For the second year running, we’ve rented a cottage with 3 other families. Last year, people said we were crazy, but it worked out so well we decided to do it again this year. The 16 of us got a monster 7 bedroom cottage on Esson Lake, just south of Haliburton for 7 days in…
This past week, my oldest son and I spent 3 days in Ottawa. This was a trip we’ve been planning for several months and there was no real reason to go there, other than a vacation. We packed up and left home at 9am on Sunday and pulled into the National War Museum just before…
While on vacation at a family reunion last weekend, the local gas station had a shelf of Kodak film, along with some blank cassette tapes and some 8mm movie tapes. I had noticed the price on the film had been reduced several times. I went back the next day and inquired about it. The lady…
At the beginning of July, our camera club visited a local garden store called Gardens Plus. The owners were gracious enough to let about 20 photographers walk about the property with tripods and gear to try and capture some interesting photos. I saw this as a perfect opportunity to get out with the Crown Graphic…
While on a visit to our local antique shop, I noticed an interesting looking camera next to some not interesting plastic point and shoots. The price seemed pretty good, (for an antique shop), so I decided to pick it up. Even if it didn’t work, it’s still a neat looking camera for the shelf. This…
Back in June when my friend Paul was visiting, we spent an hour or so up at Trent University doing some more photography. Trent is a favourite go-to spot of mine to get out shooting and test new cameras… especially in the evenings during the summer when it feels like a ghost town. The architecture…
Back in mid-July, my good friend Paul came up for a visit and we spent the day out shooting. One of the first spots we hit was Hope Mill, then Lang Grist Mill, both on the Indian River. I was shooting 35mm film, medium format film, and a couple sheets on the 4×5 too. The…
Back on June 10th, we had some friends up to Peterborough to celebrate a couple birthdays happening around that time. We went out for dinner then to the Peterborough Axe Club. A fun night was had by all throwing hatchets at a target in a tournament style competition. I forget who the winner was, but…
Although the Peterborough Speedway is less than 2km from my house, (and I can hear it from my deck), I’ve only ever been there one other time back in 2013. This time it was also organized by our camera club and we were granted access inside the oval to do some photography. Below are some…
The Touch-a-Truck event is something that happens annually at the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough. It’s a day where the parking lot fills with big trucks of all sorts. Fire trucks, ambulance, transport trucks, cement mixer, and even a zamboni! And the best part is kids (and kid like adults) can climb on and in every…
About a month ago, my brother said he had a couple free passes to Mosport – an International Speedway located about 25 minutes south of where I live. I was expecting it to be loud there, but not as loud as it actually was. I found it to be painfully loud and can see why…
Back in May, I went to a local classic car meetup with some family and friends. It was just down the street from a house we were staying at for the weekend and wasn’t really planned. We basically piled the kids into my buddy’s VW van and drove the 5 minutes to the show. I…
