26, 2007 by Gail
It’s been ages since I uploaded a videoclip, but that is only because I tend to get hyper-editorial about videos and having them play just so, not from lack of material. Video editing can therefore become very time-consuming, so I decided to just let this one go, even though YouTube couldn’t handle the file properly and plays only the music track and not the first audio track that has the sound of the engine. Bah! Well, let’s just pretend we can hear the engine roar, shall we? Just this time.
This is a short clip of take-off from Cherry Ridge Airport last Sunday. It’s a bit before 9 o’clock in the morning, and it’s evident we’re heading north because the shadow of the Super Cub is on our left (west). It’s also a little windy, as you can tell by the bumpy video. The leaves are beginning to turn, but autumn isn’t quite in full swing yet. And it’s not as hazy as it was two weeks ago.
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Sam the Doritos-Stealing Seagull
September 26, 2007 by Gail
(Apologies for the nausea-inducing jittery video.)
You’ve probably seen this already, somewhere, since the story was first published online in July. But in case you haven’t and you’re wondering if it’s just another urban legend, this story is entirely true:
Seagull becomes crisp shoplifter
A seagull has turned shoplifter by wandering into a shop and helping itself to crisps.
The bird walks into the RS McColl newsagents in Aberdeen when the door is open and makes off with cheese Doritos.
The seagull, nicknamed Sam, has now become so popular that locals have started paying for his crisps.
Shop assistant Sriaram Nagarajan said: “Everyone is amazed by the seagull. For some reason he only takes that one particular kind of crisps.”
The bird first swooped in Aberdeen’s Castlegate earlier this month and made off with the 55p crisps, and is now a regular.
Once outside, the crisps are ripped open and the seagull is joined by other birds.
In related news, I can’t believe how many dancing seagull videoclips there are… this one’s my favourite, for the music:
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Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
September 25, 2007 by Gail
It was too windy to go flying last Saturday in the biplane, but I enjoy myself while at the Aerodrome, regardless. There are always plenty of photo opportunities such as this one — a wide smile at the flightline. Whenever I’m there, I feel like David’s there, too. He went there every summer for at least 10 years, and that’s why it’s the final resting place of his ashes (and Hugh’s). Old Rhinebeck is a 7-hour drive from Toronto, but it’s a pilgrimage I’ll gladly make in this — our favourite — season.
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The Abandoned Farmhouse
September 24, 2007 by Gail
I got a little spooked shooting this abandoned farmhouse in the Mt. Cobb area on Sunday afternoon, on the way back from Cherry Ridge Airport* in Pennsylvania. I kept some distance between me and the building, in case something came flying out (birds nesting? small animals eating? something large and trying to hibernate? ornery mountain people?) and I needed to sprint for my car.
*insert 600 kms of driving here*
I rolled up on my street in Toronto about midnight, the earliest I’ve arrived home from a trip south in a very long time. Maybe I won’t feel like such a zombie on this Monday morning!
* Yeah, I got to fly and shoot aerials over the Delaware River, which divides Pennsylvania and New York. Video to be uploaded.
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Eat Your Heart Out, Amelia Earhart
September 23, 2007 by Gail
Ittybit’s got her goggles on!
I went to Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome on Saturday, but the wind was too strong and they cancelled the flights, so no biplane ride. Oh well, next time. But I’m going flying in less than six hours locally, anyway, so I can’t complain. Hopefully the wind won’t cancel THAT flight. I want to get up in the air this weekend!
A couple more pics of The Cute Ones, Annabel and baby Silas.
Little Miss Sunshine
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Protected: A Detour Through Barcelona
September 20, 2007 by Gail
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The Polka Family
September 19, 2007 by Gail
Sorry about the bass overload, I was right up at the front and it was booming right into my digicam’s mic.
Hank Guzevich looks so much like Tim Allen (with darker hair) it’s eerie.
Based in Pennsylvania, the family has Mexican and Polish roots. They put on a lively, foot-stomper of a show.
Polish Festival 2007
Roncesvalles Avenue
Toronto
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Touch My Food Dish and I’ll Eat You For Breakfast
September 18, 2007 by Gail
Luca, the Humongus Cat. Here to amuse you while Gail tries to catch up on Things That Need To Get Done.
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