Out with the Toronto Police Mounted unit today 
The horse in front is Tecumseth, still in training.

I seem to spend a lot of my life with this particular point of view. ;-) 

the phantom of the alleyway 

puddlejumping 

Mick, being Mick. 

Very cool, but stinky location. 

Mickey and I went out on Saturday to shoot some stuff in graffitti alley and also to check out the "secret swing" Of course it was raining. 

Helping my sister out. She wants to put my dad's photos online. Only trouble is, they're almost all on slides. Which entails a helluva lot of work. Scanning, cropping, post processing. Bleh. Anyway, here's a couple. 

Gay paree 

and a 50's glamour queen 

On March 29 Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby will put forth a motion to Toronto City Council that the City of Toronto Council officially urge the Government of Canada to amend the Criminal Code to make intentional harm of a law enforcement animal an indictable offense. It is crucial that you call your local city councillor TODAY as this motion requires 2/3rds support to be introduced. Please look up your city councillor by simply entering your address or finding their name at http://app.toronto.ca/wards/jsp/wards.jsp and call them right now and tell them to SUPPORT THIS MOTION on MARCH 29, 2006. If there was nothing much you thought you could do in this matter, this is it, this IS the one most important thing you can do right now, just by picking up the phone or writing an email to your city councillor, and it WILL make a world of difference. Please don't put it off, do it now.

 

Just realised the geological map is not very easy to read. Sikkim is the tiny turquoise dot between Bhutan and Nepal in the Himalayas.
Hard to believe Ricardo is there, in such a remote and exotic place. I almost forget what his voice sounds like. 

Find Waldo

Sikkim is a landlocked state of India situated amidst the Himalayas. It is the least populous state in India, and the second smallest in area after Goa. Sikkim was an independent state ruled by the Chogyal monarchy until 1975, when a referendum to make it India's twenty-second state succeeded.

The thumb-shaped state borders Nepal in the west, China to the north and east, and Bhutan in the south-east. The Indian state of West Bengal borders Sikkim to its south. Gangtok is the capital. With 50,000 inhabitants, Gangtok is the state's only significant town. Despite its tiny size, Sikkim is geographically diverse, owing to its location at the Himalayan foothills.

Terrain ranges from tropical in the south to tundra in the north. Kanchenjunga, the world's third highest peak, is located in Sikkim, straddling its northern border with Nepal. The state has twenty-eight mountain peaks, twenty-one glaciers, 227 high altitude lakes, including the Tsongmo Lake, Gurudongmar and Khecheopalri Lakes, five hot springs, and over 100 rivers and streams.

Eight mountain passes connect the state to Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal. Sikkim has become one of India's most visited states owing to its reputation for untouched scenic beauty and political stability. 

Ricardo, last summer. 

The snow clouds were low over the lake this day, and the red branches of the bushes against the horizon looked so lovely. 

I was shooting a "women's conference" last year and stayed to have a bite to eat. I can't help but think the pastry chef at the hotel was having a little fun with everyone. 

I always know it's spring when the light comes in and falls against the wall in a certain spot.. this is Mallory's shadow, at that spot. 

Dorothy, daydreaming. 

Film Noir shoot 

Film Noir shoot 

Film Noir shoot 

Film Noir shoot 

Film Noir shoot 

Film Noir shoot 

Film Noir shoot 

Film Noir shoot 

Teardrop pic, uncropped 

Lots of Mickeys 

Mick, trying to look innocent of the crime. ;-) 

Mick, having the giggles 

Mick and her son, Adrien 

Walking through Sherway, couldn't resist grabbing this shot of Mickey in front of a billboard. 

Did some headshots for Environmental Defense Dr. Rick Smith in Boyd Park. 

Macro 

Eggs 

My kitchen window. Do I collect chickens? Yes. 

If you want to know what he's thinking, it's "Me want food!" 

Alley crisis 

Stone in the snow 

Downtown Toronto, looking very tiny indeed. 

Ah yes, forgot to blog. Ricardo is in Sikkim, in the Himalayas somewhere. He's volunteered to teach english to children in a Buddhist monastery school, in a tiny town there. For three months. He's learning to speak Nepali and getting some trekking in as well, I think. A very dodgy internet link about 5 miles from where he's staying, so spotty info. 

It's bad when you can't remember if you already posted something or not. I love these Mondrian bleachers anyway. 

Gilded Toronto 

Very strange Toronto skyline shot. With neon ball floating in the water. Let's just say it was an experiment that failed. But we learn from our mistakes, right? 

snow fence 

Kensington window reflections 

buddies 

Toronto artist Mike Parsons did a huge wall painting near Bathurst and Queen. That's Mickey, not Mike. 

Kensington alleyway 

Walking thru Sherway Gardens Mall, couldn't figure out what all these people were doing, standing outside the Bay store. 

They're not the Living Dead, they're watching the Canadian Olympic hockey team lose. 

This was one very brave or very stupid duck.  

This is the result when you go out shooting snow with the wrong white balance on your digital camera. :-( 

I'm on a bit of a fitness regime at the moment and eating a lot of red peppers. Ok, a HUGE fitness regime. 

Frogs for sale 

Grief 

From a shoot last week, with Toronto actor, Mickey Cloutier. A period piece. 

Brigadier 

joy

joy
Originally uploaded by torontofotobug.

Okay, back to blogging..

teardrop

I'm posting a blog entry here for the first time in what feels like a long time. It wasn't just that I've been busy with Brigadier-related things, but also I was feeling very broken up about the whole event. But I'm going to start again, and here's my first shot, which I suppose is appropriately titled. 

From a series of Morgan horse shots I took in the fall, near Uxbridge.