day 639 - and the day is done...

watching the sun set on this day, my last day before i leave for a holiday that seems uncertain for me. i don't know what i will find there, if i will find a new life or the possibility of a new life. but it still keeps knocking on my head: what is so wrong with this life? i suppose our searching is never really over. as the sun sets, so does it rise again in the morning.

day 638 - patterns

lovely patterns on fall leaves against other leaves and the blue skies.

day 637 - the better view

but still no moon. but there's a bird in flight!

day 636 - but where's the moon?!?

i was trying to shoot the moon this afternoon while the sun was shining brightly. they were just five buildings apart on the horizon. as usual, i was using manual mode. but for some reasons, the shots would come out this way. the sky should've been really blue but instead came out grey. now as i upload this, i understand why. can't use the manual on the moon when it's not dark. correct? or maybe not. but this still came out pretty cool, huh?

day 635 - beam me up, scottie!

sunlight through green and golden red maple leaves.

day 634 - reflections

a small mirror on the wall of our favourite greek restaurant. i took a shot with the owner's picture and part of a mural reflected on the mirror. was going to post it on 365 that's why the framing, but as usual, got rejected so it landed here.

day 633 - i heart yeh, matey!

found this girlie skull and crossbone thingie glittering in the bright sunlight on the pavement during my lunchtime walk to the waterfront. nothing like a pink crossbone, eh?

day 632 - three windows

while waiting for the streetcar to go uptown for lunch, this was the building across the street.

day 631 - happy hallowe'en!

the grandkids weren't impressed! hahaha! this is not my home though. if it's mine it wouldn't be this gaudy.

day 630 - burning

no, it's not a fire, just the sunset, it's all.

day 629 - zombie pumpkin?

saw this pumpkin on a window display of a healthcare store. talk about warts and all.

day 628 - used up beauty

the leaves of this young tree are slowly falling off...reminder of things to come.

day 627 - lunchtime repose

it's cold and grey and the pigeons are enjoying the non-presence of humans at the little park near the market. most of them are on the grass but this group is probably the head honchos so they get to rest on the branches.

day 626 - sparkly

this building looks like a large sparkling diamond at dusk. you have to be there to believe it.

day 625 - the look of fall

in the city, of course, this is how fall looks like. shimmering yellowish-green leaves in the afternoon sunlight.

day 624 - cindy's shoe

this little plastic shoe was too small to be noticed by anybody. but i did, but then a person with a camera looks at things (or pavements) with a different pair of eyes. i wonder if the prince eventually found it as i left it where it was after taking my shot.

day 623 - on the rocks

just a bunch of rocks found on one of my treks. love the red leaf.

day 622 - "vaga"

the word is actually "vagabondo". it is an italian restaurant that serves divine pasta. this...this...this thing is in front of the building and right in view of the diners at vagabondo. i can't quite understand sculptures; they hold no appeal to me.

day 621 - come in and get out!

same passageway, both in and out. i say this photo is brrrrrilliant!

day 620 - caught!

i was trying to photograph the dark cloud formation over lake ontario from inside the office and this air canada plane just whizzed by.

day 619 - brush strokes

reminiscing the good old days, i.e. two weeks ago. the trees had started to change colours and the temperature was so temperate and the sky was a gorgeous blue with wisps of clouds that looked like brush strokes.

day 618 - clouds over toronto

crappy weather we're having here this week. too fall, i say!

day 617 - spikey balls

went back to take more shots of the moon flowers from last month. but the flowers are gone. the bush had these spikey balls though. methinks the contain seeds. i wonder if there is flesh inside that is edible. hmmmm....interesting this plant is.

day 616 - gearing up for winter

piles of chopped felled trees at a cottage, gearing up for those cold winter nights (and probably days). imagine sitting by the roaring fire, listening to its crackling and the warmth it exudes, and you sitting on a lush rug with a hot cocoa and a bestseller that i have authored. i pushed it, didn't i?

day 615 - into the woods

beautiful walkway entrance to a golf course.

day 614 - in the badlands of ontario

discovered this during the drive in the countryside. it's called the badlands, a few acres of red earth formed into ridges surrounded by the gorgeous greenery (now turning to fall colours). those two boys just loved to slip down the quite steepy slopes of the ridges.

day 613 - gooseberries

i love these berries. whenever our office orders food for lunch, these show up on the dessert trays merely as a decoration. i pick them out because they are very delicious. try one today.

