Thursday, Sept 24
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Free range, 266/365
One of the judo moms raises her own turkeys, chickens and eggs, and is happy to sell them after judo practice. They're so pretty! Wed, Sept 23
Equinox, 265/365
From now on, the nights are longer than the day. Considering that we have been in the low 30's celsius in the last few days, that feels like a relief. Tuesday, Sept 22
Monday, September 21, 2009
sleepless, 263/365
prompted by the Facebook meme Shuffleshare, my sisters and cousin were trying to come up with the 15 songs you would put on your iPod if it only held 15 songs ("wouldn't that make it a Walkman?" I asked). Everyone came up with a list quickly, and I finally made mine after a couple of hours of insomnia early this morning. And of course the first song I thought of was Jann Arden's Sleepless. Sunday, September 20.
Ammena again, 262/365
I am far too cowardly to do the sort of street photography my friend Michele does, so the closest I get to taking portraits (sort of) of non-family members is during the frequent dance performances we go to. We're often at the same venue as the fabulous Ammena Dance company, who are as much a delight to photograph as they are to watch. Except - I can't believe I cut off her other hand! I obviously have a lot to learn. September 19
falling light, 259/365
another late night - worked late in the lab, then went to a church meeting. Wednesday, September 16.
working late, 258/365
I came back to school after supper to work, and was genuinely shocked to come out in the dark. It was still warm, though and a beautiful evening; students were walking back and forth going to their night classes. Tuesday, Sept 15.
257/365
Halt! who dohs there? 256/365
Homer is a completely inadequate guardian of the liquour cabinet.
Sunday, Sept 13.
river valley looking east, 254/365
the story of the day is that I was working (along with the rest of our lab) on testing during the Lost Soul Ultramarathon. So at the time I took this picture, there were over a hundred people running either 100k or 100 miles, somewhere out there in the dark river valley; little headlamps bobbing along the coulee trails. Sept 11
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
remembering sensei, 253/365
though this was actually taken at the end of May, this is the overarching story of the day, the passing of Lethbridge's beloved sensei. I struggled with this - did I really want to be reminded of this sad memory every time I looked at my photo diary? But it's not merely the story of the day, it's the memory of a man who had such a profound impact on his community, and on so many lives. So yes, as sad as it is, I still want to remember. Sept 10.
politically incorrect, 251/365
not sponge-worthy, 250/365
marginally successful sponge toffee: Labour day we were back in town to do various errands and chores, but instead made bread and sponge toffee. I haven't made this since I was a kid, and at my own children's request, we made it together, for the fun of watching it bubble up when you added baking soda. However, we had very lumpy baking soda, resulting in these quite unpleasant flavour bursts. We'll try again next weekend. Monday, Sept 7.
Livingstone Range, 249/365
Somewhat cliched picture of hay bales with the Livingstone range in the background. What looks like a ray of light from the clouds is actually just the reflection of the car window as we sped past. Sunday, Sept 6
TGIFAWATO, 247/365
pinoy breakfast, 246/365
As far as I know, only Filipinos get really excited and nostalgic about fried spam for breakfast, eaten with garlicky fried rice and eggs. Spam is a throwback to WWll when it was brought to the islands by the GI's, and the habit stuck (along with other strange canned meats such as canned corned beef and vienna sausages).
If I was really feeling motivated, I would chop up onions and tomatoes, put them in fish sauce and vinegar, and spoon it over the whole works. But I wasn't, this morning. Thursday, Sept 3.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
ominous, 243/365
the crosswalk in front of my Stasha's school. Well, that just ain't right. Monday, August 31
the moon on the rushes, 242/365
It's so hot, I almost prefer walking after dark, and seeing the moon over the lake is an added bonus. Sunday, August 30.
241/365
the last day of judo camp. It's too bad it wasn't better attended - it didn't help that students in Calgary were already back in school this week, and there was an earlier, bigger camp in Saskatchewan just a few weeks earlier. The kids did learn a lot, though it would have been nicer to have a bigger turnout. More disconcerting, however, was Sensei's absence, still in a wheelchair after fracturing his hip. His absence was noticeable. Saturday, August 29.
decadence, 240/365
I've had this dodgy relationship with dairy for a while and so have avoided ice cream for nearly six years now. After realizing that I can eat yogurt no problem, it dawned on me that duh! frozen yogurt is fair game! Even better on top of warm white chocolate chip cookies and topped with hot fudge sauce. Triple happiness! Friday, August 28.
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