It never crossed my mind how they carried all canoes home at the end of the day after everyone had their fun. It’s impressive.More...

The Park Tool School classroom

“What will you learn there?” A friend asked when I told him I was going to spend the weekend in a two-day, 14-hour course on bike maintenance. “Is it that complicated?”

No, not really. But the fact is I struggled to strip my bike down when I tried to repaint it. I consulted two bike mechanics, researched online and watched a couple of YouTube videos. Yet there was always one more thing I needed to know before the strip down could continue. Which direction should I turn the wrench when removing the bottom bracket? Left is right, right is wrong? Nope, it’s not turning in any direction!More...

Dancing duet Gabrielle Martin and Andrea Legg of Floating Seed from Montreal performing Chrysalis in Exhibition Park, Guelph

This year’s Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival spanned four days, from June 3 to 6, in the River Run Performance Arts Centre and St. George’s Square in downtown Guelph. We attended one that took place outdoors – in Exhibition Park. With grass their stage, trees, shrubs and the back of a tennis court their props, the performers created an outdoor extravaganza unlike any other.More...

Abandoned buildings on Brock Road North, just south of Guelph. The sign reads "Luca Meat Market".

Feeling a need to spend some time alone, I walked in the park nearby. I try never to forget to bring my camera; I regretted every time I did.More...

A set of radio communication equipment used by the military.

For the 2010 edition of Guelph's Door Open, 9 buildings were open to the public. One of them was Hammond Museum of Radio, which exhibits more than 2,000 radios developed in the past 100 years.More...

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When snow melts, what had been covered underneath it resurfaces. Dirt and trash that lumped together in a series snow shovelling reappears, as though they are awakening after a season of hibernation.

A friend and I dug a hole in a huge snowbank in front of my house. After a week of higher than average tempartures, the snowbank started to melt, dripping freezing water into the "cave" and thinning its roof, allowing some light through.