Category archives: Places

  • Apple Picking and A Corn Maze

  • Earlier this month I spent a beautiful warm Fall morning with family while apple picking at the lovely Applewood Farm in Stouffville.  I can't begin to describe how deliciousously fresh a honey crisp apple is when picked right off the tree with the morning dew to wash it off.  I even experienced my first corn maze!!  I[...]
  • An Incredible Mountain Bike Race For All Ages

  • Last week I had the oppourtunity to photograph the Spoke O'Motion Weekly Race Series.  It is a weekly mountain bike race located at Coulson Hill, just outside of Bradford, ON and runs throughout the summer.  This is a family friendly race series with riders of all ages participating.  There are multiple categories to r[...]
  • Ice Beauty - {2013 Ice Storm}

  • Over the past few days my hometown and city have been covered in many layers of ice.  As a photographer the ice has created an absolutely beautiful and magical looking environment.  As a human being my heart aches for the 300,000 people without heat or electricity and it's just two days before Christmas.  While our cit[...]
  • Sunnybrook Estates - McLean House

  • Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a graduation celebration at the lovely Sunnybrook Estates McLean House.  The architecture of the house is stunning and the rooms were all unique in their decor yet still flowed together with the overall era and design of the house.  I didn't have the opportunity to see every ro[...]
  • Spain Day 10 - Flying Home

  • *Please note I wrote this while traveling a few weeks ago on February 24th, 2013 It's 8:30am and I've just finished eating some breakfast on my Lufthansa flight from Madrid to Munich, where I will then connect to Toronto. I managed to get about 30 minutes of sleep on the plane prior to breakfast, but man I'm tired.[...]
  • Spain Day 9 - Last full day in Spain

  • *Please note I wrote this while traveling a few weeks ago on February 23rd, 2013 I woke up to my last full day here in Spain at my cousin’s apartment in Madrid. I enjoyed a nice breakfast of fruit and toast and played a memory tile game with my cousins daughter. After breakfast we went to see Belen’s store. It’s n[...]
  • Spain Day 8 - Goodbye Gredos I'm returning to Madrid

  • *Please note I wrote this while traveling a few weeks ago on February 22nd, 2013 I woke up this morning, showered and am feeling tired from all of last nights festivities. I finished packing my items and went down to check out and get some breakfast. After breakfast at 10am we had the last scheduled one-on-ones wi[...]
  • Spain Day 7 - Countryside, Presentations & Party

  • *Please note I wrote this while traveling a few weeks ago on February 21st, 2013 It’s the final full day here in the Vaughan Town program at Gredos. Tomorrow afternoon we will return to Madrid. I woke up, had some breakfast and for my first one-on-one of the day I had Miguel. He's a younger guy only 24 (turning 2[...]
  • Spain Day 6 - Halfway through my trip

  • *Please note I wrote this while traveling a few weeks ago on February 20th, 2013 I'm just passing the mid point in my trip and I’m at the halfway mark in the Gredos Vaughan Town program. I'm loving every minute of this experience! Today was my favourite day from a tourist point of view. I woke up, had breakfast, [...]
  • Spain Day 5 - Enjoying the Vaughan Town program

  • *Please note I wrote this while traveling a few weeks ago on February 19th, 2013 I woke up this morning feeling pretty tired after staying up at the bar last night. 1:30am isn’t really that late when you think about it, but after how busy we are all day I’m actually pretty tired by 10pm. I think I’ll be good tonig[...]
  • Spain Day 4 - My first full day at Gredos

  • *Please note I wrote this while traveling a few weeks ago on February 18th, 2013 I woke up at 7am this morning feeling rested. The bed here in my room at the Gredos hotel is very nice and firm. My stomach isn't feeling so great today, I think it might be from how much food we eat at dinner and from eating so late at[...]
  • Spain Day 3 - Arriving at Vaughan Town in Gredos

  • *Please note I wrote this while traveling a few weeks ago on February 17th, 2013 Its 9:30 in the morning here in Madrid and I am on the bus on my way to the Vaughan Town program in Gredos. I woke up this morning after 5 hours of sleep, I'm finding the midnight dinners followed almost immediately by sleeping pret[...]