Dancing light over the ocean sky

Let the day begin
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
February 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

When the rising sun dances between banks of clouds clinging stubbornly to the horizon, the only choice we have is to take it in quietly, thoughtfully, thankfully.

Because we won’t ever see another sunrise quite like this one.

#sunnyislesbeach #florida #sunrise #landscapephotography #throwback #nikon

Remembering the ride

Wheels stop
London, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

The day’s ride started out just after sunrise with fog so thick I had to keep stopping to clean my glasses.

It only got worse as I pushed deeper into the countryside.

It was glorious. I was alone on empty roads, my only companion the occasional cow having breakfast on the other side of the fence.

Eventually the sun began to burn through as it rose higher in the sky. I cast shadows on the pavement that shrank as the morning wore on. I passed still more cows, who had by then moved onto the bovine equivalent of brunch.

After turning for home, I crossed a bridge on the bike path and decided this would be an ideal spot to reflect for a few minutes.

To anyone else it might have seemed like any other ride on any other day. But to me it was its own unique journey, one worth holding onto with a story and an image.

Because every ride is worth remembering somehow.

#ldnont #london #ontario #canada #tvp #cycling #bicycle #photography #apple #iphone #shotoniphone

One lakeside tree

To infinity and beyond
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

A single tree grows in the grass beside the lake.

Today the sun is shining, the sky a perfect shade of blue, reflected just as idylically on the gentle waves below.

But I imagine not every day is like this. That some days the skies are grey and threatening. And that same tree would still stand, alone against the elements.

We can’t control whatever may roll in from beyond the horizon. We can, however, dig our roots in and stand tall against whatever may come our way.

And here I thought this was a simple photo of a simple tree.

#niagara #notl #canada #lakeontario #landscapephotography #nikon

Green leaf after the rain

Soaked
London, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Monday dawned rainy in our corner of the Great White North, a damp, miserable stamp on a day no one ever liked to begin with.

Thanks for nothing, Bob Geldof.

Be that as it may, there’s something to be said for the way rains repaint the landscape. And if we look closely enough, we just might see something worth remembering.

Our dog did indeed look closely enough, and in doing so found this dewy leaf just across the street, then stood quietly off to the side while I grabbed a quick photo.

I should follow her lead more often.

#ldnont #canada #streetphotography #stilllife #droplet

Dog vs. storm

Stand firm
London, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

The storm is moving in fast. The winds are picking up. Thunder rumbles in the distance. My phone is screaming with weather warnings. And I’m pretty sure I just saw “funnel clouds” on my smart watch.

Yet for reasons clear only to a dog, Calli the Wonderschnauzer has her nose buried in the grass of a neighbourhood park. Despite my gentle tugs on her leash, she digs in and keeps sniffing.

As the first drops begin to fall, she finally relents and we sprint the few blocks back to the house. Just as we get inside, the skies open up with hail and winds that sound like a freight train.

The dog jumps onto the top of the couch and assumes her usual neighbourhood watch pose by the window. Weirdly for her, she shows no fear amid the chaos.

What I wouldn’t give to know what’s going on inside her head.

#ldnont #canada #schnauzer #onstorm #actofdog

Small town life

Mass transit
Bruce Mines, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

The Trans-Canada Highway isn’t so much a highway as it is a really long, largely two-lane road that connects tiny communities across this rather great land.

Unlike superhighways that bypass small towns in the interest of maximum speed, this one winds its way through the middle of them. You know it when the speed limit drops and traffic lights suddenly appear out of the fog. It’s a glorious reminder that speed is oversold.

Bruce Mines is one of those countless burgs along the way, and I was sitting in the passenger seat watching it slip past when I thought it might be fun to shoot with a camera.

Most of the images were pitiful - blurred messes of random composition and roadside grit. But this one feels like it could only happen here, where life slows down just enough to enjoy the view.

