Healthy Ostriches Slaughtered A holding pen that just one day earlier housed 300 ostriches now contains their tarp-covered bodies after officials carried out a slaughter late Thursday night. The pen sits on the grounds of Universal Ostrich Farms in British Columbia, Canada, which has been locked in a legal battle with federal officials over a government‑ordered … Read more
Drizzly morning. Windy. No sunrise today. I Not a great day for photography. Wet surfaces provide reflections. Its good for black and whites No tripod due to the spatter of rain/snow mix. Hand holding camera in the dark does not produce a great photo. As the light increased, I was able to get a better … Read more
Federal budget understates shortfall, LU economist says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget is projecting a $78-billion deficit, but a Lakehead University economist says that’s understating the actual shortfall by quite a bit. The estimated deficit of $78.3 billion is for Ottawa’s operating expenditures, Livio Di Matteo explained Wednesday in an interview with Dougall Media. … Read more
. Clear sky with a what appears to be a jet contrail? Could just be a cloud. We will get some colour out of that. If it is a cloud, its a strannge one. The usual subjects What we are faced with this morning Not much happening so far Getting brighter There is the sun … Read more
Clear sky with a cloud wall on the horizon. Not much you can do with this. Some colour yo the north This is the best out over the lake Pretty much says it all. In this case, the clouds do produce a nice background. Signs of life. The sun is preparing to make its … Read more
Federal budget ‘really met the mark’ for northern Ontario: Hajdu Northern Ontario has a lot to gain in the federal budget tabled by the Mark Carney government says one of the Thunder Bay area’s Liberal MPs. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented the first federal budget under Carney’s leadership Wednesday afternoon. It projects a $78 billion deficit, while … Read more
More discarded clothing. Why are people donating clothing? Its obvious to me that the street urchins and McVicar Creek Camping Association have too many pieces of clothing. I see clothing laying all over the city. Clear sky over the gaint. Then a cloud began to move in. This will look good if hangs around until … Read more
A few clouds. Not expecting much this morning. We will see the sun. MV Federal Hamilton Colour showing up The few clouds that are there are glowing. There is the sun And so the day egins
Only the City of Thunder Bay would install public art and then surround it by a restaurant patio. Why do I get up in the morning to take photos of the sunrise. This morning was one of those mornings that answers that question. Sometimes things just work out. Today was a surprise. I expected nothing … Read more
Clocks roll back one hour tonight Another early morning black and white Trying to take a good photo of these. Can’t resist reflections. Also, there is not much else to photograph at this time of the morning. Doing some long exposure photos It was very dark out there. This photo was taken using a 108 … Read more