We were in Toronto last month to attend this show. It's basically about a Jamaican folk hero whose life ended tragically...kind of a Robin Hood story with an unhappy ending. Unhappy endings don't really bother me, as long as the story is worthwhile,...

We're back from our 11 day trip to Ecuador (Quito, the capital city, and the Galapagos islands). The most difficult part of preparing for the trip was deciding what photographic equipment to take with me. The Girl insisted that we carry my 180mm...

The best toys for most animals are those that can be destroyed. For birds, toy destruction is a way to channel aggravation and frustration while in their cage. In a future post I will write about this further with respect to the self-mutilation that...

Spring weather is here, and with it comes a very active interplay of high and low pressure systems. All sorts of displaced strangeness occurs such as the sounds of songbirds and wild turkeys in the middle of a blizzard, hot sun and yet the existence...

Remember back in 2007, when we had my wife's great aunt and her friend over from Romania for a visit? We couldn't get rid of them fast enough because of the fighting between them. So, in a moment of weakness, we decided to invite TroubleMaker (TM)...