MS conference in Montreal

So, I've been in Montreal all week for a conference; I always have a great time at them and usually come home pretty excited to get back to my job of "curing" MS and this time is no exception. I won't bore you with the conference details though; instead, here are some of the pics I took on the few breaks I found to slip away...

With the exception of the last shot, these were all taken in and around Old Montreal.

Can you guess what this is??? Please humour me and try....

This was taken on my walk down Saint Catherine Street yesterday afternoon. I found a great dress on sale for 50% off at BCBG and I actually bought it!! It'll be perfect for all the weddings Brannon and I are attending this fall!Tomorrow I'll post a few shots from Montreal's Chinatown, which is where my hotel was. I fell in love with an Asian 'patisserie' and practically lived on pastries for the week! :)

Prince of Wales Bridge

I headed off this afternoon to the old Prince of Wales train bridge with Brigitte and Chris. It's been abandoned for decades and had a lot of interesting material for photographing. I took several hundred shots but am only posting a few. Brigitte and I had some good laughs at Chris's expense and if he says it's ok I'll post some pics tomorrow of his little camera mishap :)

You can't go to an abandoned location and not expect graffiti and spray paint cans!

The overgrown entrance onto the bridge.

I'm not sure if I love or hate this shot....if you look carefully you can see on the top what remains of the sign that at one time said 'Prince of Wales'.

This is my favourite from the train bridge series (we also went to another location today but I'll save those for tomorrow); the area is so peaceful and serene.

What I think is a seagull feather, stuck vertically to part of the bridge.This emulates how poor Brigitte felt for every second she was on the bridge! She was a good sport though :)

Even all of the wires on neighbouring lines have been cut.

Just as we were about to leave (before all hell broke loose....haha Chris!) we were joined by a couple of teenagers. Using my zoom meant that they never even realized I was shooting them :)

I'd also like to add that it was fun to spend a couple of hours with Kim (and Dave) and Pam this morning while waiting in line for gift certificates at Henry's - it's too bad we all waited so long (well, me not as long as them) for $10 each...haha. Hope you're enjoying your new lens Kim!

Snowy Day

Trail of tracks

Fenced in...

Let it Snow...Let it Snow...Let it Snow...

Those of us who reside in Ottawa woke up this morning to our first real blast of snow of the season. In hopes of finding some interesting, yet undisturbed, scenes this morning, I got ready for work as quickly as I possibly could and ran around outside for a few minutes before heading off for the day. Here is what I came up with.

The snow seems to have wrapped itself around this twig; I thought it looked neat!

The neighbourhood cats were up and out way earlier than I was today!

In the summer this holds a potted plant outside on the balcony; today it just seemed to attract the snow!

Blankets of snow....

The snow melted before it could really cover anything but apparently we're in for lots more tomorrow.

Early Birds

I was driving down Riverside Drive this morning and stopped to visit the birds along the river. Capturing a good shot while they're in flight is proving to be a difficult task. If I increase the shutter speed then there isn't enough light...anyone have any suggestions for me?!?!

It poured for much of the night and this morning.


So many birds congregate in the park....


...and this is probably why!

Lastly, I noticed that it snowed downtown (as opposed to where I was bird-watching) as you can see from these bicycle tracks.