#brucemines #canada #roadtrip #antiques #shotoniphone

Wind farm

Bucolic
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

If you’re ever given the opportunity to walk through the countryside and watch tall grasses blow in the wind beside a brilliantly yellow farmer’s field, take it.

Because life is too short to miss out on moments that take our breath away.

And grasses don’t live forever.

#niagara #notl #canada #naturephotography

The great big city across the water

In the distance...
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

49 kilometres across the water, the great big city rises through the haze, its murky skyline concealing countless lives frenetically, invisibly, playing themselves out.

Sometimes we have to get ourselves far away to truly appreciate all that makes something as special as it is.

Even if we can’t see it all, our imaginations can fill in the gaps while the winds shape the waves and mess our hair.

Perspective is a wonderful thing, isn’t it?

#niagara #notl #toronto #canada #skyline #canon

Geometric supermarket

Simple
Dryden, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Where the supermarket meets the sky.

Where we look at the ordinary and realize nothing is truly ordinary.

Where we stop the day for a moment so we can just look up.

Where we remind ourselves that life is filled with colour.

#dryden #ontario #canada #architecture #geometry

Water holding on for dear life

Water cycle, in red
London, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

After the rains have gone, the leaves hold onto the remaining droplets, seemingly for dear life.

Or maybe it’s the other way around, the water clinging to the surface of the leaves, perhaps in the hope of delaying its inevitable absorption or evaporation.

Maybe that’s why they call it the circle of life. Maybe that’s why we run outside as the skies clear for a fleeting glimpse at a seemingly simple scene.

Because nothing is ever as simple as it first seems, especially out here.

#ldnont #canada #streetphotography #stilllife

Otherwise engaged...

Asking the question
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Every parent wants their child to be happy.

She is indeed.

Which, when you agree to spend a lifetime with your best friend, is as it should be.

Our hearts are full.

#engaged #family #everything

No ice cream to be found

What used to be
Port Stanley, ON
July 2024
This photo originally shared on Instagram

It’s been ages since the very last submarine sandwiches and ice cream cones were made here, just steps from a usually crowded beach.

Time is slowly reclaiming the brightly painted structure, weeds growing through the sun-baked sidewalk, cracks spiderwebbing themselves through the once-vibrant stucco.

If we close our eyes just so, we can still hear the sounds of parents and kids bantering over promised treats before slipping back into the sun-drenched sand.

But there is no sun today, and gauzy days filled with moments where happiness was as close as a waffle cone are promised only to some.

#portstanley #beach #lakeerie #ldnont #streetphotography #photography #Nikon #nikonphotography #nikon_photography

Frozen flashback to a lost season

Water in many forms
London, ON
February 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Summer is knocking on the door, with temperatures rising and humidity sticking to the backs of our necks like an unwelcome sticky blanket.

And since I’m not terribly fond of the season, I like to cruise through my photo archives in search of wintry scenes. I guess it’s my way of cooling off. Or coping.

Today I settled on this photo from the nearby valley. The river was mostly frozen over, looking like a misplaced shot from either a Hallmark movie or that lost episode of The Littlest Hobo where the dog decides to quit the show for good and hang out in the snowy woods.

I remember what it felt like as I took it, the cold seeping through my gloves, the snow creaking underfoot. I remember standing there and just feeling the fresh chill. It was glorious.

The valley must look a lot different now that the snow is gone, so I’ll have to return soon to feel what it’s like to stand under the thick green canopy. I’m expecting more gloriousness, just differently shaded.

#ldnont #medway #winter #landscapephotography #throwback #nikon

Reach for the sky, little one

Fly...
Dryden, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Some kids keep their feet on the ground. Others beg to be pushed.

“Higher,” she screams, her tiny feet arcing toward the big blue sky, her hands pulling on the chains, willing them for more energy.

She’ll swing with abandon until adulthood if we let her.

Maybe we should.

Maybe we can all learn from her.

#dryden #canada #family #everything

A perfect way to end the day

Therapeutic, even
London, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Dear sky,

Despite the fact that most folks don’t like Mondays, you found a way to end the day with a show that somehow made everything right again.

