ain't no place like home

About a month or so ago I went out shooting (as in photography, not hunting) with a dear friend. It had been so long since I had done this with him and I missed it more than I could adequately express. We planned it in advance and agreed to go shooting in Old Montreal. We agreed to meet there very early on a Saturday morning.


When that Saturday morning rolled around, the skies were grey and clouds were ominous. Even before 6:30am, it was already raining and the weather network informed me that it would continue to rain throughout the day. However, we are both much like postal workers when it comes to photography - neither sleet nor snow nor... etc. I forget their exact motto, but you get the idea.


So we met downtown by about 8:15am and I even found both of us FREE parking spaces! It was a great way to start the day and it set the tone for the rest of the day as well.


We walked, we shot, we talked about every subject that popped into our heads. It was a wonderful day and I vow to have more like it.


Here are just a few of the images I captured. Please be my guest and view a few bits and pieces of Old Montreal through my eyes.

made for walkin'

I'm almost ashamed to admit that my love of shoes came rather late in life. My very mild shoe fetish only really started developing a few years ago. I'm not sure what triggered it, but I'm certainly not fighting it off.



With the weather turning cooler and the leaves changing colours, I am giddy with the thought of a new fall wardrobe. Sadly, I'll have to do it in baby steps as my bank account won't accomodate one big splurge. One of the must-haves, at least as far as I'm concerned, is a pair of fall boots.



Boots have always been a challenge for my wide feet and wide calves. Heck, I have wide everything! I think I managed to track down a pair of boots that I love and that will (hopefully) fit properly. I ordered these babies about two weeks ago and I should receive them very soon. Wheeeee!!! I can hardly wait!! Aren't they pretty? I ordered the black pair, but, if they're as good and comfortable and gorgeous as I anticipate them to be, I may just order the tan ones too!

only a slight deviation

The other blog, the “my pursuit of happiness” blog, was started so I could have a place to think aloud about the things that made me happy and the things that made me unhappy. The pursuit continues, but talking about the same damn things repeatedly was beginning to frustrate me and distract me from my focus. So I stopped.

There’s a part of me, though, that still feels the need to let it all out and put it out there and maybe, if I’m lucky, even get a little feedback. This little blog tangent will be filled with positivity. My interests are varied and my goal is to fill my days with good things. So I should have plenty of material to draw upon for my posts. I can choose from a plethora of subjects and activities to share with anyone who stumbles upon my blongent (blog tangent). A few examples (in no particular order) are…

- Food and recipes
- Exercise
- Photography
- Art
- Books
- Fashion
- Movies
- Plays
- Music
- Sexuality
- Spirituality
- People
- Nature
- etc. etc. etc…