Making Casserole Music in Regina
–Outlaw Snowy Bear and Jamie It was a nice warm evening, and I got together with about 80 other of Regina’s finest people to make our voices (and our pots…
Photography
Some more eclipse
I posted my eclipse photos the other day, but there are more to look through too. There’s an amazing coincidence photo from Japan, with a plane transiting the lunar transit.…
Photographer seeks arrested student strikers
Toronto-based photographer Brett Gundlock is currently in Montreal capturing portraits of demonstrators who have been detained or arrested during the ongoing student strike. The photos will be a continuation of…
Annular Solar Eclipse from Regina, Saskatchewan
I showed some of my neighbours the eclipse as I took photos, and here it is for those who missed it, or wanted to see it the easier/safer way (second…
The mystique of Montréal’s magnolias
Have I mentioned that I love magnolias…and Montréal? One of my favourite spring walks around Toronto is in search of the beautiful flowering tree and, with Montréal on my itinerary…
“Neuf couleurs au vent” by Daniel Buren
Montréal’s steadfast, enviable care for public art, as a community (elected and unelected alike), is no better exemplified than in what flaps gloriously in the breeze just off the south-west…
The sun shines again on my final day in Montréal
I`ll soon be aboard an evennig train home. Oh, but I love Montréal!
Extending Habitability
What does “extending habitability” mean? It explains “sustainability”. I prefer to sometimes call it “survivability”, because without the delicate balance our ecosystem and societies are teetering on, there’s no possible…
Montréal gives me the rainy day treatment – it`s all good!
I started out at Le Château Ramezay where flashes are not permitted so my luck with photos was limited. After dodging showers in other parts of Old Montréal I took…
Aurora in Regina
Early Tuesday morning I noticed others tweeting about northern lights, so I checked 3D Sun app on my phone, and sure enough, there was a moderate solar storm underway. Kp…
Sonic solidarity for Ziba Kazemi – An interview with Iranian artist Shahrzad Arshadi
Portrait of artist Shahrzad Arshadi by Thien V (Montreal, March 2012). It Is Only Sound That Remains is a sound theatre performance by artist Shahrzad Arshadi, meditating on the life…
Image of the day…
Vivian Maier, Two men sitting
Somei-Yoshino Sakura Blossom Festival at Toronto’s High Park
Last year I went in the evening. Today I went at dawn. I learned the other day that the cherry trees in High Park—2,000 Somei-Yoshino Sakuras, a gift from Tokyo…
Town of Perth, Ontario moves to conserve downtown’s beautiful buildings
Perth Town Council has taken the bold, even if obviously necessary, step of creating a formal Downtown Heritage Conservation District. It comes in the form of a by-law which outlines…