The Sun Came Up Today

When you see a big ball of flame in the sky, you just shoot it. The ball looked particularly beautiful this morning, as seen from Col. Samuel Smith Park in Etobicoke, Ontario.

Photos taken on December 30, 2010.

Not Playing (2010)

Not to be confused with my famous 2006 post on the defunct Famous Players Westwood (which really hasn't changed much in the interim four years), this one deals with an unfortunately failed attempt by AMC Theaters to develop a twin-screen cinema in the downtown of Seahaven, I mean Celebration, Florida, the master-planned and developed-by-Disney town just south of Walt Disney World. My wife and I saw "King Kong" there back in 2005 and it was a rather special experience, albeit in a prefab kind of way. Wandering the streets afterwards at 1am was also a rather surreal experience.

Photos taken about 2 weeks too late on December 5, 2010 (with a bonus from December 19, 2005) in Celebration, FL

Peek-A-Pussy

I have officially become the crazy cat lady.

Photo taken on my new Canon SX130IS in my kitchen on December 12, 2010.

Self Portrait With Cat

Such narcissism. Photo taken on December 1, 2010.

Wintry Huntsville Afternoon

Squalls in Central Ontario covered Muskoka with 30 cm of snow, some of which you can see in these photos, which were taken from the foot of Church Street in Huntsville, Ontario on November 27, 2010.

Underpass

Photos taken at the Queen Street Subway and/or the Dufferin Street Jog-Killer in Toronto, Ontario on November 19, 2010

Overpass

Photos taken from the Wallace Avenue pedestrian overpass to Dundas Street West on November 19, 2010

Sam the Backdoor Man

The ever-decomposing Sam the Record Man store in downtown Toronto still has some interesting pieces around the rear perimeter. Soon, all will be lost as Ryerson University creeps onto Yonge Street.

Photos taken with way too high an ISO on O'Keefe Lane, Toronto, Ontario on November 18, 2010.

AMtrakPM

The Wolverine going and coming to Royal Oak, Michigan at 6:30am and 2:45pm on November 13, 2010

Berkley Morning

Just across Woodward is the equally-foggy city of Berkley. Cool mornings make for cool visuals.

Photos taken along Coolidge Highway and 12 Mile Road in Berkley, Michigan on November 13, 2010.

Royal Fog

Photos taken at various points around South Washington Avenue in Royal Oak, Michigan in the early morning hours of November 13, 2010

Leslieville Sundown

A clear sky. A bright setting sun. Overhead wires. Dozens of pigeons. Leslie and Queen Streets, Toronto, Ontario on November 10, 2010.

No Parking

Photos taken along Richmond Street East near Ontario Street in Toronto, Ontario on November 5, 2010

Barber Polar

Trendy meets traditional on Queen Street east of Broadview, Toronto, Ontario, on November 5, 2010. (Note also the "HOward" exchange phone number for the Broadview Beauty Parlour)

Grace

Photos taken at the soon (hopefully) to be demolished former Grace Hospital at Crawford and University Avenues, Windsor, Ontario on October 31, 2010

Ambassador

Of course, no trip down Riverside Drive would be complete without visiting the most important gateway to the U.S., the Ambassador Bridge. Here are some pre-dawn views of the bridge from the Canadian side.

Photos taken near Riverside Drive and Huron Church Road, Windsor, Ontario on October 31, 2010.