By: The Philosophical Fish|31 December, 2011|Categories: Photo a Day - 2011|Tags: 365 . photography . relationships
(#1) Why bread? My first photo of the year was yeast (www.flickr.com/photos/freedom-to-move/5314598326/in/set-7…). A magical organism that brings us wondrous things such as beer, wine, and bread. Thus, it seemed logical that the last photo of the year should be something that was a product of that amazing creature that is so often overlooked. A wonderful crusty loaf of bread. I…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|31 December, 2011|Categories: 52 Weeks|Tags: 52 weeks . photography
Like I have anything to say. Like any of us on Flickr have anything to say. I’ve spent the year staring through the lens, the last two actually, and so this somehow seemed like an appropriate shot for the last of my 52 week project. A photo of someone else looking through their lens, particualrly since the first shot in…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|30 December, 2011|Categories: Photo a Day - 2011|Tags: 365 . food . photography . relationships
An idea blatantly stolen from a Flickr contact (but I did tell her I was going to be a thief). Her Daily Challenge a few days ago was “What Money Can’t Buy” and her answer to it was “Someone To Share Your Morning Coffee With”. That resonated with me and so I plagiarized (with proper attribution though – see below).…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|29 December, 2011|Categories: Photo a Day - 2011|Tags: 365 . photography
Like I said yesterday, the stockings are terrible things because they come filled with all the treats we know are terrible for us and we generally stay away from all year long. I absolutely love Hershey’s Hugs and Kisses chocolates. Small bites to savour, but I can’t ever have just one. But there is a message here for all my…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|28 December, 2011|Categories: Photo a Day - 2011|Tags: 365 . food . photography
Once a year we buy each other things we wouldn’t normally buy and stuff each other’s Christmas stockings with them. For me, one treat is goldfish crackers. Don’t ask me why, but I love them! And that’s precisely why I NEVER buy them! Because I’ll eat an entire bag if given the opportunity. I showed a little restraint tonight when…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|28 December, 2011|Categories: Photo a Day - 2011|Tags: 365 . monochrome . photography
You probably have a cell phone so you never think about it, but how often do you see pay-phones anymore? And because you have a cell phone, you probably think they might as well disappear. But what about people who don’t have a cell phone? What happens to them when they want to contact someone? I hope pay-phones don’t entirely…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|26 December, 2011|Categories: Photo a Day - 2011|Tags: 365 . Christmas . photography
Mmmm, looks like a yummy combination, doesn’t it. Take 1L of water, mix in two tablespoons of sugar, one half teaspoon of salt, one half teaspoon of baking soda, and add Metamucil with psyllium fibre. Drink one litre every hour. Take acidophilus tablets, drink tea with honey, bananas, plain crackers, toast with no butter, plain potatoes with salt, and pasta…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|25 December, 2011|Categories: Photo a Day - 2011|Tags: 365 . Christmas . food . photography
I wait for Christmas all month. Not for presents, I could happily forgo those to see the money go to those who need it more than I need some new trinket. No, I wait for Christmas because I am looking forward to Christmas dinner. That one dinner that includes all those rich treats that you know you can’t eat the…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|25 December, 2011|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: giving . relationships . video
This is wonderfully moving video posted by a friend on Facebook. It brought me to tears as I watched it on Christmas morning. There is more Christmas Spirit in these ten minutes than there is in all the presents under anyone’s tree. We often overlook the marginalized and forget that they have needs too. Most homeless people are not there…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|24 December, 2011|Categories: Photo a Day - 2011|Tags: 365 . Christmas . photography
We went for a drive around parts of the Lower Mainland to see some of the over-the-top displays of lights. The Griswald’s would be put to shame by some of the homes we saw! Take this one, in North Vancouver, for instance. I can’t help but wonder how long that took to put up, and where and how they store…
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