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Date Square

2009-10-01 12:04:39.611151

Yesterday after having dropped off my puppy to be groomed I stopped in at a Cafe in Manotick and decided to relax with a cup of tea and for something a little sweet, I asked for a date square.

The whole thing cost over $6 which I thought to be on the pricey side. Oh well, it is a nice atmosphere for a cup of tea with tons of magazines and newspapers lying around for customers to enjoy.

My cup of tea and date was served to me a short while later. I was impressed with the way it was presented. You could tell that the Cafe owner put some thought into presenting something memorable! The date square was served on a nice plate with a little bit of cut fruit on the side and then chocolate icing was drizzled all over the date square and the plate. ...

Yamile and Jamie's wedding

2009-07-24 10:40:05.652547

Here are some of my favorite pictures from Yamile and Jamie's wedding. Such a sweet couple.

Kuwait National Day

2009-02-27 06:46:00.214099

On February 25th Kuwait celebrates it's indepence day. I was asked by the Embassy of Kuwait to photograph the event in Ottawa at the National Gallery of Canada. There were about 500 guests including Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade, Peter Milliken Speaker of the House of Commons, and many Ambassadors. Here are some of my favorite photos.

The Slipper

2009-02-25 10:33:35.111149

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It's a GoldenDoodle!

2009-02-04 12:32:01.053405

Last week Eddie and I brought a new little Goldendoodle puppy and we named her Saydee. She is eight weeks old and is like a creme coloured fluff ball. We have wanted a puppy for some time. I wanted something small and white like a miniature poodle or a bichon frise however Eddie was wanting a bigger dog - a Retriever.. So we compromised and settled for a Goldendoodle...(half Golden Retriever and half poodle.) Her name was going to be Compromise :)

It hasn't even been one week yet but we are all settling...

Warmth

2009-01-08 05:34:03.671297

Winter can be long and difficult. I usually have had enough by the end of January. Yesterday, I was outside trying to photograph our new home being built and at only -8 degrees celsius, it was considerably warmer than the norm however, my hands froze in under five minutes. I may be turning my attention to indoors over the next little while.

Miscellaneous winter

2009-01-06 15:39:01.442396

In addition to photographing some adoring babies, I've been travelling back and forth to the cottage in the Laurentians.

This is Boston - an eight week old American bull dog.

Downtown St-Adolphe D'Howard, Quebec

Morin Heights, Quebec

Upper Canada Village - Alight at Night

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Mr. Speaker

2008-11-28 15:40:22.250733

I know I haven't written much since we've come back from France. I have been so busy with creating a photo book for the couple that got married, getting Christmas cards on the go and a variety of photo shoots with my new D700. Two days ago I was asked to go to the House of Commons to photograph Peter Milliken, the House of Commons speaker. My task was to photograph him on a white background which was a shame because his office is amazing. I was able to get this photo after my work was done.

Gordes & Fontaine de Vaucluse

2008-09-19 13:11:55.476109

Well it is with a bit of sadness that I write this last post of our trip to France. Every place we visited was a gold mine haven for a photographer like myself. Yesterday we visited yet another medieval village called Gordes but it was somehow a bit more than the others. It was built around 1600 on top of another village that existed before then. It was perched on a hilltop and was stunning. We then went to visit Fontaine de Vaucluse which is named after some earth spring phenomenan where water gushes from the depth of the earth to form a river. Et voila. It was so lush and green everywhere there. I noticed that one does not have to drive far before the scenery and vegetation is completely different. Within a two hour drive- everythi...

Cassis

2008-09-17 01:51:27.974891

Each day we spend here I understand more and more why the famous impressionist painters all either came from here or painted this place. Yesterday, we drove up approximately a mountainside road called Les Cretes. The view from the top (420 metres /1300 feet) was stunning. We could see the port of Cassis as well as the various Calanques carved into the landscape. After that drive we visited the town of Cassis and found ourselves a lovely little restaurant called Romano's with impeccable food and service. It was not cheap though. After, we went on a boat tour of the Calanques. Simply beautiful and lovely for hikers and swimmers. Apparently one has to hike for about 45 minutes from town to find this out of the way swimming resort.