day 612 - sentries

this group of hydro metres look like star wars characters, ready to pounce at you anytime. well, they do, everymonth, at your pocket when paying your bills.

day 611 - in a hurry or too slow?

this young maple tree has a full head of green leaves, except for this few that had turned a stunning red against the rest.

day 610 - black cloud

on our drive to the countryside, we passed by this puzzling black cloud which came from one of the buildings at the international airport. as i was taking this shot, a plane slipped into view as it prepared to land. the black cloud, a smoke really, looked sinister and as it faded, it took on the shape of a dragon. well, that's how i saw it. me and my very fertile imagination!

day 609 - sunrise at the beaches

the fruit of my labour - labour as in waking up early and hauling my ass off to the beaches to take photos of the sunrise which i never did during the summer and thank heavens we're having a nice indian summer this early in the fall and i could still take this sunrise pic. yes, that fruit of labour!

day 608 - play misty for me

on the way to the beaches, partner spotted the mist in the park, turned the car around and like a movie director, started to direct me as to how i should photograph the mist. did i heed him? course not. i got the camera, therefore i am the star and i will take the photo i want. and this is what i wanted to shoot. parfaitment!

day 607 - autumn leaves

browned and withered the leaves maybe
the morning sunlight lends its glory

so all the humans may see

nature and all its beauty.

day 606 - another glorious day

the danforth on a very glorious beautiful morning.

day 605 - "1885"

this is the top of the building that houses the "hockey hall of fame", obviously built in 1885.

day 604 - drive by

we brought back our young grandson to the hotel after babysitting him for the night and passed by this park. partner was driving at least 60 kmph as i took this photo. a little blurry, but i thought it wasn't so bad.

day 603 - words

a display of words; these blocks apparently can make up a sentence - the upper blocks a sensible sentence, the lower blocks something that doesn't make sense. you turn the blocks to find the combination of words. interesting, isn't it?

day 602 - so where's the frog?

at the science centre where we took the grandsons, there was this case where a frog that has a long tongue resides. but i have examined the whole case and i see no sign of the frog, nor the tongue. can you spot it? :-)

day 601 - new beginnings

that's the name of this baby, moored at the harbourfront tonight. with sleek wood

trimmings. must be for private rentals. kinda cold today with a very strong breeze.

day 600 - a rainbow

i was giving my boss instructions (yes, that's what i meant to write) how to find his missing e-mails, when i turned around and saw this beautiful partial rainbow at the lake. he turned to admire it, too, but didn't believe me when i told him there's another one on the right. it may not be visible to anyone else, but when i processed it in negative colours, yes, there was a second one. here you could barely see it. but it's there, trust me.

day 599 - out of place but in season

found this very red maple leaf on the edge of the subway platform on my way to work. the whole platform was clean and then this lone red leaf was on the yellow line. was going to pick it up but the train was coming, certainly didn't want to lose my head over a leaf. so, since i have my camera, just take a picture, right?

day 598 - frosty greens

found on a patio fencing of a restaurant on front street - engaging little frosty green leaves. must not forget to take some clippings and root them for home.

day 597 - light as a feather

found on my walk along the beaches.

day 596 - back at the lake again

mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?

day 595 - it's beginning to look a lot like...

fall! on the way to the beaches yesterday, i passed by the park and there are a few trees that had started to turn colours. this is a panoramic shot of the inner portion of the park.

day 594 - the flip side

and here's the other colour of the same flower plant. it seems the petals of this one is so delicate and thin.

day 593 - flower

found an unusual flowering plant at the park. very beautiful red colours of the flowers, with a stalk similar to a hibiscus flower. what makes it unusual? the flowers are huge! bigger than my face! for real!

day 592 - bird bath

just some birds who managed to get my attention as they played on a fountain.

day 591 - door mural

private entry to the restaurant's employees only washrom. the public ones are on either side.

day 590 - cock fight

the favourite past time and gambling choice of filipino men, especially those in the rural areas. these fighter cocks are a prized possession and it has been known that the men who own them would sleep with their cocks at night (oh, that didn't sound right, did it?) rather than with their wives. are you laughing yet? just like race horses, these cocks are bred with carefully chosen (i better be careful here, lest i come up with some smart-ass terms) hens, are watched so that there's not a lot of hanky panky going on with the hens. oh, for goodness' sakes, it's just cocks!