I know it was just clouds and light and wind, but it was the perfect way to end the day.

Already looking forward to next time. I’ll be the guy on the ground, looking up.

#ldnont #london #ontario #canada #jayceepark #sunset #cloudspotting #naturephotography #landscapephotography #photography #apple #iphone #shotoniphone

You're this far from home

The signs are all there
Vermilion Bay, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Roadside. Trans-Canada Highway. Vermillion Bay, Ontario.

This isn’t a place for pedestrians, but I can’t resist the urge to take a closer look.

My feet sink into the soft, gritty dirt on the shoulder as the pressure waves from passing semis threaten to knock me into the grassy ditch.

The sun beats down on the cracked asphalt, a weathered sign highlighting just how far from home we are.

They call it the spine of the country, the highway that connects this massive, sparsely populated country. As highways go, it isn’t much. Two lanes that twist and turn through the spectacular Canadian landscape. A white-knuckle drive for anyone who doesn’t do this for a living. A sad comment on how little attention governments pay to safe travel infrastructure.

But standing here in the brilliant sun, I realize it isn’t a problem that’ll be solved today. Or anytime soon. Or maybe even at all.

Sometimes the current state is all we have. So we stand in an imperfect spot and appreciate the fact that we can get out here at all.

#dryden #ontario #canada #roadtrip #travelphotography #transcanada #highway #sign #photography

Where I talk about Alberta separatism and foreign influencer meddling

Why are influencers halfway around the world meddling in the Alberta separation debate? And why is Facebook just letting it happen? Why should Canadians be concerned? And what should they do next?

The answers might surprise you. I’ll explain Tuesday morning as I join CBC Radio stations across Canada.

#medialife #morningradio

Company town

Feeling reflective
Dryden, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

This old mill.

#dryden #ontario #canada #sunset #reflective

We'll cross that bridge...

Cable stayed
Nipigon, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

So I’ve got this little thing for bridges. I think they’re awesome examples of public infrastructure. Ask my friends from childhood: once upon a time, bridges were all I talked about, and thankfully they stayed friends with me despite my singular, annoying obsession.

It’s an obsession that never really went away.

Bridges usually have remarkable back-stories that span years or even decades, and often involve the colourful lives of the people who designed and built them.

Then they spend their lives quietly serving the community, often ignored by those who use them.

The Nipigon River Bridge is no exception. It’s a relatively newish addition to the Trans-Canada Highway just east of the surprisingly named town of Nipigon. It literally connects the country.

It uses a cable-stayed design, its ultra-modern silhouette standing in stark contrast to its admittedly rural surroundings. If bridges had a cool factor - and let’s be clear, I believe they should - this one would be riding the float at the prom.

So when our road-tripping family recently had occasion to drive across it, I had about 8 seconds to get ready. I was sitting in the front passenger seat of a minivan with a hideously insect-splattered windshield. The Nikon was packed away, so my iPhone would have to do.

I panic-guesstimated a dramatic angle that would highlight the freaky-looking cables and towers, aligned the lens between the insect remnants, and timed the shutter release as best I could. In reality, I prayed whatever prayer photographers say when they’re hoping against hope - and shooting essentially blind - and stabbed the virtual shutter repeatedly as we zoomed across the span at triple-digit speeds.

The result was…a pleasant surprise. Decent angles and composition. No bugs. A lovely sky as backdrop. Kind of a miracle, frankly.

I guess the prayers worked. Either that or I’m slowly learning to stop overthinking things and just shoot in the moment.

Let’s go with that, then.

#nipigon #ontario #canada #bridge #roadtrip #travelphotography #transcanada #geometry #photography #apple #iphone #shotoniphone

Beleaf you me

Feeling green
London, ON
August 2025
This photo originally shared on Instagram

In one sense it’s a single leaf among trillions, an ordinary, forgettable bit player in the lives of countless people too busy to note its existence.

In another sense, none of those people would exist without it.

