Outlaws
These days, going outside is fraught with peril, especially if you don’t keep your distance.
walkabout
A picture is worth 1000 words
View fullsize In 2017 I had started a photo blog, but after a few months I lost my focus and abandoned it. After experimenting with numerous photography sites (500px, Adobe Portfolio) and social platforms (Ello, Tumblr, Instagram) I realized that the blog helped me do something that all the those sites couldn’t: tell my story …
A natural capital
As soon as you leave the ceremonial areas of Ottawa (think: Parliament Hill, the Supreme Court etc.) and get away from the other obvious touristy areas (ByWard Market, The Canadian Museum of *.*, etc.) it’s VERY easy to forget you’re in the national capital of a G7 country. Ottawa is easily one of the most …
Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville is one of the largest neighborhood areas in Pittsburgh. It is located northeast of downtown, and like many of the city’s riverfront neighborhoods, it has an industrial past. And like many industrial-era neighbourhoods, it’s gentrifying and becoming hipsterized. That’s bad news if you’re looking for a cheap place to live, good news if …
Ahhh, springtime!
This past Saturday was an absolutely stunning spring’s day; beautiful blue skies, a warm(-ish) breeze, trees starting to bud and people coming out of hibernation. My wife and I decided to take a break from family Easter festivities and go for a little walk in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, on of the original suburbs on the extreme western …