Week 43: Sunday, October 24th, 2010

So last week the weather was absolutely beautiful here (a stark contrast to this weekend, where is has been miserable all day today). To try and capture the fall colors, I went out to Lemoine Point, a conservation area just east of Kingston.

So this week's shot is of an Inuksuk, a stone sculpture usually built by people who live in the north of Canada and across the Arctic circle. My non-Canadian readers might recognize this as the logo from the Vancouver Olympics. For more about them, check out the Wikipedia entry here. Following the Olympics, they've really exploded in popularity, and just behind this one to the right, there are three more people had made there.

I took a ton of pictures on my hike, and you can check them all out in the Lemoine Point album on my Picasa page.

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Week 42: Sunday, October 17th, 2010

This week's shot is from the Sleepless Goat. The Goat is a workers co-op based in Kingston that is a staple for almost all the grad students here, and provides a welcome change from Starbucks and other major coffee chains. They have a number of interesting menu items, including vegan options, and some of the most delicious desserts I've ever had (with the exception of Oh So Good in Ottawa). They also have a great selection of teas for those who don't like coffee.

Anyhow. The Goat has a great vibe to it, and a lot of funny little things that make it worth going back to. This picture is from their display of cinnamon buns on Saturday night.

Disclaimer: I am not being reimbursed from the Goat for this endorsement. But if someone were to give me a free cookie next time I'm there, that'd be cool.

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Week 41: Monday, October 11th, 2010

So this week's post is from our family Thanksgiving dinner. Rather than have a whole turkey, we decided to go with salmon instead.

So I made BBQ'd lemon and herb salmon, together with tandoori salmon, as well as making fries and a Mexican four bean salad as sides. So I mixed European, Spanish and Indian cuisine together into one awesome meal. I'm like Martha Stewart without the jail time. Or Jamie Oliver without the accent. Or, as strong an accent.

Anyhow. The tandoori salmon won hands down as Most Delicious Meal of the evening. And here is a picture of it (taken using my iPhone).

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Week 40: Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

So this week's post is another sunset one (previous sunset post was in Week 22). We've had some crazy weather lately, and one of the side effects is some beautiful sunsets ... when we're not being drenched with a freak torrential downpour.

This shot was taken on the way to dinner with a friend of mine. They say the best camera is the one you have with you, and this was taken with my iPhone 4 with HDR on (which basically means it takes three shots and merges them so you don't end up with really dark patches in your photos).

Anyhow. Hope you like it! :)

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