30 June 2010
29 June 2010
Sunset Glamour
No.5173-21Jun2009-21:04:48*No.5171-21Jun2009-21:04:38
Gastown, Vancouver
I break my own dogma 05 rule - always chronological, never retouched - by switching images because sometimes art trumps document. With only 1/10 of a second between these two and a missing piece, No. 5172, I have chosen to rearrange them, from left to right, as they appear on the landscape.
Downtown and Grandview look positively Florentine in this light.
I break my own dogma 05 rule - always chronological, never retouched - by switching images because sometimes art trumps document. With only 1/10 of a second between these two and a missing piece, No. 5172, I have chosen to rearrange them, from left to right, as they appear on the landscape.
Downtown and Grandview look positively Florentine in this light.
28 June 2010
Self Aware
No. 1006 - 14 Jun 2010 - 12:05:24Gastown, Vancouver
Today is the birthday of a woman who has positively impacted my life. She, along with a team of practitioners of the highest professional calibre, has assisted me to transform my 20 year history of illness, due to an unfortunate accident, forward into wellness. The best thing about a paradigm shift is the momentum it gives one to challenge and accomplish other shifts and rearrangements.
Click on the image and look into the middle where four small windows are set in a golden brick background; the two on the right are the studio from which I currently take 90% of my pictures.
Today is the birthday of a woman who has positively impacted my life. She, along with a team of practitioners of the highest professional calibre, has assisted me to transform my 20 year history of illness, due to an unfortunate accident, forward into wellness. The best thing about a paradigm shift is the momentum it gives one to challenge and accomplish other shifts and rearrangements.
Click on the image and look into the middle where four small windows are set in a golden brick background; the two on the right are the studio from which I currently take 90% of my pictures.
I snapped this shot while waiting for an appointment with the person of the day. She is a fellow mid-Boomer; born in the Year of the Horse (like me and Jackie Chan). Happy birthday Dr, Donna. Regards.
27 June 2010
Music
No.0708-13Jun2010-13:44:14*No.0713-13Jun2010-13:45:00
Gastown, Vancouver
So ends the week of music at St. James' Anglican. The Sacred & Sassy event was a success and raised money for the eventual completion of the choir gallery renovation. Those souls who travel the city, visiting churches on Sunday mornings, in search of music and architecture should know that the choir is on summer break until September.
The images chosen for this post were taken at a recent church picnic at Portside Park and highlight the particular importance of music to this parish. The reason children can pull out violins at a picnic is due to the Saint James Music Academy which continues to offer music education in the neighbourhood. The music mission contributes to the over-all health and happiness of children as well as reminding the greater community that families live downtown.
So ends the week of music at St. James' Anglican. The Sacred & Sassy event was a success and raised money for the eventual completion of the choir gallery renovation. Those souls who travel the city, visiting churches on Sunday mornings, in search of music and architecture should know that the choir is on summer break until September.
The images chosen for this post were taken at a recent church picnic at Portside Park and highlight the particular importance of music to this parish. The reason children can pull out violins at a picnic is due to the Saint James Music Academy which continues to offer music education in the neighbourhood. The music mission contributes to the over-all health and happiness of children as well as reminding the greater community that families live downtown.
26 June 2010
25 June 2010
Score
No. 6665 - 03 Apr 2010 - 23:33:38Gastown, Vancouver
Haec dies by William Byrd is on the program for Sacred & Sassy tonight at 7:30 pm. It is a difficult piece of music to sing and will be no easier in front of an audience but nothing inspires like a challenge.
24 June 2010
23 June 2010
Paris, Vancouver
No.1786-21Aug2007-16:10:30*No.9464-28Feb2009-17:34:58
Gastown, Vancouver
Paris & Sons were makers of men's work boots; built and sold on Hastings Street for decades. I know nothing about the condominium project named after the footwear company except that it is taking years to complete.
22 June 2010
Organist
No. 3548 - 22 June 2010 - 14:16:40Gastown, Vancouver
On the other side of the glass is an empty church filled with the timbre of a pipe organ playing divinely complicated music courtesy of, Assistant Organist, Bruce McKenzie.
