Peter, from England, was my model houseguest for three days. In all those three days I didn’t once point the camera at him (can you believe it?), until he was just about to head off and only then did I have the presence of mind to take a parting snap. So this is… my parting [...]

… who’s the squarest of them all?
The bog at Richtree’s — the ladies’, anyway. Photographs are prohibited in the restaurant, but nobody said anything about the loo…
Looks familiar!

Xe Lua Vietnamese restaurant in Chinatown (Spadina Ave)
Toronto

pho

lemongrass chicken
The air got mighty chilly on Sunday evening, and I say what better way to warm up than a big steaming bowl of pho? And, if that doesn’t fire up the belly, a plate of lemongrass chicken with chili-and-onion rice sure will! At an average of $6 [...]

HUH?!? We couldn’t believe our eyes: a full-grown male deer bounding across the Humber River underneath the bridge on Bloor Street near Old Mill station. Of course, I was holding a camera at that very moment. It’s not every day you see a deer with antlers in proximity of a subway!
(And, of course, I couldn’t [...]

My bedroom skylight, which as you can tell by the tree, isn’t directly overhead but at a high angle on the sloped roof. It’s directly over the bed so I always know what the weather is like as soon as I wake up. It’s a beautiful morning in Toronto.

I was downtown on Friday night and spotted four cartons on a… milk run? I’m amazed this shot turned out as well as it did — they were in a hurry! Were they late meeting a plate of cookies?
We’ve got: soy, homogenized, half & half, and 2%. View larger.
Queen Street West
Toronto

the Howard tomb
Colborne Lodge in High Park is haunted! Go there at night in October, see the house and grounds by candlelight, hear some very creepy ghost stories while fog shrouds the moon, and be prepared for your imagination to run away…

the parlour, where a wreath of hair lies on display
In 1873 John George Howard [...]

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I chucked some change in his case and asked permission to take his photo. He said, "Yes, only because you asked. People take my picture all the time but don’t ask me first."
Street photography continues to be a dilemma for me. I don’t like to take photos of people without asking, but I always [...]

I bought 10 navel oranges from the produce stand a little while ago to see how much juice I could make out of them. Since tomorrow is garbage and organic recycling pick-up day, I thought I’d choose tonight to make my pile o’ rinds. And what a pile it was! I added it to the [...]

My friend introduced me to this pub called The Pilot Tavern in Yorkville, which loosely follows an aviation theme, complete with a propeller on the wall and old photographs of warbirds. The Flight Deck is a rooftop patio that’s heated, with ceiling fans and a retractable awning for the elements. The best part is that [...]