A "quick" picture of my wife. 31 weeks pregnant with our son. I say "quick" because a simple portrait like this ended up needing pillows and cushions to prop her up to the right height, and reflector boards to get some light back on her from the window. Its behind the scenes magic!
Down on the Farm
Earlier this week, we were watching my dad for a few days while my sister was away. We decided to take him to this open-farm being put on by my friend Jen Howe and her husband Ben. They have a large farm in Ancaster with hundreds of cows, and I assume alot of milk as well! It was pretty cold, but it was an interesting little trip that my dad enjoyed. Here are a few pics of the farm...
Frozen Trees
I survived the ice storm of the decade! While I was outside with taking the dog for a pee, contemplating my good fortune, I decided to snap a few shots of everything caked in ice. It had a neat look... glowing around the edges. Very fresnel (look it up!).
Camping
I don't usually write many paragraphs, but when I do, its about camping.
I haven't been camping in a man's age. I really don't think I had much desire to go though. We used to go all the time when we were kids, and it was usually with Andrew, and his brother Tom, and their parents. I think the last time I was camping was just with Andrew and Tom, and we went to Sauble Beach and it poured rain the entire time. So much so that we had to dig trenches around the tents to keep them from being flooded, and we spent pretty much the entire time under a tarp suspended over the table, playing magnetic chess beside a citronella candle. So, with that being the last memory I had, I guess I wasn't keen on going back for me. But after Andrew told me he was planning a bike trip up to Tobermory, I thought Id tag along. In the end, I wasn't able to go on my bike due to an arm injury, but that gave me a chance to finally get my car back on the road.
It was a 4 day trip (for me, Andrew kept going after I headed home) to Tobermory Prov. Park. We were pretty much the only people in the general area of where we were in the park. There was 1 other tent a few spots down but I don't think I saw them once. At night it was black, and cold. If you walked down to the lake, out of the cover of the trees, the stars were super bright and you could actually make out what was around you, but stepping back into the trees and it was liking walking back into a wall of dark.
Despite the cold, and the fact that I had to sleep on the floor of my car, it was a good time and let me get away from the city for a while and leave some worries behind.