Thunder Bay – Friday

The grader had passed by recently.  Cleared everything on the street.  Trash always finds a way. This traffic island on Marina Park Drive is  Its part of a crosswalk that allows people to walk from one side of the street to the other.  People can use it to access the park’s rec trails. Why is … Read more

Thunder Bay – Thursday

Nothing to photograph out there today.  Nothing anywhere actually.  So I grabbed a couple of the usual subjects. Went black and white. Wind was strong just like yesterday but today its snowing. Lots of drifting Never could understand why stores allow people to take their carts off of the property.  The cost of recovering the … Read more

Thunder Bay – City House Prices Up Nearly 14 per Cent From A Year Ago

City house prices up nearly 14 per cent from a year ago An ongoing shortage of available houses is keeping Thunder Bay a sellers’ market and pushing buyers to offer well over the listed price. As of Tuesday, the Thunder Bay Real Estate Board reported there were only 68 houses and condominiums available for purchase. In sharp contrast, 20 … Read more

Thunder Bay – Wednesday

Got up and found no snow storm going on sooo I went down to the waterfront. There was some red in the eastern sky.  The problem was that I had to point the camera into a very strong wind.   Wind is not good for longer exposures.  The camera does vibrate with the big gusts.  There … Read more

Thunder Bay – Tuesday

Straight forward sunrise this morning. Clear sky.  Few clouds. The lighthouse is one of the few subjects to photograph out there.  So I tend to pay it a lot of attention. We have the sun preparing to make its appearance. It is now rising clear of the giant. and so the day begins. Expecting snow … Read more

Thunder Bay – Monday – Family Day

Warm but a little foggy The only area that is not covered in clouds The giant is out there somewhere Fog starting to roll in We have low fog with some colour appearing Sunrise? The snow sculptures are finished   and we have ice sculptures by the snowshoe art guy. Putting some finishing touches on … Read more

Thunder Bay – Sunday

The sky I am facing this morning. Nice early colour Low mist/fog starting to show up The mist/fog morphing. Clouds starting to turn colour. The sun starting to make its presence known. Mist/fog starting to roll in. The sun peeks through There is the sun The sun lights up the mist/fog Fog approaching the shoreline … Read more

Thunder Bay – Saturday – Valentine’s Day

I am not a young man.  Lived many, many years in Thunder Bay and then many and many more in Port Arthur.  Until a bout 10 years ago, I had never heard of this stuff let alone see the stuff laying around the city. There was a time, not that long ago, where a person … Read more

Thunder Bay – Friday The 13th

I like patterns This is what I was facing this morning.  I doubt if there will be any really good photo opportunities as far as sunrise is concerned. Maybe the clouds can provide some interesting shots I kind of like this. The colours are nice. We have a kind of explosive vibe going here If … Read more

The World – Are You Replicable?

 The one think that I do know about AI is that it does not buy stuff.  It does not need food, clothing, cars, housing, restaurants, cafes, movies….no consumer products at all. AI does not pay taxes, fees, require licensing,  social programs, NGOs….any government services at all. Sooo, what are the millions of soon-to-be unemployed … Read more