Archive for November, 2009
A cat came to visit
November 29th, 2009My dreamy backyard
November 29th, 2009As we draw ever closer to winter and our inevitable first snowfall, I thought I’d take a last look at my bare backyard.
To err is human…
November 28th, 2009Thought I’d post a picture a day starting today. Most of them will probably be iPhone pics, but you never know.
Church with birds and people
November 28th, 2009Found this church while hanging out with a friend while heading to Jean-Talon market in Montreal.
This is another entry in Carmi Levy’s Thematic Photographic: Buildings. Here’s how it works.
Happy man with hat
November 21st, 2009This man was one of the performers at Disney World this January.
This is another entry in Carmi Levy’s Thematic Photographic: Orange. Here’s how it works.
A summertime trip to Ottawa
November 17th, 2009This was taken on a trip to Ottawa over the summer. Actually this breathtaking view of Canada’s parliament buildings in Ottawa was taken from across the river at the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, QC. The outside of the museum is chock full of amazing pictures like this one. 
This is another entry in Carmi Levy’s Thematic Photographic: Travel. Here’s how it works.
My new iPhone
November 13th, 2009Just got my new iPhone and thought I’d do an unboxing.
Thematic Photographic 75: Travel #2
November 12th, 2009This was taken at Disney World in January. It was both taken on my travels and a method of travel, so I thought it would fit in nicely with the theme.
This is another entry in Carmi Levy’s Thematic Photographic: Travel. Here’s how it works.
To infinity… and beyond
November 12th, 2009
I love watching my kids learn and I especially love seeing their faces at that moment of understanding, the instant recognition happens, that second when it finally dawns on them that this is what it’s all about.
I had such a moment with my son yesterday.
I was helping him with his math homework which involved multiplying some large numbers with some smaller ones. 4200*8 for example, or 2300*7. I noticed that while he could easily do the math, he was having a little trouble reading back the final results. He couldn’t quite figure out how to read 33600 or 16100. I explained to him the the idea of the blocks of 100s, 1000s and 1 000 000s and once he finally grasped the idea, it really was as if a little light turned on his head.
He was so pleased with himself, he didn’t want to stop. He wanted to keep practicing his newfound ability to read these large numbers.
But, the real *moment* came when we started working on products in the millions. The boy could not wipe the enormous grin off his face whenever he was able to read a seven, eight or nine digit number. It was as if he had gained the knowledge of the ages. He now had the ability to not only read numbers in the millions, but to manipulate other, smaller numbers and turn them into numbers that had been unattainable before. It was as if he had been given some great power, one that few were granted and even fewer could master.
The giddiness at mastering these previously unreachable numbers will eventually fade, but the lesson that there can be excitement and passion when learning new things will, I hope, remain forever.
To infinity… and beyond!
Thematic Photographic 75: Travel
November 11th, 2009This is my entry in Carmi Levy’s Thematic Photographic. Here’s how it works.
I have a lot of pictures that would fit in the category of travel, so I may post some more. Here’s the first one. It’s a picture of Highway 20 in Montreal’s West Island, around Ste. Anne de Bellevue or Baie D’Urfé. This is one of my favourite pics of mine and one that I have sitting on my home office desk.
Here are my Flick pictures tagged “road.”
Here are all my Flickr pictures.
Here’s my photoblog.
