Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Maya's Flowers

February 13, 2009
A and A bought Maya flowers for her birthday.







York

February 2009: York Resumes

Parliament

January 2009: Parliament Resumes



Prince Edward Island: Lighthouse Series







Prince Edward Island: Lighthouse Series




Prince Edward Island: Lighthouse Series


Christmas Lights

Mississauga City Hall- January 2009

I don't like Christmas much. It's cold, people are miserable under the pressure of finding the right gift, and the holidays are so close to A's birthday. But the lights, bright sparkling lights that hang off leafless maple trees and city hall cornices and rain gutters on ugly brick houses...the christmas lights make christmas pretty.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Saturday, January 31, 2009

PEACE

Those who know me personally know that I have been very attached to the peace sign for a very long time. I usually wear one around my neck. So when I set out to protest for Palestine, I asked my best friend, A, what I should make on my sign. He didn't pause for a moment...and said...the Peace Sign.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Toronto Protest Against the Israeli Occupation of Gaza

These men are heroes to me.

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

Elie Wiesel

Toronto Protest Against Occupation of Gaza

In the last frame, the woman is bending down to kiss her son, a toddler who had spent the last hour holding up a protest sign during a cold alert in Toronto.

Friday, January 2, 2009

Countdown: Last 30 Days in Ottawa: T

The one who kept me sane

New Years Eve 2009


Countdown: Last 30 Days in Ottawa: Last night


It was incredible, standing two inches away from Magritte, and Duchamp, enveloped inside a Moshe Safdie structure. I highly recommend a visit to the National Gallery of Canada when in Ottawa.

Countdown: Last 30 Days in Ottawa: Haidar's Hat


Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Countdown: Last 30 Days in Ottawa: Hash


"Everyone has a story, a conflict waiting to be resolved"
To me, Hash is less Ottawa and more Lebanon. Lebanon's political and religious unrest, it's mythical beauty and multifaceted people, personified.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Countdown: Last 30 Days in Ottawa: Haiti in Three Faces

Haiti: first black led postcolonial independent nation in the world, and the first Caribbean nation to gain independence. Tiny country of just 8 million. These three Haitian kids, with their dance, their laugh, their attempts at teaching me French- made Ottawa memorable!

Friday, December 5, 2008

Countdown: Last 30 Days in Ottawa: Day 26: One year later...


It took me an entire year of hating Ottawa to finally sink my roots into its very heart. And now that I feel at home, I'm leaving it.
It has been a month full of angst, I don't want to give Ottawa all up!

Friday, November 14, 2008

Ottawa U in October


I don't mind spending my weekends at the Ottawa U library when we get such lovely colors

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Feet

It's winter in Ottawa, and I miss being able to sink my feet into flip flops and warm sand.