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Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Blog Guelph: Auspicious
Let us know peace.
For as long as the moon shall rise
For as long as the rivers shall flow
For as long as the sun shall shine
For as long as the grass shall grow
Let us know peace
~ Native American Prayer
May the moon always rise
And the river flow
And the sun shine
And the grass grow
And may we always know peace in our lives.
~ Aidan M.D. Ware
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Blog Guelph: Creativity is Everywhere
Good Morning!
Welcome to another full colour photograph shot on Kodak Portra film. I still can't kick that film habit of mine, nor do I intend to. Why is there an interesting face on my fencepost? Why not, I would ask you. In 2001, my first ceramic mentor, Ms Goldie Sherman challenged herself to make a mask a day for an entire year. I thought at first she was mad. At the end of the project I realized what a great creative leap she had made. What dedication to your craft. The results also demonstrated a slice of the culture around us and was reflected in the mask of a particular day. The tragic day of 9/11 was marked with a mask. Happy, sad, confused, perplexed faces began to surround us on the walls of the studio. The whole collection was eventually part of a show Goldie had at the Wellington County Museum. It was a sight to behold.
Now, Goldie has given many of the masks away, time to make room for more creativity. I am one of the lucky recipients and this mask graces my garden. I think this one may have been fleshed out on a full moon!
Have a brilliant day!
Bunny Safari
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Blog Guelph: Water in the woods
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Blog Guelph: November Christmas
It was around November 13th when I was doing a photo shoot at The Cutten Club, I noticed their main dining hall was sporting a Christmas tree and each table had snow globes with Santas and Reindeer. I think it was almost 20 degrees that day - but a company was indeed having their Christmas party.
You know, the holidays are in December. Christmas is not until the 25th. Despite this, it seems that as soon as the plastic skeletons, inflatable pumpkins, and other Halloween paraphernalia are taken down, the plastic candycanes and inflatable santas are put up. And the mass slaughter of thousands of trees begins again for another year.
Why has Christmas become like Halloween?
I don’t understand it, personally. And I think it’s disrespectful.
I do think it’s nice to celebrate the holidays with friends and family, to enjoy each other’s company, to share food and drink and memories and futures. But I will never chop down a tree and decorate it as it slowly dies in my living room.
Also, why do we insist on celebrating Santa in November? There’s hardly ever any snow. It’s like we can’t exist without having some form of a cultural carnival going on all the time. One now blends into the next and as soon as we get through the pressures of the Christmas holidays, we’ll be into the plastic hearts and cut flowers for Valentines.
It’s like we’re going through all the outward motions, but not the inward ones. We make a great show of celebrating, but the traditions themselves are eroding into nightmares of debt, shopping frenzies, environmental degradation, and major stress for a lot of people.
Isn’t it time we got back to what matters?
When I was little, Thornbury, Ontario used to have an old fashioned Christmas every year with hay wagon rides, fire barrels, dunking for apples, local food, hot cider, and a street dance with a live band. There wasn’t garbage and gaudy decoration. It was simple and community-focused. It was always in December – and hey, there was usually snow!
It was always magical.
Isn’t it time we got back to Christmas in December?
~Aidan M.D. Ware
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Blog Guelph: Red
Good Morning,
I thought I would share my gem of the day from that great gal Downtown Lynn. Just remember to look with your eyes not your hands kids. The deadly nightshade berries are TOXIC.
Pure eye candy.
Cheers!
Bunny Safari
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Blog Guelph: Ditto
I like what he sees.
Kim
Friday, November 16, 2012
Blog Guelph: Walking People Bring the City to Life
If we cannot move on foot - or wheelchair, perhaps the arm of a friend - safely, and with interest, then what can we see? To what can we contribute?
Walkability of the city then, is critical to the "economic, environmental, and cultural health" as a society. To move sans vehicle must be useful, safe, comfortable, and interesting.
Too true.
Seize today's beauty on foot if you can. And see what you can see.
-Downtown Lynn
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Blog Guelph: We Live In Deeds, Not Years
We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths;
In feelings, not in figures on a dial.
~Philip James Bailey
Recently we've been asked to examine our deeds more closely. Random Act of Kindness Day and Remembrance Day were both occasions that demanded us to respond with gestures, actions, and not just words – whether that’s buying someone a coffee or standing still for a moment of deference.
But the concept in this quote is so much larger than even that. It is really the idea that we measure our lives not by our age, but by our contributions; not by our routines, but by our dreams; and not by our money or success but by our emotions.
