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Archive for February, 2008

Sony’s Blu-ray wins!

Posted in Stuff, tagged , , , on February 23, 2008 | Comments Off

   As Toshiba announced their demise in the DVD format war against Sony’s Blu-ray I am thankful, and to some degree impressed, that my husband chose to go the Blu-ray route for our joint Christmas present.  With a collection of almost a 24 Blu-ray discs since Christmas I’d feel bummed if Sony lost yet another video format battle (remember Betamax?). [...]

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Lunar Eclipse

Posted in Stuff, tagged , , , on February 21, 2008 | Comments Off

-12 celsius and I’m outside freezing my butt off taking photos of the lunar eclipse. When I came in my tripod had frost, my camera & lense had condensation so they’re acclimating, and my frozen fingers slowly thawed. I think I’m crazy! What did I learn from the excursion to the end of my driveway? [...]

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A More Serious Thomas

Posted in Stuff on February 19, 2008 | Comments Off

A different face for the usual happy little fella.  After having his hat taken off for the photo Thomas was miserable, but I think his mood certainly fits the scene. Two crops of the same image – hopefully we don’t see this serious & miserable face too often.

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Pioneer Living

Posted in Events, Stuff, The Ryders & Family, tagged , , , , , , on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Today was Family Day in Ontario, a new statutory holiday to encourage families to spend some time together. So what is a family supposed to do in the middle of February? Well we took a trip to a local pioneer village, Westfield Heritage Village. The village has a collection of over 35 historical buildings set [...]

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2008 Toronto Auto Show

Posted in Events, Ryder Photo, Stuff, tagged , , , , , on February 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »

The Canadian International AutoShow opens up tomorrow…well technically today since it’s now Feb 15th.  I was down at the Toronto Metro Convention Centre on Thursday during Media Days and grabbed some shots.  I didn’t have enough time to make it round to all the exhibits but I did get to see some sweet rides.  Check out a few of the vehicles National 4-Wheel [...]

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Party Time!

Posted in Events, Stuff, The Ryders & Family, tagged , , , , on February 5, 2008 | Comments Off

My two nephews, Pyke (his Dad is a fisherman!) & Ben, have birthdays 3 weeks apart, and in the middle of winter. So how do you celebrate? Indoors of course! This year’s party was hosted at Little Goobers in Burlington. A private affair with tons of activity for the kids; mostly running, climbing and sliding [...]

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