During our upcoming concert on Friday, June 25, 2010 at 7:30 pm, we will sing from the front of the church like most choirs although normally we sit high up in the gallery behind the congregation and in front of the organist back up to the windows which are featured in the previous post. The event is, in fact, a benefit to raise money for the choir gallery's completion. The dessert, cabaret, and silent auction portion of the program will be in the Bishop's Hall adjoining.
During our upcoming concert on Friday, June 25, 2010 at 7:30 pm, we will sing from the front of the church like most choirs although normally we sit high up in the gallery behind the congregation and in front of the organist back up to the windows which are featured in the previous post. The event is, in fact, a benefit to raise money for the choir gallery's completion. The dessert, cabaret, and silent auction portion of the program will be in the Bishop's Hall adjoining.
21 June 2010
Unstained Glass
No. 2529 - 04 March 2008 - 18:06:22Gastown, Vancouver
Before I joined the choir at St. James' Anglican I took pictures of the building for its value as an architectural peculiarity and a neighbourhood artifact. One year later I would sit in the choir gallery, which lurks behind the window peaks, and look back out at Vancouver (the Provincial Law Courts to be precise). The image is a stranger to me now that I know what is behind the concrete and leaded glass; I feel differently looking back from the inside.
Before I joined the choir at St. James' Anglican I took pictures of the building for its value as an architectural peculiarity and a neighbourhood artifact. One year later I would sit in the choir gallery, which lurks behind the window peaks, and look back out at Vancouver (the Provincial Law Courts to be precise). The image is a stranger to me now that I know what is behind the concrete and leaded glass; I feel differently looking back from the inside.
20 June 2010
Soprano
No. 8092 - 30 May 2010 - 17:06:38Gastown, Vancouver
This week I shall shamelessly flog the upcoming concert SACRED & SASSY - from the church to the cabaret - 7:30 pm, Friday, June 25, 2010 at St. James' Anglican Church, 303 Cordova Street, Vancouver (604-685-2532).
This week I shall shamelessly flog the upcoming concert SACRED & SASSY - from the church to the cabaret - 7:30 pm, Friday, June 25, 2010 at St. James' Anglican Church, 303 Cordova Street, Vancouver (604-685-2532).
The soprano pictured above is our own Ruth Greenaway-Robbins. If you know me and have indicated that you will attend this event you have no better reason than to come hear one of the professional singers who anchor and elaborate our little group into something, sometimes profound. I, like Ruth, have been transformed by music.
The High Mass Choir of St. James' Anglican Church presents favourite works from its sacred repertoire, along with an assortment of lighter fare.
Dessert and a silent auction will round out an entertaining evening in support of the choir gallery project at St. James.
Tickets: $15 adults / $12 seniors / $10 students available from choir members or at the door.
Come for the music, meet the people.
19 June 2010
18 June 2010
17 June 2010
Business Colours
No.9673-07Jun2010-07:42:48*No.1195-14Jun2010-19:04:10
Time seems to pass more slowly in low light.
Gastown, Vancouver
The warmest and driest winter on record (2010) is followed by a cool, wet spring. In order to maintain a rain forest, with a fancy city on top of it, all things must be equal.
The warmest and driest winter on record (2010) is followed by a cool, wet spring. In order to maintain a rain forest, with a fancy city on top of it, all things must be equal.
16 June 2010
15 June 2010
A Quarter Past Four
No. 0472 - 12 Jun 2010 - 17:18:14the clock is slow and the camera is fast
I missed the bus so was late for a date
now the computer is slow and my temper is fast
but patience prevails and the story is set
I missed the bus so was late for a date
now the computer is slow and my temper is fast
but patience prevails and the story is set
14 June 2010
Four Minutes Apart
No.4036-04Feb2010-08:48:18*No.4074-04Feb2010-08:52:40
Four minutes is a long time in the presence of moving light.
13 June 2010
12 June 2010
11 June 2010
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