Take A Deep Breath!

fall colors mirrored on echo lake, lake of bays township, muskoka, ontario, canada
Smell that fresh air and soak in those colors! This is one of those moments to savor. Life does move fast, yet here everything holds still. Thanksgiving weekend, Echo Lake

Artisan Hand Made Vegetarian Pizza In the Marais, Paris

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Food is better eaten than photographed, however this is one of those few exceptions. On a walk through Paris’ Marais district, we stopped in a charcuterie to buy some deli meat, and while being served, I saw this hand made artisan pizza that looked delicious. So I took the picture!

Paris Eiffel Tower At Night Viewed From Jardins Du Trocadero

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The Eiffel Tower is one of those iconic symbols that is mesmerizing to look at, day and night. Was in Paris for a work event, taking time to tour the city before things got started. This is looking South East from the edge of Jardins du Trocadero across Pont d’Iena, using a 3.2 second time lapse to create the blurring light effect from car taillights.

Blue Jays vs. Yankees, Bottom of 3rd, Montgomery Pitching

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This one was not pretty 😦   Bottom of 3rd and the Toronto Blue Jays already down by 2 runs.  New York was on fire with multiple home runs throughout the game, while the Jays bats were very quiet.  Still, a great day at the ballpark with the family!

Canada Day 150 Firework Celebrations

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Canada Day 150 firework celebrations in town of Oakville last night.  This is one fantastic country!

Engineered Art: Harley Davidson Low Rider in Milwaukee Airport

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This is engineered art. Harley builds the most amazing machines, each with its own style and character. Here is a Low Rider motorcycle that I came across on display inside the Milwaukee airport on a recent business trip.

Downtown Toronto From High Atop CN Tower

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This is one fantastic sunset view of Toronto from CN Tower looking north. We have the Fairmont Royal York hotel bottom right, Roy Thomson Hall, all the bank buildings, Toronto City Hall, and every other building along Yonge street until the horizon ends.

Toronto skyline at sunset looking west from Spadina to Humber, including Exhibition and Liberty Village

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For those of us who love Toronto, here is a different view of our skyline, looking West from Spadina to Humber at sunset, including Exhibition and Liberty Village. The usual North view is all office skyscrapers, while this West angle is condos, and to my surprise, abundance of green space.

Spring At the Royal Botanical Gardens

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A few weeks back we visited Burlington’s Royal Botanical Gardens in hopes of getting spring here sooner (didn’t work!). Their indoor flowers were in full bloom, as seen here, and for a moment it felt like winter was done.

The Vast Alpine Terrain of Big White Mountain, British Columbia

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The view back up ‘Village Way’ ski run with peak of Big White Mountain in background, and high alpine skiable terrain.  Highly recommend this back country mountain on the border of the Kootenay region British Columbia, for the pure fun of skiing.

jeff haltrecht photoblog, toronto & muskoka, canada