Victim of Urban Warfare

Sadly, this victim of urban warfare was the casualty of poisoning that occurs annually as city dwellers fend off these so called pests from their 'relentless onslaught' on their homes. Far too often we forget that we share this land with all the other living beings on this planet, and we focus not on respecting life in all forms, but rather we turn our heads to our meager and flippant possession of the land. In doing so many people presuppose their right to their possession of land, and yet no one has any more of an essential right to its ownership than does a squirrel.

On cold Canadian winter days frost can turn itself into a forest mimicking and perhaps mocking the real one that stands frozen just outside and behind the ice on the window.

This shot was taken on a beautiful January day at the very northern tip of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Behind the camera is no road only Ocean, and we stand looking back South towards the approach.

This is a view of Ducal Stewart Monument found in Edinburgh, Scotland on top of Calton hill that overlooks the city's and its castle.

This is a shot of the Arlington shortly after fire raged through its walls. Erected in 1909, it stood as Edmonton's first and oldest apartment complex for 95 years. Sadly, it was so badly damaged by the fire in 2005 that it had to be torn down, and it no longer stand as the beautiful edifice that it once was.

Taken in Edmonton, on a cold Fall day, was this shot of a dried plant locked forever in its attempted to flower.

The bridges from Halifax to Dartmouth are so scared by rust that they must be constantly repainted, however, only the rusting sections are repainted so as to save the cost of, each year, repainting the whole bridge. This results in an almost camouflage like effect caused by the mingling of the differing hues of green paint.

These bridge workers were steadily repairing the damage of time that rust effects on one of the bridges connecting Halifax to Dartmouth.

Taken near the shores of the Halifax Habor was this shot of a man who seemed to be from another time.

This is a shot taken from inside the Citadel that once protected Halifax from all outside threats.

The famous Peggy's Cove is now in need of repairs. It has lost its splendor and no longer has the glory that it once did. I hope that funds can be raised to maintain this wonderful landmark.

Two lovers siting quietly beside one another and staring off into the long gaze of the North Atlantic Ocean.

This is a shot of a gun lock that once held in its grasp a huge canon that defended the Halifax harbor from invasions.

I wonder if we will ever properly be able to gauge the impact that we, as humans, have had on our planet. This was taken in Halifax of the harbor looking onto Dartmouth.

Halifax Grain Storage

This is a shot of the grain towers that still stand next to the sea in Halifax. They are now empty symbols that remind us of times more prosperous.

Ireland

Three Koreans jumping on a windy beach on the southern east coast of Ireland, need I say more?

The Great Wall of China

This was taken at the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. It is a really beautiful place, and it offers views that other areas do not. It is a place not to miss.

I came upon this ship while driving through the Highlands in Scotland. I was driving along one of the many lochs and as the end of it neared I spotted this beautiful old boat slumped over in the water. The water that day had a slight ripple to it and nothing this photograph can convey justly serves the quality of the sight. I sat and looked at this ship for a long while before continuing on.

This is a photograph of a painting that sits behind the king's throne, found in the inner most building of the Palace of Gyeongbokgung (the Royal Palace of Korea). I took this shot and only later came to wonder how many faces this painting has seen, and what a history it would tell if only it could speak. A mighty good tale it would be, I'm sure.

Angkor Wat

I had the pleasure of visiting Angkor Wat last year. It is a beautiful and amazing place, and one that just recently received even more acclaim. New research has revealed that most of the Angkor complexes were in fact linked into a city that held a population of around 1 million people. All this was accomplished 1000 years ago, and while the rest of the worlds cities struggled with populations in the thousands there were millions living here, but the real mystery is what happened to them. A simple truth that we should not let from our own modern minds.