So maybe not so ordinary after all.

#ldnont #london #ontario #canada #throwback #springbank #leaf #green #colour #shadow #stilllife #naturephotography #photography #nikon #nikonphotography #nikon_photography

Not quite Abbey Road

Journeys...
Toronto, ON
September 2025
This photo originally shared on Instagram

It’s 8:38 on a Wednesday morning in a busy Toronto intersection, and dozens of lives are randomly crossing paths with each other.

The only attention being paid is incidental: keep moving, watch the clock, avoid being flattened by two-ton monsters being piloted by smartphone-distracted drivers.

No one will remember the who or the why. Nobody cares about these in-between moments of commutes and crossings and journeys. Pity that.

Because the city holds so many stories within its frenetic ebbs and flows, most of which will never be told beyond fleeting snapshots of moments never to be repeated.

#toronto #canada #throwback #streetphotography

Riding toward the sun

Destination known
Lucan, ON
April 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Yesterday was apparently #WorldBicycleDay, and in typical fashion I managed to miss it entirely.

In my ideal world, we’d celebrate these miraculous machines more than once a year, but I suppose one day is better than none.

But we don’t have to wait for a specific day to throw a leg over the frame and head for the horizon. Today seems like as worthy a day as any other to start some kind of adventure.

The question is: where will we go? And what stories will we tell along the way?

Whatever the answers may be, please ride safely, friends.

#ldnont #london #lucan #ontario #canada #cycling #orange #TangerineDream #bicycle #photography #apple #iphone #shotoniphone

One tree hill

Reach for the sky
London, ON
April 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Last month the dog and I happened across a single tree as we walked through a local park just after sunset.

I had the camera-camera with me, so I took it out for some spontaneous photographic fun before we lost the light. I sprawled out in the damp grass to get the low-angle shot while Calli the Wonderschnauzer happily grazed. I also snagged some test shots on the smartphone because I like to see if an iPhone can hold its own against a Nikon.

The short answer is there is no short answer: in my mind’s eye I can always tell the difference. But for just about everyone else, it’s a wash. I rather enjoy the unique experiences that both devices bring to the table, so this weird test shot methodology won’t be retired anytime soon.

That lonely tree high on a hill likely has more leaves by now. Which means I’m just about due for a return trip. Calli remembers where it is, so she’ll lead the way.

#ldnont #london #ontario #canada #optimistpark #tree #naturephotography #landscapephotography #photography #nikon #nikonphotography #nikon_photography

4 years of Lilly

Princess grows up
Dryden, ON
June 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Dearest Lilly,

It was just yesterday that we first met you.

Just yesterday we looked into your eyes and fell in love.

Just yesterday we held your squirming form and felt the promise of limitless potential.

On your fourth birthday, both everything and nothing has changed.

You are a force of nature, a bright, sweet, kind girl who lights up every room.

A fierce protector of your little sister and your entire family.

An infinitely curious soul who never stops exploring, questioning, and learning.

Yet just as we did when you were born, we fall in love every time we see you. And we revel in watching you turn all that limitless potential into an unforgettably extraordinary life.

We are so proud of the remarkable person you are becoming, and we love you to the Moon and back.

Happy birthday, little one.

#family #everything

A single branch

Late evening bokeh
London, ON
April 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

On a cold evening early in April, a tiny branch soaks in the last rays of the day’s sun.

Even tinier buds reach for the light, waiting for the moment when they’ll finally break free.

If the circle of life ever had a starting point, I’d like to imagine it would look a little like this.

#ldnont #canada #sunset #silhouette #naturephotography

Watching trains come and go

Journey's end
Toronto, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Never miss an opportunity to stop and smell the flowers.

If there are no flowers to be had, stare at the trains.

Or whatever else feels resonant in the moment.

Thank you for attending my TED Talk(™).

#toronto #canada #rail #throwback #leadinglines

You say tomato...

Red and green
London, ON
January 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

I’ve been somewhat remiss in sharing weird images from the grocery store, so let’s resolve this untenable oversight.

