Daily Practice 279/365

Title: "Culmination of a lifetime of autumns"

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Fall is my favourite season - there is a synergism between the vivid colours and the cool, crisp weather that enhances visual contrast. Taking a deep breath of the cooler air is very life-affirming; experiencing and appreciating the colours prepares me for the more muted palette of winter.

Daily Practice 278/365

Title: "Listening to the silence"

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We experience moments like these each and every day. On a good day, we stop to acknowledge them.

Daily Practice 277/365

Title: "Final harvest"

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The garden is well past its prime, the girls took out the over grown lettuce and left the tomato plants listing from side to side in order to get the last few fruits before it turns frosty. These specimens are trying to maintain a sad dignity even as some of them decay.

Daily Practice 276/365

Title: "Mr and Mrs Scotch & Soda"

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This slightly aristocratic older couple boarded the plane just after I did. The Mr. started up a conversation with the steward, along the lines of "my good man, could you bring me a scotch and soda". The steward asked him if he could wait until we were up in the air, but when the drinks cart came along, they both ordered coffee. I think the Mrs was keeping a watch that the Mr didn't get stuck into the bubbles early.

Daily Practice 275/365

Title: "Sunrise, den window, Dad's house"

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My dad installed this large window in the back den for my mother. She liked to sit here to watch the birds in her garden and to catch the morning sun. My dad sits there now after he gets back from his morning walk.

Daily Practice 274/365

Title: "Dining room, Dad's house, early morning"

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My dad has lived on his own in the house since my mom died in 1998. Not much has changed, but everything is scrupulously clean and neat. My sister and I aren't able to visit very often, and I don't think the dining room gets used very much. When my parents bought the house in 1964, this room was a bedroom.

Daily Practice 273/365

Title: "Bay St West"

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Impressions of the big city: constant movement, overlapping reflections, excitement. Constantly looking for a little sliver of peace, quiet, tranquility.