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It’s not that grey

Angelika — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:35:23 +0000

Postcard from Ottawa

Angelika — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:18:56 +0000

I thought I’d make a quick post to let everybody know that contrary to popular belief the fotogeeks haven’t become an extinct species.

So, I’ve been to Ottawa this week on a work business trip and found myself with a whole day to kill. Enjoy: ????? ? ????????? ?????????

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Snowbirds Airshow

Angelika — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:42:08 +0000

I will admit to getting a little bit lazy blogging-wise. But on the other hand, I am

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In any case, here is one lonely picture from the airshow that we went to yesterday. I couldn’t bring myself to crating a collage, mostly because my edits were not working together very well, but you can find some more here and here (for those not liking Flickr’s interface).

As for the show itself, it was quite a thrill! Unfortunately, some people decided to hide in the car and miss the whole thing. ????? ???? ?a?????

Go Local!

Angelika — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:11:44 +0000

With the current trend in our household of watching informative food industry related films and documentaries like Fast Food Nation, The World According to Monsanto, King Corn, The Future of Food and Food, Inc. (soon coming to a theatre near you) we decided to support our local economy as much as we can. In a city like St. John’s, or should I say in a province like NL, it’s somewhat difficult to completely turn your back on big food corporations. We still depend on them for the things we can’t find at a local farm such as Lester’s Farm, but we’re certainly saying NO to all the processed food that Sobey’s and Dominion would have you believe is the good, convenient and fast stuff. It’s definitely convenient and fast, but in the long run a dish that’s full of preservatives and sugar is poisonous for you! And even though it seems that that ready-to-serve lasagna costs you less than fresh produce and saves you time in the kitchen, it will cost you more later down the road when you develop diabetes or heart disease. We are lucky enough in Canada to have the kind of health care that we do, but have a look at an average Joe in the US who doesn’t have health care coverage. He saves on food today and he will pay the big bucks later when he develops food related illness. And then again, having health insurance doesn’t guarantee that you will receive support from your insurance company.

So, go to Lester’s Farm or any other farm for that matter, I hear there is another one in the East End. Load up on fresh locally grown food, spend some time in the kitchen with your family to make sure you are your own boss when it comes to what you feed your family and let the big, disgusting food corporations know that they can shove it! And if you’re about to tell me that you can’t cook, have a look at my Food Blog to find inspiration and some easy to follow recipes. After all, if I can do it, so can you. ????????? 10 ??? ?????

Oh, BTW, I almost forgot… Here are a couple of snapshots from Lester’s Farm. We went there yesterday to get some fresh herbs for my very primitive looking herb garden (I really can’t wait to have a proper green house) and some delicious spinach. Yes, that’s Randy giving love and some grass to the horse

They all need a little push

Angelika — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:32:54 +0000

As sad as it might sound, as soon as things start to spring to life I feel like shutting the door closed and not coming out until my allergy medicine is able to create a protective barrier against my biggest enemy: the blooming, pollinating nature. That does in fact sound very depressing, but such has been my life for the past 25 years. But I’m working on it, or should I say, the drugs are and I’m feeling better now. We have managed to go for a walk before my allergy went out of control, though.

We went to Bowring Park (surprise, surprise) and we actually got on a trail there, which I didn’t even know existed. Whenever we do go anywhere these days, Dylan gets to take his new bike, to get accustomed to riding it. So far he’s never been on a “real” bike ride so we’re slowly prepping him for one when the three of us would jump on our bikes. I see kids his age all over the streets, on bikes or on foot wandering around without adult supervision and it blows my mind how any thinking adult would let their kids do that. Maybe I’m overprotective or maybe I believe in a little bit more guidance than all those other people. Which brings me to my point in this post. Why is giving your child a little push when he needs it considered a sign of weakness in the child? They all need a little push once in a while, otherwise they will wander off the path and fall off the cliff, because they still don’t know the things that we do.

You can view all the pictures from this excursion here.

Fower power

Angelika — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:15:51 +0000

Here are some flowers from the Botanical Gardens. I visit that place at least couple of times each year and it just so happens that for the past few years I brought a different camera every year to snap the pictures. Here is one taken with my trusty P&S Nikon Coolpix P5000. And later on came this one taken with my first SLR, Nikon D40x. And the current one was taken with my Canon XSi. Looking at all three side by side you can really get the impression that I’ve been trying to get closer and closer to those tiny little pollen producing buggers, which some might consider strange since I suffer from seasonal allergies.

Déjà vu

Angelika — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:03:54 +0000

We went out to Bowring Park and I couldn’t help but notice that almost a year ago I was asked to go out to take pictures for the very first time

. It felt like we were revisiting not only a place but also a point in time. Bowring Park seems like a common place, but the combination of tulips, sun and company made it so much more special around this time of year. It felt like an anniversary, only it came a couple of weeks early. Yes, it’s almost been a full year and I hope it will be followed by many more.

New camera gadget

Angelika — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:46:45 +0000

I’ve finally been able to try out one of the new gadgets we’ve purchased. It’s a 1.5x teleconverter from Kenko that I attached to my lens to see if I can get better results in macro. I have to say that so far all the pictures I have taken with the attachment are of lesser quality than my images taken without it, which was to be expected and I have been forewarned. Maybe better lighting will give me better results once we have some real “springing” happening outside. For now I have these for you:

A different perspective

Angelika — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:00:31 +0000

Here is another take on the pink gerbera:

Ouch

Angelika — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:13:42 +0000

I hate uncertainty. Like the other day when I got a call from Randy telling me that he was at the emergency room to get some stitches. That just sent my mind spinning out of control. And I know that he is not quick to call the doctor whenever he gets a sore throat, so I know that it must be serious for him to end up at the emergency room. Sure enough, he cut his index finger and middle finger so deep that a band-aid would not do. Now he is proudly displaying two finger condoms wherever he goes