Time for a bit of Canadiana.
This picture was taken early in the morning on Jack Lake, at Daryl Aitken’s cottage. Daryl and Janet are in the canoe, while I am safely ensconced on the pier taking pictures.
Location: Jack Lake
Camera: Mamiya C330 Dual Lens
Date: October 2008
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Some pictures are right under your nose. You just pass by the subject so many time, you start taking it for granted.
This tree is located in the front yard of my brother’s house in Atlanta. I have passed by it many times. We park under it. Walk around it. It is always there, growing majestically. I have no idea what kind of tree it is. Just a simple everyday tree in the front yard.
Location: Barcelona, 2006
This picture, as promised, was taken under the overpass. I liked the colours and the lonely chair. Who would come and sit there? What would they be contemplating? So many questions.
Place: Barcelona
Story: We were there in 2006. Janet became very sick and was bed-bound. I asked the concierge to point me to the more derelict parts of the city. Sometimes the best places to take pictures. He suggested somewhere close to the downtown area we had already visited. Nah. Been there, done that. Worse than that, I said. He sighed and suggested a different area.
I looked at the map. It was not there. He smiled and said, no, not on the map. But if you go past the map, you will see this area. Not for tourists.
I took the subway to the end of the line and started walking back. People left me alone. It was a Sunday, and the streets were deserted. The few that were out were a bit amused at what I was doing.
This picture was taken under an overpass. There was a lot of graffiti on the overpass, and some of the buildings. That will be next week’s picture. Then, this chair overturned with a pair of boots nearby. Could not help but think someone had been vaporised.
First you guess as to what this is. I will update it sometime next week with a full description.
Not a banana cream pie. However tempting that is.
Gita got it right. This is the top of a cactus. Picture was taken at the Allen Gardens in Toronto.
Discarded monitor spoils the pristine beauty of a controlled river in Toronto
Beautiful motorcycle parked in front of a graffiti clad building, Soho, New York.
Barn on farmland outside Toronto will be demolished to make way for single family homes. Very sad
Looking in from the outside
