Woofstock 2012

Your View Today
[Photo A Day June Prompt for "Learn 30 Things About Me" Series]

For the last 4 years in downtown Toronto, the streets are closed on Front Street and taken over by the dogs! Woofstock was this weekend and I meant to do some serious dog paraphernalia shopping. That meant I had no desire to lug a heavy camera about. Iphone to the rescue for today's "Learn 30 Things About Me".

Fact 9 About Me
Today I met the sweetest Hananese but due to the heat and crowds I opted to leave Kodee and Becky at home. They made the usual fuss about my return home for split second till they caught the aroma of Apple, Blueberry and Banana cookies from The Barkery.
I see where I stand. Suddenly I was forgotten and tossed aside for a cookie.
Fact -I used to dote on my girls too much people told me. They grew up. Insisted on being independant. Fine. So I now dote on the dogs.

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Turkey Vulture

6 O'Clock

[Photo A Day June Prompt For "30 Things About Me" Series]

A little cheat here! These photographs were taken mid day but post processed around 6. The Second Marsh has great high, platforms built to help you photograph the abundant wildlife.

The SECOND MARSH WILDLIFE AREA is a 123 ha coastal wetland located in the southeast portion of Oshawa, (Regional Municipality of Durham), Ontario, Canada. 



Fact 8 About Me
The skies where jumping with colour and clouds. Quite peaceful, till I had that ugly faced Turkey Vulture  lurking over my head. My husband loves to photograph landscapes, planes and birds. I detest standing in a field for hours waiting for "that shot". But he endures my dog events so I endure a look out station a few times a year. All I can say is on THIS day - thank goodness for good Iphone reception and facebook.

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Waterford Antique Market

Drink

[Photo A Day June Prompt For "30 Things About Me" Series]

Tea <3 My daughter would say, tea in a teacup tastes better but I think traditional tea cups are just too small!

My youngest daughter first saw "Royal Albert Bone China" while working at a Museum and has vowed to one day own a teacup from the "Old Country Rose" pattern.

Perhaps she is an old soul, in a young body because she was enthralled to add this teacup to her collection.The "Old Country Rose" pattern has a variety of styles of teacups and the one she spotted  at Waterford Antique Market was the  "Montrose Breakfast" .



Fact 7 About Me
Teacups are OK, but my head turned at the simpler, old Pyrex collection. Well I did spot a $550 Staffordshire Spaniel  that turned my head till I thought about what lens that kind of money would buy. In the end, I settled for $4 Spaniel salt and pepper shakers.

Snapped on the iPhone

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June Photo A Day ~ Hat

Hat
[Photo A Day June Prompt For "30 Things About Me" Series]

Fact 6 About Me
I have beautiful children! Yes, just like the dogs, they too tire of me some days putting the camera in their face too often.

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June Photo A Day ~ Sign

Sign

[Photo A Day June Prompt For "30 Things About Me" Series]

Ok so it is not a creative photograph. It is not even well executed. But we were photographing at a Provincial Park today and not a good sign insight. Then this. You must admit, at least it's a funny sign!

How perfect this would have been for yesterdays Photo A Day prompt "Close Up".



Fact 5 About Me
No one is complaining here summer has arrived! We love hiking and we love photography. Problem is, we have trouble holding 2 leashes and the camera steady! I was continually frustrating myself and the dogs by telling them to stay while I tried to balance the camera. The end result was camera shake and blurred images. Not working! So the compromise we decided to take the dogs on a daytrip and explore one weekend and the next leave the dogs at home and concentrate on photography. Ah! This is working out much better! Hoping these blue skies and sun last through to the weekend.
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Favourite Flower ~ Orchid

Close Up

[Photo A Day June Prompt For "30 Things About Me" Series]

Orchids are calming to me. Probably because while growing up, my parents always had one - or two about. They like low light, warm places and a light watering once a week. OK seems easy enough. Mark Cullen, Canadian gardening guru explains in this video, Orchids are an easy to care for plant. They are known to provide exotic, continuous blooms with little effort. He even professes they are easier to care for than an African Violet. Err Mark, meet Debbie - killer of the Orchid nation! . 

Fact 4 About Me
Orchids I do seem to have a knack for killing and rather quickly! Perhaps this plant will be my first to survive my tender loving care!

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Edit: I was thrilled to learn "i heart macro" chose my Orchid from that week's entries as Photo of the Week! Thank you!

  

June Photo a Day ~ On Your Plate

On Your Plate

[Photo A Day June Prompt For "30 Things About Me" Series]

I know!! I just had pancakes 2 days ago - curse my talented girls and their cooking genes. Not only are these Pina Colada Pancakes delicately sweet, they are also gluten free - a must for me. To boot, they are healthy. Well sort of - if you skip the rum spiked syrup!

Fact 10 About Me

I can't cook. Genetically we skipped a generation because clearly my daughter's love and skill at cooking, comes from my Mother. Go read "Just Me" and you'll learn burning toast is more my speed!

In our house - where the Cavaliers Rule, Kodee and Becky have been conditioned to recognize, the sight of the grill means one thing! Dot sized mini dog pancakes are a cook'n!
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June Photo A Day ~ Empty

Empty

[Photo A Day June Prompt For "30 Things About Me" Series]

Not sure of the entire journey this antique silver necklace has been on, but I have a feeling from the well-weathered surface its travels might be story worthy. 

How I set up my shot; off camera flash with a remote trigger.

Fact 2 About Me
You can't have enough bags. Take a look at my new Theit ~ Bossi, Bag in Fawn hanging in the corner! My daughter has this camera bag in black and I have been eyeing it a while. Mine was a gift from my husband and I love it! It's a sleek but roomy bag dreamed up by a young, Canadian designer.

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