Category: People

Theme Day: Photographing the photographer

For City Daily Photo Theme Day this month we turn our cameras on our fellow photographers for a glance at the other side of the lens. A recent trip to Butchart Gardens in British Columbia was an opportunity to observe a number of styles, starting with a variation on the classic yoga “chair pose.”

Then there’s the casual one handed approach.

Who says the photographer can’t be part of the shot?

Photographers tend to immerse themselves in their subjects. Closer…closer…

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Almost good enough to eat

I’d gotten in the habit of celebrating my blog anniversary with a cupcake each year. Light a candle, take a picture, congratulate myself, and then enjoy the cupcake. This year, number six, slipped by completely unnoticed last Friday. Thanks, “SAM,” a local friend, for the reminder.

In the absence of my traditional trip to That Takes the Cake, herewith some soy cupcake candles from CupcakeCandle Company, a local candle maker.

The candles were nicely displayed during the Lavender Festival. It seems almost criminal to make something that yummy looking inedible, doesn’t it?

Meet Sarah

Sarah is the bird here on the left. She is a sulfur crested cockatiel who routinely accompanies her people as they go about their days. She’s curious, gregarious, and quite ready to be the center of attention.

Sarah is 27 years old and according to her people she can live up to 60 years or more. Although she didn’t regale us with opinions we were told that she has a vocabulary and readily makes her needs and feelings known. Click here for more information on cockatiels.