I think people are really used to measuring themselves and their lives by literal things – the car, the house, the job, the business, the wedding rings, the salary, and so on. But these things are cover-ups for the real things – a façade veiling the actual person underneath those accumulations of status symbols.
When you look back on your life, it isn't the car you think about. It’s the time you were all singing in the car; it’s not the job you remember, but the time you all had the best staff party; it’s not the wedding ring you’ll reflect on, but those moments of being in love.
In the end, our deeds and our thoughts and our feelings are what make us human. This mad quest for status takes from us savagely – it causes us to shore up our values in the shallows, to be less than what we are; to think we are accomplished when we have so much more to do.
I heard someone say that Random Act of Kindness Day actually made her very sad. She felt that we shouldn't have to designate a day to being kind, but that every day should be filled with generosity of spirit.
Remembering that we truly measure our lives in deeds, let’s get out there and be brave enough to keep on sharing.
The car, the house, the job, the wedding ring – they are only shadows. Our deeds, our thoughts, and our feelings, are us.
~Aidan M.D. Ware
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Blog Guelph: in a laneway
Good Morning!
This one particular image caught my eye this morning. It reminds me of walking down long lane ways in England. Walking down those English lanes often reminded me of meandering around the small sides streets of good old Guelph. Go figure.
Have a brilliant day!
Bunny Safari
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Blog Guelph: 4 ducks, 2 squirrels and a beaver
Natures Caretaker has captured stunning images of waterfowl in flight and a wonderful collection of wildlife.
What I especially like about his photography is the character and expressions he captures... a startled skunk, a mallard duck fascinated by his reflection, and a curious baby raccoon to name a few.
Ever seen a chipmunk swimming? ... or a bald eagle in the Guelph area? Randy has... and I recommend you check out his photostream for more great nature photos.
Kim
Monday, November 12, 2012
Blog Guelph: Remembrance Day
Happy Monday!
I wasn't sure how to write about this, but here goes...
Yesterday I was downtown for the Remembrance Day Parade. It was the first time I had ever attended it. Partly because I am usually at work, and partly because I was never interested.
Perhaps, the problem is I never really understood Remembrance Day. Sure, I know what it means, and I know why we have a day to honour our soldiers, because we were always taught about it in school.
I think the problem is, I have never had to live in a time of war. If I feel this way now, how are my children going to feel in another ten or twenty years. And what about their children?
I am eternally grateful for everything our Canadian soldiers have done for us. I am gratefully for everything being Canadian means.
Yesterday, as I watched the veterans walk down Wyndam Street, I was filled with emotion. I wondered what they had seen in their lifetime, and felt grateful for everyone of them.
So here is my question... How do I make sure my children, and future generations feel everything I felt yesterday while I was watching the veterans march by?
Knowing what Remembrance Day represents is one thing, but being able to truly understand is another.
I hope that makes some sense to you.
See you all next week,
Krista
Friday, November 09, 2012
Blog Guelph: Church of Our Lady and Rainbow
Take care of each other.
-Megan
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Blog Guelph: I've Faced Stronger Walls Than Yours
I've faced stronger walls than yours
(Bob Dylan from ‘Tempest’)
People are like fortresses.
The walls that bind our emotions grow strong with time. And we are strong when we are behind them. We can hang out a banner of ourselves, cast the right shadow on the wall, let the public voice ring out to the streets. Be popular. Unbreakable. Undeniable. Fortified. Safe.
We need nothing.
Those strong walls keep the world out.
Yes.
But they keep a lot of good things out too - love, happiness, fulfilment connection.
My fortress is on the hill. I've lost the keys a few times in my life. Locked myself inside.
But eventually, someone brought me back out again – to see that the walls are actually emotions themselves.
We must remember to move outside; we must remember to enter the fury and foray. To be brave when bravery is scarce. To be open even when the doors are closed.
I could say a lot of things to you. That I care. That I will always be there.
But mostly, I just want to say that I have faced stronger walls than yours.
~ Aidan M.D. Ware
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Blog Guelph: Good Morning!
Good Morning!
I woke up to hear some great news on the radio this morning. For me, this image conveys the many positive possibilities of a new day.
Have a great day!
Bunny Safari
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
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Here's the much beloved cannon at U of Guelph, scrubbed down and giving us insight into all the many painted layers throughout the years.
Beautiful new patterns emerge when you dig deep, as Peter Wolf illustrates.
Isn't it so?
-Downtown Lynn (on assignment, outside of the downtown)