Photography Challenge Days 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15

So I am finding it hard to maintain my blog (and photography challenge) between work and my somewhat social life. So I have decided to add time management to my list of goals. This essentially means I need to stop watching useless crap on television, aka my laptop and spend more time writing or reading books. 


Lately I have found it much harder dealing with my father's death. I find that it is slowly sinking in that I am never going to speak with him again, and I really miss him. I find that people are awkward around me when I mention anything to do with him, like I am so fragile I cannot handle talking about it. Yes, sometimes it is very hard to talk about and I will find myself tearing up or getting very emotional, but it doesn't mean I am going to break every time. Sometimes talking about him really, actually helps.


Anyways, I wanted to post my most recent pictures for my photography challenge because YES I am incredibly behind. None of these pictures I actually love, and yes I know that I am my own worst critic, but I know when I try and when I take good pictures. I promise the next ones will be much better after this.

Day 10: A Childhood Memory

So this is my childhood memory; balloons. Not any balloons though, no, no, no. Do you remember when as a kid you were invited to a birthday party, or at your own birthday party, a common occurrence were balloons tied to something at the end of the driveway. You would be in your mother's car and out of nowhere you would see them, these bright colourful balloons and you knew that the next 2-3 hours were going to be the best of your life.

Day 11: Something Blue

So what I need to explain about this picture is that it is something blue in a very natural moment. I had spent all day looking at blue graffiti, blue shop windows, blue everything and anything. When I was at home going through my pictures I noticed this one. Nothing special, I don't know why I took it, I think I liked the building, but then I saw it; blue! The sky is blue, the reflection on the windows is blue, the awning for the cafe is blue, the car is blue, and even the girl standing in front of me, is wearing blue. I unintentionally took my blue picture.

Day 12: Sunset

Day 12: Sunset

Day 12: Sunset

I couldn't pick one. Each of these shots, taken while the sun is setting, are each unique. A sunset can be very boring to shoot, but at different angles and different places you can take the same thing and make it completely different.

Day 13: Something Old

A tree? Yes a tree. No judgement because these are some of the oldest living things on this planet.

Day 14: Eyes

Very creepy clown eyes, staring at you as you either enter or leave Granville Island, but staring at you nonetheless. 

Day 15: Your Shoes

My shoes. I love these boots, worn with my huge grey gap socks. I could walk for hours in these guys and my feet will never get sore. As far as shoes go, these ones are true winners.

Ok, so I know I am still behind. Fortunately I am off early tomorrow and then have the next two days off. Yay! A well needed break for sure. I plan on catching up to the rest of the challenge between cleaning my room, doing laundry, going to class, and reading! I have decided to commit myself to a TV free weekend. Monday my friend is coming over so we can create vision boards, I will make him dinner, and then and only then, we will probably veg in front of the television for awhile.

a weekend with eagles, snowy owls, and rockabilly.

Hello,


this past week I have the good fortune to be able to do a multitude of things. It has reminded me and made me appreciate more what a diverse, beautiful province and city I live in.


My day off Thursday I had an opportunity to go for a scenic drive to Tsawwassen/Ladner area to see something most people won't ever in their life time; bald eagles and snowy owls in their natural habitat. 


We were driving down a long stretch of road in the middle of nowhere in the pouring rain and I really did not know what to expect. Suddenly someone in the car yells, "Can you see them?". We all turn our heads and we see at least eight eagles perched in a tree. As we continued to drive there was another four more perched on top of a house. Another six more in another tree. Two swooping down in and around the vehicle as we drove on. They were everywhere. When we arrived at Boundary Bay Regional Park we got out of the vehicle walked towards the left of the road. We noticed a ton of other people with the same idea we had. Some there with tour groups, some by themselves; but all with cameras. As we walked on to where a large group of people were standing we noticed another eagle sitting in a tree and beside him on another branch what looked like a hawk. They looked so beautiful and so peaceful. You have to see an eagle fly above your head with its wings spread out to understand what noble creature they are. Eagles are truly the kings of the sky. 


We then took a walk towards the right. As we walked down the road to the left you begin to see the owls.  Solid white, beautiful creatures mounted on logs. There must have been fifteen or more of them that I could see up close, not counting the ones that were off in the distance. By the end of it we were all cold and soaked, fingers frozen from snapping pictures. 

(Pictures taken by me above: a hawk and eagle perched in a tree, three snowy owls perched on driftwood)


Then on Saturday after delivering the kitten Lua to a new family at Horseshoe bay, a friend and I decided to find a jazz club to listen to some music. We ended up on West Broadway at a place called Fairview Pub. We were fortunate enough to be there on rockabilly night.


Rockabilly is what you would call a portmanteau of rock n' roll and hillbilly (country) music.  Envision 1950's Greasers, Elvis Presley and Bettie Page type lookalikes. We people watched as the rockabilly crowd swing danced. I had never seen anything quite like it. It reminded me what a dynamic place Vancouver is, not just with racial diversity but culturally as well. Rockabilly night at Fairview Pub happens the second Saturday of every month.