Perhaps the humble tomato isn’t as deserving as the more celebrated of the vegetables, like the cucumber or the radish.

Perhaps there’s a pecking order among the veggies that humans won’t be privy to until they learn to be kinder to each other.

Or perhaps we’re not doing enough to appreciate the tiny miracles of biology that happen right under our noses.

Let’s go with that last one, then. Because miracles are always worth a second look. Maybe even a third.

#ldnont #london #ontario #canada #grocery #sobeys #stilllife #photography #fruitography #apple #iphone #shotoniphone

Where the tracks begin and end

No one's waiting
Toronto, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Train stations do the straight line thing rather well, don’t ya think?

Makes me wish I lived in a country that truly values its rail system.

#toronto #canada #union #throwback

Ticky tacky boxes in the sky

White on blue
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
February 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

We all have our own weird little photographic habits, and one of mine involves shooting tall buildings from the ground.

I often imagine the lives of countless strangers playing out high above my head, even if most of the time they’re completely hidden from view.

Because some stories are more imagined than seen. Which, as the stark white balconies brush up against the deep azure sky, is as it should be.

#sunnyislesbeach #florida #bluesky #architecturephotography #throwback

Waiting for the ride home

Scene from a subway
Toronto, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Subway haiku, latest in an occasional series:

Doors slide wide open
Revealing lives in motion
Before they vanish

#toronto #yyz #ontario #canada #ttc #subway #osgoode #station #transit #streetphotography #photography #apple #iphone #shotoniphone

Paying homage to the cows

My new best friends
Nairn, ON
July 2021
This photo originally shared on Instagram

The day isn’t complete until we’ve stopped by the side of the road for a bit of a catch-up with our favourite herd of cows.

They don’t speak our language and we don’t speak theirs, yet we somehow seem to understand each other.

If only the rest of the planet operated on a similar plane.

Moo.

#ldnont #london #nairn #ontario #canada #cow #farming #naturephotography #landscapephotography #photography #apple #iphone #shotoniphone

Beach from above

Cool waves
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
February 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Things that look simple, aren’t.

#sunnyislesbeach #florida #sunrise #landscapephotography #throwback

Red droplet miracle

Thirsty
London, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Spring rains may have washed away the best laid plans of many, but they left behind a surprise miracle or two in the margins.

#ldnont #london #ontario #canada #streetphotography #leaf #texture #water #droplet #stilllife #photography #apple #iphone #shotoniphone

Just another country ride

Orange exploration
Lobo Township, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Grab on. We’re going somewhere.

Precisely where that might be doesn’t really matter.

We’re surrounded by 360 degrees of potential, limitless kilometres of asphalt, and countless places we’ve never been.

We’ll figure it out eventually. Hopefully before we run into the first Great Lake.

For now, though, let’s just ride.

#ldnont #canada #cycling #orange

What storms leave behind

Geography lesson on concrete
London, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

After the rains have come and gone, they leave traces behind, often in the places where most of us fail to look.

Maybe it’s a trivial pursuit to even take notice of something so seemingly mundane, that won’t even exist once the next round of wind blows it all away.

But who decides what is and is not mundane, anyway? Since when does a thing’s longevity determine its ultimate worth? Who gets to define value?

I don’t have answers to these questions, but maybe I’m looking at it all wrong. Perhaps it’s good enough that I’m the one standing over this odd-looking scene, so I’m the one who gets to decide whether or not it’s worthy of my attention.

Once again, what started as a photo of a messy leftover turns into a bit of a broader lesson, one where we learn to stop listening to the voices of others, and instead follow our own.

#ldnont #london #ontario #canada #sidewalk #abstractphotography #apple #iphone #shotoniphone

Farmers' fields forever

As far as the eye can see
Bowood, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

I’m pedalling at speed on an empty country road, the tailwind pushing me along like a silent hand on my back.

I’m making good time as the city fades in the rear-view, the sun lighting the way ahead through a perfectly clear blue sky.

