Photo of the Week 2022-06-20

 

A wee speil aboot oor trek ... 

... and some photies

 

 

Those who follow this bog, and certainly those who know me, will be familiar with my "start at the beginning and work through chronologically to the end " approach ... but, now for something completely different.

Beginning neither at the start nor the end, but somewhere in the middle ...

Yup!

The dreaded COVID-19 positive result.

Day 6 of our tour

Day 7 of our trip

Full Stop!

Reset!

WTF now?

We arrived in Inverness after outings at a Highlands sheep farm and a stop at Culloden. Both were in windy, rainy conditions and we thought we may have just gotten a good chill. But Lynn tested positive for COVID the next next day and we removed ourselves from the tour as per protocol.

We are now home, safe and well. Focusing on the good things from our trip will be the main goal. We have both agreed we will (help each other) try not to dwell on the bad as difficult as it may be. The first good? We handled it together, some trying times, but for the most part we handled it well, supported each other and made the best that we could from unfortunate circumstances. We missed the middle part of the tour, Loch Ness, Orkney, Skye, Mull, Iona, Oban and joined back up for the last full day out of Glasgow which was definitely a highlight (more about that in a future post).

So as not to end on a down ... here's on of my first views of Edinburgh Castle on the day we arrived, before the tour got going. We hoofed it into the Old City and took in some of the sights.

' Edinburgh Castle from Princes Garden Walk '

On our first day in Edinburgh, we took advantage of the weather and went for a sightseeing walk to keep ourselves going as we tried to adjust to the time change.

 

DJE

Photo of the Week 2020-05-11

' Snowbirds over Guelph '

Knowing that the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Air Demonstration Squadron was scheduled to fly over Guelph during 'Operation Inspiration', I monitored their schedule updates and plotted out a location I expected would provide a good vantage point.

I wanted to get a shot of the formation passing by the iconic Church (now Basilica) of our Lady. With that in mind I selected the upper deck of the Quebec St. Mall parkade, central to Guelph, as my shooting location. Hoping they would be approaching from the SW to fly over the centre of the city and Guelph General Hospital. I arrived at the location an hour before their anticipated arrival, which was then delayed 45 minutes due to weather.

As the Snowbirds approached, they appeared to be heading straight for me and would pass overhead ... but ... they banked away to begin an "S" shaped path over the city and even with my high vantage point I lost track of them behind some rooftops.

When they banked back again and emerged they were quite a way behind the Basilica and I had to zoom out to get it frame.

 

Snowbirds over Guelph

The light was far from optimal given the time of day and an overcast sky with rain threatening. I'm not really happy with the result ... but hey, I was out of the house and shooting.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2020-05-04

' from the archive '

So it's day whatever of the COVID pandemic state of emergency and here in Ontario, the government is just starting to ease the restrictions that have been placed on us all to help stop the spread.

I'm not sure how long it will take for things to get back to normal. In all likelihood it will never be the way it was and we will all just adjust to what becomes the new normal. Whatever that looks like, there are some certainties that help me focus on moving forward. Of course there are family and friends and I very much look forward to the days when we can gather as we once did. Soon, I hope the parks, nature trails and golf courses will begin to open up because that's where do most of my walking and I like a variety of choices.

In the more immediate future, there is photography, actually going out and making some images. As much as I have enjoyed several weeks of exploring the archive, there is nothing like the satisfaction I get from actually getting out for photography. I only got part way to 2012 in my image library so hopefully there are more diamonds in the rough tucked away for future rainy days. 

At some point not too far away, some new captures will begin to appear on the blog. But for this week, here's something from the archive I thought appropriate given how the subject looks very similar to all of the visual representations of the Corona Virus that have been permeating the media through this crisis.

' colourful corona '

' COVID, be gone, a poem '

COVID be gone in the depths of dawn

May we rise to be infection free

The isolated days so many are feeling

Our minds sit in darkness and are in need of healing

Our leaders work tirelessly to bring us comfort

As the death toll rises we grieve with such loss

Distancing from loved ones we carry our cross

The days seem endless with so full of despair

Where is the light with no end in sight

The darkness we must overcome

Stand strong and fight as a world we must become one.

Carter Mann

Grade 5 student at Holy Cross

Sudbury

Well said young man.

DJE