From a Button Pusher

Stuff I find interesting, mostly photography related.

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Twelve of the portraits I took for #nationalpoetrymonth are now up @wfpnewscafe for the @flashphotofest

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An evening walk in the English Gardens and all those game players (at Assiniboine Park)

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Sudden rain showers

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I've spent so much time outside this place waiting #photojournalistslife

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Back at the Law Courts waiting…

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Dancers take to the stage during the Metis Harvest Celebration at the Riel House National Historic Site.

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A great walk in the forest today

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Dad in the late afternoon window light

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From the Mexican Pavilion at Folklorama last night…

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Some wildflowers my lovely's gathered from the backyard

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Part of an ongoing series my partner @janedayreader is creating, #poetrybarter, where she writes you a poem in return for something from your garden/yard. I get to take the photos. This one is a portion of a poem about rhubarb: For our last encounter, I’d simmer a pot of creamy mushroom soup made from tender oyster mushrooms, ruddy russulas & ramps. I’d garnish it with chiffonaded plaintain & freshly ground pepper. I promise I’ll coo like a pigeon from the other side of the bathroom door. Honey? Hooooney? Hon? How are you doooooing in there? Prettiest of woodland fungi. Brittlegills. Whiskered. The sickener. Emetic russula. Nausea. Vomiting. Abdominal pain. Diarrhea.

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Part of an ongoing series my partner @janedayreader is creating, #poetrybarter, where she writes you a poem in return for something from your garden/yard. I get to take the photos. This one is a portion of a poem about dandelions: I used to pick dandelion bouquets for my mother when I knew the tulips were out of reach. Otherwise, dandelions were only good for uprooting, for target practice with weed-killer. But they’ve banned cosmetic pesticides & our lawns are hazy with whitened seedheads. The death toll tonight? That some plants are weeds & others worthy. That flowers are purely ornamental. Also: four infant canker worms. One black ant, tightrope-walking the table’s edge. A little spider. But I’ve marmalade boiling on the stove, half distant citrus & half local weed. I’ve managed to eat the city.

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Andrew Kear, WAG curator of Historical Canadian Art has his portrait taken by @tsgibson in front of a Marc Chagall painting (at Winnipeg Art Gallery)

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From a couple days ago… a quick trip to Birdshill Park to chat with people camping and spending time at the beach #Winnipeg #birdshillpark

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Taking Kitty out for a walk…

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Poet Sue Sorensen is featured today in the #NPMintheWFP with her poem Folding yourself into the car you drive. #nationalpoetrymonth #NPM16 #Winnipeg

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Poet Dennis Cooley is featured today in the #NPMintheWFP with his poem groundhog. #Winnipeg #NPM16 #nationalpoetrymonth