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Category: Blog Posts
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Merry Christmas!
I drew this for a Christmas card a few years ago, and I’m bringing it back for The Force Awakens. -
Ontario in the Winter
I’ve posted about my friends the black squirrels, and told you about our vacation – now here are some more shots that show that I’m proficient at clicking buttons in Photoshop. In other words, here are my attempts at being a capital-p-photographer. I use a Nikon 1 J3. It is a nice vacation camera, not too bulky and easy to tote around extra lenses. Though the focus controls are clunky, and there is no optical view finder, only digital. Anyway, enjoy the shots!
Horseshoe Falls
Horseshoe Falls
American Falls
Under the Rainbow Bridge
Horseshoe Falls
Scarborough Bluffs
Scarborough Bluffs
Lake Ontario
Geese on Lake Ontario
Geese on Lake Ontario
Geese on Lake Ontario
Scarborough Bluffs
Lake Ontario
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Toronto Photo Log
Here is a quick photo log detailing our vacation to Toronto.
The Toronto skyline from our lovely Airbnb. 
Day 1 is all about shopping. Megan makes Romni Wools on Queen West a top priority. 
A true wool maven reaches her mecca. 
John Fluevog on Queen West. 
Later we drove out to Casa Loma. 
The Christmas decorations in Casa Loma’s main hall. 
On day 2 we drove to Niagara Falls. Here is Megan sandwiched between American Falls and Horseshoe Falls. 
The town of Niagara Falls, Ontario was different than I expected. I pictured a rustic town, but it was more like an acid trip come to life. 
We met my cousin Josh, his wife KT, and their son Julian. Here they are on the Niagara Skywheel. 
Megan viewing the falls from the Skywheel. 
Here we are planning out day 3 in a Second Cup coffee shop. 
Megan in front of Nathan Phillips Square near city hall. 
We stumbled upon an impromptu Christmas village in the Distillery District. 
There was an other Fluevog location there! 
On day 4 we walked through the gorgeous Scarborough Bluffs. 
The bluffs are large dunes of sand and clay right on Lake Ontario, about 20 km outside of the city. 
Tim Hortons kept us warm on our walk. 
We found plenty of rock sculptures. 
Megan was inspired to build one of her own. 
On our last night, we met some co-workers from Automattic for diner at Cheesewerks, and ice cream at Bang Bang. Thanks Mo for making this .gif, for arranging this hangout, and for showing us the best ice cream in the world. -
Black Squirrels in Toronto
On our recent trip to Toronto, I was ecstatic to encounter some beautiful black squirrels. I’m sharing these photos mostly for the benefit of my Southern Maine folks who, like me, grew up around only grey squirrels. Enjoy the snaps!
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Video on refugee screening
If you are curious about the United States refugee screening process, here’s a short, one-minute video from The Huffington Post that describes the process. Thanks Heather M. for sharing.
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Breath Information
Ever since the attacks on Paris, I’ve been suffering from a bit of anxiety. The best way I can describe it is a dark spot bubbling just under the surface of my daily life. I try not to talk about it much, because I’ve got my life to live, my daily chores to chore, and I don’t need anything else adding to the stress.
But I find myself compulsive going to Facebook to see what people are talking about, and I’m realizing now, it’s because your voices help calm me. The stories you share, regardless of if I agree with their opinions, help me breath information. I need it to survive. Thanks for sharing!
Humanity is facing one of the most complex enemies it has ever faced with ISIS. I’m saddened to see so much finger pointing. Keep those fingers aimed at the real enemy. I’m saddened to see knee jerk reactions to, as Trump says, “Bomb them all”. If only it were that simple. I’m saddened that so many of us are so scared that we are considering turning our backs on the refugees. That’s ridiculous. We’ve been accepting thousands of refugees since 9/11. Let’s keep business as usual.
The best thing we can do is breath information. Let’s learn more about what’s happening in the Middle East, in Europe, and in Africa. Let’s step outside of our usual political comfort zone and see things in a different light. Let’s stick together, and not fight amongst ourselves, and learn, learn, learn.
Here are some of my favorite posts that you’ve all shared recently:
https://plus.google.com/+YonatanZunger/posts/RN2yx54bxPa
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3 Lighthouses
In the last installment from our Peaks Island photo walk, let’s look at three lighthouses.
Ram Island light house as seen from the East side of Peaks Island.
Spring Point light house as seen from the Peaks Island ferry.
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Balanced Rocks
Here’s yet an other installment from our recent walk around Peaks Island. On the east side of the island, there is a place where travelers are welcome to add to a rock garden. There are many carefully balanced rock towers. It was very peaceful.
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Maine Coastal Structures
Here’s a third installment from our Peaks Island photo walk this past weekend in which we look at some buildings and homes on the Portland area coastline.
I want to live in this tree house.
New home in progress.
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Portland Maine seascapes
On our recent Peaks Island photo walk, we snapped more photos than we could handle. I’m going to publish them over the course of a few days to make it more manageable. Today’s photos show boats and seascapes. Enjoy.
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Peaks Island photo walk with Megan and Papa John
Today, we walked the about 4 miles around the edge of Peaks Island. It was a really beautiful walk, and I’ve got a few posts worth of pics. It was great, as always to spend the day with Megan and John, and walk side-by-side with them. We had a great left-over picnic with amazing views.
There a were many lovely gardens on our photo walk.
Cormorants resting ( or roosting? ) on a rock.
Megan and John during a pit stop.
The back side of Peaks is scenic and serene.
Bizarre mail box.
The all-knowing weather rock.
Papa John is a traveling man.
Papa John and Megan
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Bug Light Park
Mr. John Jackson, aka Papa John, road into to town this week. Today I took the day off so that Megan and I could give him a lighthouse tour. Here are a few photos.
A dog fetches a tennis ball, with Portland in the background.
Bug light.
The Peaks Island ferry making a run.
Green buoy.
Papa John and Megan with Bug Light.
Papa John and Megan with Ram Island in the background.43.6414716-70.2408811 -
Tall Ships in Casco Bay
I caught some of the tall ship parade on Saturday. The day was overcast and hazy. The waves were choppy. And boy was Spring Point crowded. Here are some of my favorite shots.
A crowd on the break water watches the El Galeón.
Spring Point sees a huge turn out for the tall ship parade.
A view Maine lobster boats look in awe at the El Galeón.
The Oliver Hazard Perry in Casco Bay.
The Picton Castle with Fort Scammel.
The Picton Castle and a tug boat.
The Picton Castle
The Lynx and Spring Point Light.
El Galeón and Spring Point Light.
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Westbrook Strong 5K
Today I completed the Westbrook Strong 5K. It was my first 5K and during training, my top time was 34 minutes. I finished the real deal in just over 30 minutes! It was a lot of fun, even though it was down pouring. And of course it supports a great cause.
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Design and Discovery
[Discover is] the evolution of the design. The uncovering of new states and new ideas throughout the process itself.
A nice long read from a colleague about his process of rebuilding VideoPress.