As I pass a woodlot on the right, a brilliantly bright field of yellow suddenly materializes, seemingly out of nowhere. I’m guessing it’s canola, and it stands out because most of the early-season farmers’ fields have just been initially plowed and planted.

As much as my autonomic cyclist’s brain wants to maintain momentum, I can’t pass up a closer look, and so I find myself coasting to a stop on the gravel shoulder.

The photo is a seemingly simple one, but I shoot it anyway because I want to remember why some of us occasionally decide to hit the brakes so we can smell - or simply appreciate - the flowers.

Because right here right now, the sun is shining just so. The feeling I get as the gravel crinkles under my tires and the grasses in the ditch sway in the puffy breeze is also unique to this moment. I don’t want to lose that feeling to time, so a photo will have to do.

We remember by looking around and stopping every once in a while. We forget when we decide to speed on past.

#ldnont #middlesex #bowood #ontario #canada #farm #naturephotography #landscapephotography #photography #apple #iphone #shotoniphone

Canada's Snowbirds get clipped

Diamond formation
London, ON
September 2024
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Canada got some bad news yesterday: the Snowbirds flight demonstration team will be grounded after this year’s airshow season, its geriatric CT-114 Tutor jets deemed too dangerous to keep in the air.

If there’s any good news in this, it is that the team, officially known as the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, will eventually fly again.

The problem? The new planes won’t be jets. They’ll be turboprops, and there’s no firm date for the Snowbirds to return to the skies, though speculation seems to centre around sometime in the early 1930s.

Interestingly, the chosen design, the CT-157 Siskin II, based on the Swiss-made Pilatus PC-21, can in some ways outperform the jet-powered Tutor, with better turning performance, acceleration, climb and roll rates, and G capabilities. But as an instrument designed to inspire a love of aviation and service to country, it’s hard to imagine a prop-driven plane having the same impact. Canada now becomes the only G7 nation demo squad not flying jets.

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood transfixed on the ground while this remarkable group of aviators worked their magic overhead. While other nations’ teams flew with frontline fighters, ours made do with training jets that relied less on automation than the sheer skill of their pilots.

Behind the scenes, mechanics performed silent miracles to keep them airworthy. Meanwhile, successive governments dropped one ball after another, refusing to commit to a national icon that every Canadian could literally look up to.

Maintaining a world class reputation amid all the politically imposed adversity always felt like the most Canadian thing of all. And while critics might dismiss an aerobatic team as a frivolous luxury for avgeeks, they miss the integral role they played in national unity, continuity, and service.

We’ll miss that story that was uniquely ours, and mourn what could have been had our national priorities been more reflective of those who made the Snowbirds a pillar of an often unappreciative nation.

#airshowlondon #ldnont #canada #aviationphotography #planespotting

More tornadoes in our midst

Eyes to the sky, #LdnONT - Tornado warning issued for London/Middlesex. Unfortunately, not a drill.

Splashland!

Energy, visualized
Grand Bend, ON
July 2018
This photo originally shared on Instagram

I do this thing when we go to the beach. It isn’t much: I’ll just stand and stare at the waves as they crash into the shore.

As a result, my photo archives have more than their fair share of splashing water and crashing waves pictures.

To some, it may seem repetitive, derivative, or without much purpose. What’s the point, after all, of shooting a dying wave? Don’t we all have enough pictures of chaotic water?

But since I’m the one with my feet in the sand, I figure I get to decide what is or is not worth my time. And staring at scenes like this through glass has always felt like the right thing to do. For me, anyway.

Because there’s a comforting cadence to the process: track, focus, shoot. When one set of waves dies down, check the results and adjust the settings before the next set rolls in. Repeat. Often.

There’s a delightful sense of purpose to it all, because nothing in that moment matters more than what is seen in the viewfinder. The rest of the world gets put on pause for a bit while the water does its thing and my eyes and fingers and brain try to keep up.

