stained glass

one of the highlights of chicago was visiting navy pier, the beautiful boardwalk in chicago. one of the exhibits there was a stained glass museum that marsha & i checked out.

it was exciting in that we were 'stealing' art (taking pictures of course). at first we weren't sure we could do this until we saw other folk doing the same, which is pretty much my rule of thumb when it comes to photography: if you're unsure whether or not to take pictures, wait 'til you see someone else doing the same, then go crazy.

in either case, it turned out that neither of us were big fans of stained glass. that, plus the sunny skies outdoors caused us to ditch the museum halfway through, but in the meantime we got some wicked pics.

in this shot, marsha is emulating the woman in the wall. i love the silhouette effect i captured by leaving the flash off. but then, marsha knows how to do good photo.

loco!

pays to ask

paradise in the city

toronto islands, on my bike tour at the beginning of august. this looks like a secret paradise (probably because it is?)

cloud gate

1 of 5000 pictures (or so it seems) that i took in front of cloud gate in millenium park (chicago)

just like honey...

i thought this pic was fitting for the 12th anniversary of the 'honey' single being released.

(that's a mariah reference for those not in the know).

the release of that particular single solidified my status as a die-hard fan.

taco night!

making taco's tonight; it's been awhile since we've had our taco night, but i'm hoping it's better than ever (each time it's gotten better).

hopefully we'll all eat "three" each, just like last time (right, chantal?)

high kick

completely nuts

at a nut stand in chicago (navy pier)

i'm curious...

... to see if the CNE today will be as fun as it was in past years, what with the questionable weather we'll have.

also really excited to see what the 'stuffed animal' of the year is.

can't wait!

no dogs allowed

clay goes camping

ashley @ twin peaks

one of my favourite shots from 'frisco.

C.N.E.

heading to the CNE this saturday and am super excited!!!!

this is how i felt today

swingin'

that's jd having the time of his life on the swing or so it seems. taken at the wonderful christie pits.

warning...

just what you want to see when you set foot on baker beach.

it's so nice out even the trees are smiling

vroom vroom

i think betty is a squealer, don't u?

hangin on to andy

of course, that's me hanging on for dear life on the andy warhol bridge.

cuz i'm crazy like that.

heeeeeeeeeeere's hugo!

i (heart) antigua

i've had four days of absolute heaven in my favourite place in the world.

it's a yearly tradition.

hopefully one that continues.

#1 (2005)

#2 (2007)

#3 (2008)

#4 (2009)

diva friday

such a diva... this woman (whose name i don't remember) was waiting for her photo to be taken. between the knowing eyes, the big smile, the diva hair, and did i mention the giant hoop earring?

btw, this was also a san fran shot. it seems that since finishing the 'flickring' of all my san fran shots this week, i've realized that i'm still in love with the pics i was able to take there.

mmm crepes

we had these in san francisco in the haight after a delicious dim sum lunch in china. 'ashley' wanted a snack and they smelled wonderful so we went in, and i ended up eating half.

so good.

our food fest was followed by some wonderful sushi (& bbq mussels) for dinner. definitely a day of wonderful eating delights.

walking to dolores park in san fran

finally it's summer...

the weather has been HOT this weekend.
so we don't get too excited, this is what it'll look like outside in about 5 months.

michael

beware