iPhone Diaries #430: "not a mirror image "

Moxie, the inmate, and Bello, the parolee. Oct 30th.

iPhone Diaries #429: "Walking the cat and the dogs"

on a fine, crisp, Sunday morning. Oct 30th.

iPhone Diaries #428: "Hostas on the front yard"

Hostas, a boring drab green and white in the summer, "come to life" in the fall, exploding in colours as the leaves "die down" for the winter. Hostas on the front yard ringed with frost.

Autumn is like an old book;

Marred spines turn mean yellow,

staples rust red-orange.

Every stained page is stressed

by a splat of color. Rough-red

like an old tavern,

we become hungry birds

and prepared for fall.

Shape and shadow are candied citron

as a lantern turns bitter yellow. Autumn

is a red fox, a goblet filled with dark wine,

a hot chilli pepper with smoky eyes.

Pressed leaves take in the colors

of seafood paella and saffron; these leaves

are like death, climaxing with a smile.

Autumn: her dress is a net of mussels;

dark shelled, it covers up

summer's weatherbeaten body.

So pull out your boots

and stand on an aged, wood floor

like an evergreen.

"Autumn" by Mary Hamrick

                                              Oct 29th.

Maestros of the Bar

No rehearsal, spur-of-the-moment performance behind the bar at the Grand Luxe on Bayview. Flaming lighter fluid on the counter, vodka pouring down bulls-eye on the glasses. It was all over in 20 seconds! Ephemeral! Oct 21st.

Canon 60D, Tamron 17-50f2.8 (busted zoom ring so it's treated like a prime lens, push-pulling on the lens barrel for the right focal length... but still as sharp as any Leica lens around), ISO1600, 1/20@f2.8.

iPhone Diaries #427: "The Emma-Rose Fund's Biennial Fundraising Gala with Grenville Pinto on violin."

Grenville Pinto on violin in performance at the biennial fundraising gala for the Emma-Rose Fund. It is always a privilege to devote one's talent to a worthy cause. Additional photos still being processed; check the Emma-Rose Fund website for more details. Oct 21st.