I sometimes call it shutter therapy, and while this time we’re focusing on flying water droplets, the subject can be anything, really.

The picture, ultimately, is beside the point. Because we all get to tell our own stories. And we all want to remember what it felt like in the moment.

#grandbend #beach #ldnont #ontario #canada #throwback #monochrome #naturephotography #landscapephotography #photography nikon #nikonphotography #nikon_photography

Today I rode

Always take the photo
London, ON
October 2025
This photo originally shared on Instagram

On a good day, I’ll take the orange machine and pedal it somewhere I haven’t been in a while.

Somewhere along the way, I’ll probably stop for a snack, because snacks make everything better. And before I get back to the pedalling thing, I might even take a photo.

It’s never an earth-shattering image. Rather, it’s a simple reminder that I got out and rode. And a quiet thank you to the universe that I get to pedal at all.

Because if we’re being honest with ourselves, we need small joys more than ever. Like weirdly abstract pics taken while munching granola beside an abandoned thrift store far from home.

Because small joys can happen anywhere. And they’re entirely within our control.

Because if yesterday was a good day because it included some epic cycling, today will be even better because the bike is already prepped and ready for our next adventure.

#ldnont #canada #cycling #justride #reflective #orange

Reflecting the setting sun

The things we miss...
London, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Words to live by (#491 in a series):

Never stop chasing the sun.

You’ll never actually catch it, as the physics don’t exactly work in our favour.

But you still might get your breath taken away in the process.

#ldnont #hydepark #canada #sunset #reflective

The tunnel to the show

Big league dreams
Toronto, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

I have hazy childhood memories of attending my first Montreal Expos baseball game at Jarry Park, and the part that most sticks with me is the moment we walked through the access tunnel into the stadium.

It felt like a movie, a long, dark concrete corridor, with brilliant light pouring into the other end. As my eyes adjusted to the light, I could barely make out the massive space beyond, the stands filled with fans, the sounds of the crowd gradually building as we slowly moved toward the opening.

It was a moment filled with promise and potential as the gigantic space gradually revealed itself. Four-year-old Carmi didn’t really understand the mechanics of the game, but already I could feel the magic of the moment, and why thousands of strangers had decided to end up in the same place at the same time.

To this day, that moment is a trigger for my soul every time I walk into a ballpark. And so it was as we headed in to watch the Blue Jays at Toronto’s Rogers Centre, a brief moment of anticipation in a dusty concrete tunnel not far removed from the spot where I first discovered why these fields of dreams are so dreamlike in the first place.

#toronto #ontario #canada #bluejays #mlb #rogerscentre #stadium #skydome #baseball #sportsing #photography #apple #iphone #shotoniphone

My favourite tree

Stretched...
London, ON
April 2026
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Is it weird to have a favourite tree?

Even if it is, this is mine. Or one of them. Why limit ourselves?

Whenever I visit, I wonder how it came to be like this, springing almost horizontally off of the riverbank, its canopy barely clearing the rushing waters below.

It must have its reasons, I imagine.

#ldnont #london #ontario #canada #medwayvalley #thames #flood #naturephotography #landscapephotography #photography #nikon #nikonphotography #nikon_photography

These are the bowling shoes I wore

Feet go here
London, ON
May 2026
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Setting aside my squeamishness from wearing old, shared shoes for a bit, I have a bit of a thing for the retro bowling aesthetic.

Maybe it’s the appeal of throwing a heavy ball down a waxed wooden lane in the vain hope of knocking down some oddly shaped pins standing at the other end.

Or maybe it’s the sound of small groups of complete strangers engaging in similar acts of heavy ball throwing nearby.

Or perhaps it’s the curious appeal of a sport crafted not from screens and algorithms but from basic physics, junk food, and the shared joy of playing a game with laughably galactic ineptitude.

I’ll likely never figure it out. But the delightfully decrepit not-quite-matching pair of shoes with the half-missing stitching seemed to capture a feeling I’ve been holding onto since childhood. Of being in a place, surrounded by those who mattered most, wishing the game would never end.

