Cricket

What a win for India in the Final of the ICC Cricket World Cup with a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Saturday!

My brother-in-law was up at 5am along with other cricket fans all over the world and the rest of our household got into the spirit, too.  After last winning the World Cup in 1983, this win was history in the making!  What a glorious moment to witness!

CONGRATULATIONS INDIA!!!

Life Is Too Short

One of our relatives passed away yesterday.  He was a father, a grandfather and a husband.  Losing someone is a very hard thing to deal with and it doesn't really get easier, one just gets used to it.

Take the time today to really show the people you love how much you love and appreciate them in your life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jaipur: Painted Elephant

Growing up in Botswana, one of my safari memories is of an angry elephant stampeding behind our jeep as we raced away. I think I was six or seven. In India, it's quite common to see an elephant or several (as well as monkeys) walking along the main streets.   And it didn't matter how many times I saw them, I was always in awe.

All of these were taken in Jaipur, Rajasthan, where these elephants are decorated and used to carry tourists up and down the roads to the forts.

Boston: Snow

Well, it's SNOWING again in Toronto!
So much for Spring!
In Boston there was a theme around snow.
It made a great nesting ground.

Hot Dog

I may have a thing for hot dog vendors. They're so interesting. First shot is from Boston.  The second from New Orleans.  The hot dog and condiments are from San Francisco. Haha.

New Orleans

It's easy to overlook travel photographs when other destinations get in the way.  :) So, here are some more shots of N'awlins (from the Summer of '08!) that I never got around to posting!

Other N'awlins posts, here and here.

For Japan, With Love

$31,176 raised, so far.

Help Japan if you can.

 

Paris: Rodin

No blog is complete without a Rodin post!  Okay, that's not true, but I have to share my Rodin experience.  We made it to the Rodin Museum 5 minutes before closing!  Oh the madness!  Here are some shots that were taken in those 5 minutes!  We loved the colourful stickers from the museum that were stuck on everything from the sidewalk to the posts outside the museum! The bicycle shot is for Hobography: welcome back!

Tsunami

Tsunami waves hit Hawaii in the early morning hours today (Friday) after Japan's northern coast was hit with an 8.9 magnitude earthquake. Kauai was the first of the Hawaiian islands to be hit by the tsunami, with waves of 3 feet.

Having recently visited the Hawaiian islands in December 2010, this all feels very scary and hits close to home. My prayers and thoughts go out to the people of Japan and Hawaii and all the other coastal areas that are at risk.

These images are of Kauai, taken from the plane, at the Spouting Horn (where water rushes under a lava shelf and bursts through a small opening at the surface.  Every wave produces another spray/spout of water) and at the Kilauea Lighthouse.

Family Day Weekend

We went away this past long weekend, and stayed in a ranch house in La Peche, Quebec.  It was a cosy cabin and although there were fourteen of us, we were all well accommodated.  We played charades, made s'mores, watched movies and ate poutine.  For breakfast we made waffles using this recipe.  We also spent the day in Ottawa skating on the Rideau Canal (the world's largest skating rink).  It was fuh-reeeeeeezing, but the beavertails made it all worthwhile.

Hope your weekend is filled with all kinds of goodness!

Boston: Markets

I love photographing markets.
The vegetables, the flowers, the lighting. It all reminds me of My Fair Lady.

Les Invalides, Paris

Built in 1679, Les Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids) is an incredible piece of architecture.
The building houses the museum of the Army of France and is the burial site of Napoleon Bonaparte among other French war heroes.

Here are some shots.

Boston: Green and Red

Remember Amelie? If you haven't seen it, you must.  It's such a gorgeous film, not to mention how incredible the soundtrack is! If you have seen it, you'll remember how everything was red and green and although very French and Parisian, I felt inspired to post some Boston red and green (and white snow - there was SO MUCH SNOW!) shots.

Have a lovely weekend!

Black, White and Red

Hope you all had a lovely weekend! I'm back from La Peche, Quebec where we spent the long weekend; I'll post up pics soon! Today, we'll go back to Paris; here are couple of black and white photographs with a pop of red.

Paris: Bicycle

It's Friday, so here's a bicycle shot or two and a lovely green mosaic wall on the Rue de Rosiers.

It's a long weekend for us here in Toronto; Monday is "Family Day".
It's also Presidents' Day, for those of you in the States, so have a GREAT LONG WEEKEND!