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One winter morning Peter woke up and looked out the window. Snow had fallen during the night. It covered everything as far as he could see.
 Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day

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Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood. 
Andy Goldsworthy

Winter at Niagara Falls

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Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.
Anthony Burgess

A Very Cold Sunrise on the Niagara River

Looking through the mist from the falls to the river beyond.

Alive Again

More Winter Photos

I'm seriously sick of winter, but the photographic opportunities have been terrific. YUK! Blogger turns my white winter pictures to grey.  See them on Flickr the way they are meant to be seen.

Winter Photos

I'm getting tired of winter, but its been good for photos.

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Swans, ice and fog on Humber Bay.

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Nathan Phillips Square this snowy evening.

Campaign Round-Up

Whoa.  What a campaign.  I worked on Chrystia Freeland's by-election in Toronto Centre and it was an amazing experience.  Or set of experiences.  I got to photograph Justin Trudeau from close up, sat through Friday prayers at a mosque, watched a Deputy Returning Officer get fired at 4PM on election day, listen to an NDP poll worker's racist rant about non-english speakers, talked about artillery with Lt. Gen. (ret) Andrew Leslie, watched Kevin Clarke go ballistic, met dozens of fascinating people, had tons of energy, got to be a part of the game, and to top it off, a fantastic party after we won.

It was a good time.  The biggest thing was that they asked me to take photos.  I forgot that I could do people pictures.  Its been such a long time.  But I knew exactly what to do, and despite being very rusty, managed to do it.  Here are some of the best photos.  Some are duplicates of earlier posts, but I did all these over again as I gained practice at Lightroom and Photoshop.

 Justin Trudeau

 Chrystia Freeland

 Justin Trudeau canvassing on Parliament Street.

 Linda McQuaig, John Deverell, Chrystia Freeland at the UofT debate.

 Paul Martin canvassing in Yorkville.

 John Tory moderating the debate at Jarvis Collegiate.

 Chrystia at the Jarvis debate.

 Chrystia's handlers Rebecca and Ben fiercely concentrating during a scrum at the Jarvis debate.

 Bob Rae, Justin Trudeau and Kathleen Wynne at a campaign rally.

 Justin Trudeau at the same rally.

 And again with Kathleen Wynne.

Senator Art Eggleton watching the early results.

Chrystia during her victory speech.

Bob Rae