#ldnont #canada #fleetway #bowling #stilllife

CN Tower meets Ripley's

Conversation in the sky
Toronto, ON
May 2026
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Have you ever wondered what a tower and an aquarium might say to each other?

Or is it just me?

Whatever the case, there’s something to be said for staring up into the sky in wonder.

#toronto #canada #cntower #ripleysaquarium #architecture

Our messy pink sidewalk carpet

Blink and it's gone
London, ON
May 2026
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The cranky old crabapple tree on the corner near our house was just about done with its seasonal spring glow-up. First it bloomed a glorious canopy of Barbie-intense pink, then after a few days it dumped the tiny petals all over the filthy sidewalk.

I called it the carpet of wonder, and it lasted precisely four hours before a rainstorm blew in and washed the scene away. So I raced the thunder to grab a memory before it disappeared, nature’s perfume lingering in my nose as I ran back to the house through the first drops from the sky.

Unlike the cherry blossom parade in big cities around the world, this particular floral phenomenon didn’t get much media. But it was local, and it was ours.

And since this very same tree will end its year by leaving a treacherous mess of berries on the cracked concrete, it felt like it was apologizing in advance. Yes, trees have personality. At least they do in our neighbourhood.

#ldnont #london #ontario #canada #pink #spring #bloom #naturephotography #apple #iphone #shotoniphone

Antiseptic transit

Take a load off
Toronto, ON
May 2026
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Scene from an LRT station.

Courtesy of the TTC, and an unknown designer with a thing for orange, straight lines, and sloped hallways bathed in white and not much else.

I had forgotten how much fun it can be to navigate a big city via transit.

#toronto #ttc #transit #eglinton #cedarvale #line5

The bestest mom

The definition of motherhood
London, ON
May 2025
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I’m a lucky guy. Not only did I marry well beyond my station in life, but I’ve had a front-row seat to an incredible mom.

From the moment we first knew we would become parents, Debbie has been there for our kids in ways I can barely put into words. She loves them without limit, is there for them anytime and anywhere, and will happily tell anyone within earshot how proud she is of them.

She is the definition of empathy, love, kindness, and fierce protection, and is the gravity that keeps our family focused and together. She’s taught us all what a real home can feel like, and it hardly seems sufficient to have one day a year to recognize all she does and is.

She’s the kind of mom all kids wish they could have.

#LiveLaughLevy #ldnont #mothersday #family #everything

Tornadoes in our midst

Eyes to the sky, friends.

Another meteorologically entertaining afternoon in southwestern Ontario.

#ldnont #canada #onstorm #weather #wx

The years fly by...

Cake for breakfast. It's a thing!
London, ON
November 2017
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The calendar tells me that today is my birthday.

And while I’ve long ago given up on the notion that any single day is more special than any other - because every day is a gift - I’m perfectly okay to make an exception every May 8th.

I’m keenly aware that we’re given a finite number of days, and even fewer birthdays. I’m also aware that I’m one of the lucky ones, as I’m surrounded by the kind of family most people can only dream of.

What I especially love about them is the way they celebrate the little things no matter where we’re at on the calendar, the simple joys of being together and making core memories out of the everyday. I’m sure we’ll have cake at some point today, but I know tomorrow will also bring its own sense of shared joy.

May we all have reasons to enjoy the time we’ve been given. May we all be blessed to be surrounded by those who want to share in those fleeting moments.

#LiveLaughLevy #birthday #family #everything #lifeinthemargins

Calli at 9

Show me the way
London, ON
April 2026
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It’s my birthday today, and my hoomans did not get me a cake.

Instead, my dad says he’ll take me on extra-long walks.

And give me a few extra hugs.

And an extra treat or seven.

And then some more hugs for good measure.

He says time moves too fast. And while I don’t really understand what time is, I do wish we had more of it.

Woof.

#ldnont #canada #schnauzer #callithewonderschnauzer #actofdog