Variations: Seagull in Flight
Seagulls are birds -
Closely related to the terns -
See how they turn .
The acrobats of the sky
Float motionless in midair.
Catching wind currents,
Like pieces of bread
Thrown in white clouds,
At just the right angle
Their bodies
Appear effortless.
Most gulls
With perfect timing and precision
Belong to the large family,
Larus.
“Ravenous sea birds” float above,
While positioning
Around the oceans worldwide.
Distantly related to auks, and skimmers,
Seagulls can be misleading inland,
At just the right angle.
Easing human-bird conflict,
Swedish city toilet train seagulls.
Impossible antics inland
Are so numerous.
Conflict appears effortless
At just the right angle.
White feathers bright with sunlight
Twist with ease in the air.
Ravenous white birds
Drink
Sea & Fresh water
Without conflict -
With the exception of some
Central Pacific islands.
White vehicles ,
See how they turn ?
See how they turn !
Droppings
At just the right angle
Catch the wind currents.
In Southern Ontario / GTA
Gulls in large numbers
Are Larus all year round.
Catching wind currents,
The CN Tower recedes,
As they await the Blue Jays.
Many people
Consider the gulls.
A Nuisance ?
Sanitation engineers with wings ?
See how they turn motionless .
Impossible antics are numerous.
Numerous Provincial and Federal laws
See how they turn
Without conflict ?
Note: This found poem uses several sources. Each link leads to location. The CN tower link leads to an earlier post about the tower. The bird on the wire link leads to a very interesting news photo from the Canadian Maritimes.
Modern Obelisk 1
As we headed north from Toronto on Highway 400, I got a shot of this unusual small tower ( not sure what it is for). The weather was getting dismal; it was late in the day and the edge of the storm that was following us from London was almost upon us. As a consequence of the shooting conditions, the photo needed work, and as I played with it the tower came to remind me of an ancient obelisk from a distant future.
This is the first variation on this shot. I will be posting two more later on in the week. Also, I am in process of getting a new page - Tutorial: Textures & Layers – ready for posting. Enjoy the day!
Sights Along the Way
Two images from our end of summer road trip. The urban and industrial area around Toronto looks like a mass of concrete and wires, especially to someone who has been living in a smaller community further north. If you take the time to capture/frame your view, you will find abstract symmetry and balance in the visual chaos and cacophony. Difficult to do when you are trying to survive in the flow highway traffic.
Reflecting on Architecture
These images were taken during a trip to the Toronto area a couple of years ago. The reflections in the building created a series of abstracts. Depending on the time of day there would be reflections in the reflections. I like to reflect back on the trip from time to time, to time, ……… .
Toronto Digital Sightings
Two more Toronto images that have been digitally re-imagined. On the Carpet is an impression of the Fan Expo line ups. Toronto Statue Aerie captures some of the sculptures mounted on the Blue Jay’s Toronto Home .
Toronto Sightings_ Ghosts & Modern Myth
it is amazing what you will see in Toronto if you keep your eyes open to the possibilities …… and your camera ready to catch the impossible.
CNE Rock & Roll on Ice
While we were at the CNE we we’re able to take in the Rock On Ice – Aerial Acrobatics and Skating Show. Among the acts were the featured dancing of Jamie Sale & David Pelletier. They, together with many other talented performers, put on a a remarkable show.
Toronto Sight Seeing Sites
These images of Toronto present the city through a mix of colours and impressions. Some were taken at night. Some were taken from while in motion. They have been further modified to emphasize a sense of mystery. This is Toronto from another timeline or alternate reality.
Toronto at Night: Trafficing in Dreams
Some more photographs from our trip to Toronto. I tried to capture the dream like quality of late night street traffic. It runs from Cinderella to the frustration of a Zombie Traffic jam.
A Very Important Vehicle
Cinderella's Dream
Caught on camera Stealing Away
It is the "Night of The Motionless Traffic" jam.
Toronto at Night: Sings The Streetcar Electric
Here are some more photographs from the Toronto trip. On the way back to the hotel the traffic and the Garmin GPS took us round and round. One accident near the Gardiner Expressway access triggered backup traffic that went forever, or so it seemed. The Toronto Streetcars at times were impervious to this mess and just kept singing along their tracks and overhead lines.
Seein’ Tower Toronto Ont
As mentioned in the Media Literacy blog, the family trip took us to Toronto and the Fan Expo and CNE. The running joke became look at this view of the CN Tower ( don’t care if the name was changed). So whether we were waiting in line at the Fan Expo, sitting in traffic trying to get back to the hotel, or on top of the Ferris Wheel, we saw the tower in all its glory.
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