/blog/ /blog/green-shift-with-stphane-dion/ <br /><p>i went to a Town Hall meeting last night in Gatineau to hear (and photograph) St&eacute;phane Dion&#39;s Green Shift plan.&nbsp; Given the severe storm we had yesterday afternoon, it seemed timely.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_2368.jpg" alt="" />&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_2369.jpg" alt="" /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_2370.jpg" alt="" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> 2008-08-19 08:25:18.902665 /blog/milenas-graduation/ A special day for Milena who has her entire future ahead of her.. <br /><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1887.jpg" alt="" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1889.jpg" alt="" />&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1888.jpg" alt="" /></p> 2008-08-19 08:24:30.365348 /blog/pre-summer-cocktail-party/ International Award winning Cookbook author Margaret Dickenson and her husband Former Ambassador Larry hosted their annual pre-summer cocktail in their lovely home.&nbsp; Their home features art from all over the world and Margaret is renowned for her elegant and delicious fare.<p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1883.jpg" alt="" /> &nbsp;<br /><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1885.jpg" alt="" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1886.jpg" alt="" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p> 2008-06-26 19:42:05.922040 /blog/morraine-lake-lake-louise/ <img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1882.jpg" alt="" /><p>God&#39;s country.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1881.jpg" alt="" />&nbsp;</p> 2008-06-26 19:20:07.775617 /blog/business-and-pleasure/ <p>The first few days in Banff were a bit damp but we did not let that deter us.&nbsp; We went to town, bought an umbrella and began to explore the area.&nbsp; A few days later, I was hired by the ICAA to take their group photo.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1652.jpg" alt="" width="530" height="354" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1653.jpg" alt="" width="530" height="354" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1658.jpg" alt="" width="530" height="354" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1655.jpg" alt="" width="530" height="3... 2008-05-27 20:19:25.707714 /blog/take-off-flying-to-banff/ <p>I love to fly.&nbsp; And I love photography.&nbsp; My boyfriend and I are off to Banff, Alberta where he will participate in a CFO Leadership course.&nbsp; While he is doing that, I will be doing much photography.&nbsp; </p><p>Here are some photos.&nbsp; I&#39;ll try to post something every day.</p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1630.jpg" alt="" width="530" height="354" />&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1631.jpg" alt="" width="530" height="354" />&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1632.jpg" alt="" width="530" height="354" /></p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_... 2008-05-24 21:03:41.422058 /blog/dads-85th-birthday/ <br /><p>We celebrated Dad&#39;s 85th birthday yesterday.&nbsp; To honour him, I had an old vintage photo of his from World War II restored so that we could have a photo cake made.&nbsp; He says at the time the photo was taken he was about 19 years old and somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic.&nbsp; This would have been 1942.&nbsp; Here are the before and after photos.</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1552.jpg" alt="" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1553.jpg" alt="" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1569.jpg" alt="" /> </p><p>&nbsp;The Cake was done by a wonderful lady in Stittsville.&nbsp; Check... 2008-05-23 07:07:57.884241 /blog/seven-deadly-sins-celebride/ <p>As part of this year&#39;s Canadian Tulip Festival, I was invited to the kick off <strong>Celebrid&eacute;e </strong>event - The Seven Deadly Sins.&nbsp; Panelists included Jessica Holmes from the Royal Canadian Airfarce; astute and witty Ottawa poet Phil Jenkins; Canadian philosopher Elizabeth Trott; the scintillatingly brilliant host of CBC&rsquo;s Bandwidth, Alan Neal; Saint Paul University theology professor, L. Gregory Bloomquist; and Celebrid&eacute;e director Julian Armour.</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1549.jpg" alt="" /></p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1550.jpg" alt="" /> </p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwils... 2008-05-19 16:31:51.463966 /blog/passion-at-75-murray-schafer/ <p>&nbsp;On behalf of the National Arts Centre and on the occasion of Murray Schafer&#39;s 75th birthday, today I photographed him conduct a choral music workshop for local choral singers and teachers at the University of Ottawa.&nbsp;&nbsp; He was animated and obviously passionate about his craft and passing it along to the next generation.&nbsp; It is always such a joy to photograph people doing what they love and being who they are.</p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1249.jpg" alt="" />&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1248.jpg" alt="" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/parade/users/dwilson/blog_previews/photo_149_1247.jpg" alt="" /></p><p>&... 2008-03-28 15:47:03.589314 /blog/new-website-2/ <p>Welcome to my new website and photo blog :)&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#39;m feeling a bit intimidated about writing here though.&nbsp; I guess this will be about finding my voice and/or having the courage to put myself out there.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>I am looking for more subjects to photograph who would be willing to let me photograph them in an artful way.&nbsp; No cheese poses though.&nbsp;</p><p>Blessings,</p><p>&nbsp;</p> 2008-05-19 17:08:30.537307