Last Post

Unfortunately, this will be my last photo blog posting. It's becoming extremely hard to post a different photo each day and I wonder just how many people are following the post anyway since I seldom get a comment. I have more success on Flickr.

Another reason is that the only other photo blog I follow is my fellow blogger, Bruce Jackson. Bruce has been getting up to 20 spam comments a day from his blog and he was forced to delete the entire blog after posting over 1,000 photos. Before this starts happening to me, I've decided to stop posting rather than deleting the blog.

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One Way to Use a Commode

Scanned from a 35mm Kodachrome slide. Original photo taken at an antique sale in the US.

CPR Train Painting

Photographed at Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery.

Blind Tasting

22 Baco Noirs are ready for a blind tasting. Photographed at Henry of Pelham Winery.

Baco Tasting at Henry of Pelham

We went to a private tasting of 22 Baco Noirs from various wineries in Ontario. The tasting was hosted by wine writer, Michael Pinkus at Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery.

Colourful Berries

Scanned 35mm Kodachrome slide.

Sue and Friends

Photographed somewhere in Florida a number of years ago.

Winters Past

There hasn't been much snow in Niagara this year so I thought I would post a photo of when we lived in Toronto. Many years ago the city got hit with a huge amount of snow!

Flatiron Building, Toronto

This mural, or Trompe l'Oeil, is on one end of the Gooderham building in Toronto - often referred to as the Flatiron building.

Parry Sound in Autumn

Taken at a neighbour's cottage up north.

East Coast Lighthouse

Scanned 35mm Kodachrome slide.

East Coast Sunset

Scanned from a 35mm Kodachrome slide.

Northern Ontario Autumn

Photographed at a neighbour's cottage near Parry Sound, Ontario. 35mm Kodachrome slide.

Peggy's Cove

I posted this photo of Peggy's Cove before but it was a scan from a photograph. I recently found the original Kodachrome slide and scanned it to produce this photo.

Orangeville Balloon Festival

Photographed in Orangeville. This is a scan from a 35mm Kodachrome slide.

Sunset Somewhere in the USA

When scanning some old slides, it's hard to figure out where the photos were taken. The slide box indicated that this was taken in the United States - but who knows where?

Chutney Relaxing

Our oldest Cat, Chutney, likes to lay on Sue's lap.

Loch Ness

Photographed on one of our trips to the UK. 35mm Kodachrome slide.

The Art of Red

There are a number of very simple, yet effective, posters for Trius Red wines. We have two hanging in our sitting room. I photographed this one at the pre-release party for the 2010 Trius Red.

Trius "Pick Up" Party

Hillebrand Winery recently held a pick up party for anyone who pre-ordered the 2010 Trius Red. Samples of the 2010 and 2000 Trius reds and Chef Frank Dodd's burgers were served complimentary.

Your Carriage is Waiting

Niagara College was offering horse drawn carriage rides to take people from the winery to the main college campus on Saturday.

Snowy Owl

Another photo taken at Niagara College

Eagle at the College

Niagara College had a display of birds of prey yesterday.

Trius 2010

We were at Hillebrand Winery today for their Trius 2010 "pick-up" party. We were able to try both the 2010 and 2000 vintages of Trius Red. They were also serving Chef Frank Dodd's famous burgers.

How Did That Red One Get in There?

Tulips photographed on 35mm Kodachrome slide file and scanned.

Penelope Greek Restaurant

When I took this photo, Penelope was located on Front Street in Toronto. It is now located on King Street.

Flower in Abstract

A close-up of the centre of a flower I photographed recently and used some special techniques in Photoshop for this effect.

Hidden Bench Wine Shop

Hidden Bench Winery is a quality winery in Beamsville.

Maid of the Mist (1978)

A scanned 35mm Kodachrome slide.

Cobbler's House (1860)

This house is in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It was owned many years ago by friends of our family. I used to stay with them when I was a youngster. It is now a designated historical property.

Evening Comes to Epcot

Taken just after sunset at Epcot Centre, Florida. Scanned from a 35mm slide.

Rainbow

Photographed in England.

House on the Thames

Another one of Sue's Kodachrome slides that I scanned recently.

Colourful Balloons

Scanned from a 35mm Kodachrome slide.

CN Tower from Toronto Island

CN Tower at sunset as seen from Toronto Island

Three Trees in a Field

Sue took this photo in England in 1982. A copy of the photo is hanging in her best friend's home in England but we never knew where the original slide was. I finally found it after going through hundreds of slides.

Chili & Icewine

Hillebrand Estate Winery was serving chili and Vidal Icewine as part of the Icewine Festival's passport event.

Queen's Jubilee

We were in England for the Queen's Silver Jubilee. This was in 1977 and all the streets were decorated to mark this anniversary. 2012 is the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Where does the time go?

Vintage Las Vegas

This is what downtown Las Vegas looked like many years ago. It was the days of $.99 breakfasts and prime rib for $1.49. Now, you're lucky if you can get a breakfast for less than $12, lunch for less that $20 and dinner for less than $30. As they say, "those were the days".

St. Lucia Sunset

This photo was taken by Sue on our trip to St. Lucia many years ago. It's a scanned 35mm Kodachrome slide.

Vintage CNE Photo

This was photographed many years ago when the CNE had permanent midway games and rides. The 10 cent sign in the background is an indication of how long ago the photo was taken. Games today are usually about $2 and up!

First Nations' Painting

Photographed at the McMichael Gallery. Scanned from a 35mm slide.

Old Las Vegas

Las Vegas sure has changed since our first visit in 1978. Some of these hotel casinos no longer exist.

Autumn Leaf

Scanned from a 35mm Kodachrome slide and cropped in Photoshop Elements.

Icewine Martini

As part of the Icewine Festival, Jackson-Triggs was offering an Icewine & Vodka martini.

Ice Sculpture at Peller Estates

Peller Estates was displaying this ice sculpture commemorating the 200 years of peace between Canada and the USA.

Florida Sunset

Scanned from a 35mm slide.

Apple Tart & Icewine

As part of the Icewine Festival's passport event, Inniskillin was serving a Northern spy apple tart with the 2007 Vidal Icewine. Yum!

Marshmallow Forest

These Icewine marshmallows were ready for toasting on open fires at Peller Estates Winery as part of the Niagara Icewine Festival. They were paired with two kinds of Vidal Icewine - one oaked and one unoaked.

Icewine at Inniskillin

We visited Inniskillin Winery yesterday. They were serving a delicious Northern spy apple tart with the 2007 Vidal Icewine. Afterwards we toasted marshmallows and had another sip of Icewine!

Mayor Enjoying Icewine Festival

The Mayor of Lincoln, Ontario and an unknown friend are enjoying a glass or two of wine at the Twenty Valley Winter Winefest.