Photos: Holidays in the Pacific Northwest, 2010

One of the many scenes at the Garden d'Lights in Bellevue, Washington was observed on 22-December-2010

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA - This week's update to my photo site features holiday displays from the Pacific Northwest. The Garden d'Lights in Bellevue, Washington was observed on 22-December-2010, and Winterfest at the Center House in Seattle, Washington was visited on 27-December-2010.

Photos: Holidays in Toronto, Part II

A portion of the Toronto, Ontario Christmas Market was found in an alley of the Distillery District on 9-December-2010

BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON - This week's update to my photo site features more coverage of the holidays in Toronto, Ontario. The German-style Toronto Christmas Market, the Trail of Lights in Downsview Park, making mulled wine, store windows, and more scenes taken between 3-December and 20-December-2010 are shown.

Photos: Holidays in Toronto, Part I

Toronto's City Hall was green with the reflection of fireworks during the Cavalcade of Lights on 27-November-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - Coverage of the holidays in Toronto, Ontario continues this week on my photo site with the Cavalcade of Lights concert and fireworks on 27-November-2010, the visit of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train on 29-November-2010, and the CBC Metro Morning "Sounds of the Season" live broadcast on 3-December-2010, along with other scenes around town.

Photos: Toronto's Santa Claus Parade 2010

The Lowe's-sponsored float in the 2010 Santa Claus Parade in Toronto, Ontario had a bird theme on 21-November-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - This week's update to my photo site looks back at the Santa Claus Parade. The holiday season has traditionally started in greater Toronto, Ontario with this parade. Held this year in moderate temperatures on 21-November-2010, a record number of floats and bands created a bit of a varied and very long experience for those that stayed until Santa Claus at the very end.

Photos: Top Holiday Photos

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train stopped in the background behind the Holiday Tree in the Distillery District of Toronto, Ontario on 3-December-2007

TORONTO, ONTARIO - This week's update to my photo site features a retrospective. Coverage of the holiday season begins with the best of my holiday photographs from the digital era, covering the holiday seasons from 2005 to 2009. Displays, lights, parades, events, and trains from across North America are included.

Photos: Autumn Wrap-Up

The leaves were falling from the trees in Trinity-Bellwoods Park in Toronto, Ontario when viewed on 28-October-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - This week's update to my photo site features a round-up of fall scenes in the Greater Toronto Area in 2010. Included are foliage scenes, the Harvest Festival in High Park, special White Coat, Black Art and Quirks and Quarks events at the CBC, evening meetings with politicians and historical societies, a trip out to Hamilton, Ontario to view the Hunter Street Station historical display, and more.

Photos: TRHA's First Season, Part II

Mike Salisbury ran steam locomotive #3 past a "Pumpkin Post" at the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre on 31-October-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - This week's coverage of the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre's first season on my photo site focuses on special events, both planned and unplanned. These ranged from decorations for Canada Day on 1-July-2010 to the special Halloween night run on 31-October-2010, with many special trains, photo shoots, book signings, and visitors in between.

Photos: TRHA's First Season of Operations

Mike Salisbury ran steam locomotive #3 with a train load of visitors through the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre in Toronto, Ontario and underneath the Pyke rail crane on 19-September-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - The Toronto Railway Heritage Centre closed for the season after a night run on Halloween. A look back at first summer of operations will appear in two parts on my photo site. This week, the pictures are from the exhibits, routine operations including the miniature railway, and work projects from July through October 2010.

Photos: Trip to California, October 2010

The city of San Francisco, California was partly obscured by clouds when viewed from the air on 18-October-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - A short update this week to my photo site features pictures from a recent trip to the state of California. The trip mostly offered the opportunity for aerial photographs across the landscape of the United States and Canada, but also a few shots on the ground in Roseville and Placerville, California on 18-21-October-2010.

Photos: Autumn Heritage Toronto Walks

The Heritage Toronto Riverdale walk stretched out on First Avenue in Toronto, Ontario on 2-October-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - This week's update to my photo site starts coverage of the autumn season in Toronto, Ontario with the final two Heritage Toronto walks attended this season. The Old Town Toronto walk took place on 12-September-2010, and the final walk of the season, the Riverdale Library to Library walk, took place on 2-October-2010, ending in time for the ceremony re-opening the Riverdale Library for its 100th anniversary.

Photos: Last Look at Summer in Toronto, 2010

Flowers were in full bloom at the James Gardens in Toronto, Ontario on 11-August-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - As the environment looks more and more like fall, this week's update to my photo site takes a final look back at summer in Toronto, Ontario. Featured scenes and events include the "Howards of High Park" Heritage Toronto walk, wildlife along the Humber River, the Labour Day Parade, and more.

Photos: Honda Indy Toronto

The ever-popular Danika Patrick in Indy car #7 raced Justin Wilson in car #22 out of the pit area in Toronto, Ontario on 16-July-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - This week's update to my photo site goes back to the heat of July and automobile racing. For a day of testing and qualifying on 16-July-2010, Honda Indy Toronto opened its gates for free, affording the opportunity to watch the NASCAR Canadian Tire series and various other stock car classes as well as the stars of the show, the North American Indy Car series.

Photos: Five Years of Digital Photography

A tour group on Segway scooters toured the Mill City ruins in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 1-June-2007

TORONTO, ONTARIO - My Shutterfly photo site turned five years old on 25-September-2010. In honor of this milestone, one hundred photographs (with railroad and holiday display scenes excluded) were selected from the collection of over 20,000 on the site for presentation as a retrospective of five years of digital photography.

Photos: Heritage Toronto Walks, August 2010

The Heritage Toronto "Faces on Places" walk gathered in front of the Household Science Building at Ryerson University on 22-August-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - This week's update to my photo site features a variety of Heritage Toronto walks were held in the central area of Toronto in August 2010. Included are "William Lyon Mackenzie's Toronto" on 14-August, "The Royal Alexandra Theatre and its Neighbourhood" on 21-August, and "Faces on Places" on 22-August. Also included are other sights and events in downtown Toronto.

Photos: Canadian International Air Show

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds were in the "Goose" formation during the Canadian International Air Show in Toronto, Ontario on 5-September-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - This week's update to my photo site features the Canadian International Air Show. The weather was not ideal but after a one-day cancellation the performance was on for 5-6-September-2010, featuring such acts as solo Corsair, F-16, CF-18 and transport planes, a naval demonstration, stunt pilots Rob Holland and Mike Wiskus, and old stand-bys like the Canadian Harvard Acrobatic Team and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.

Photos: World Cup, York, and The Ex

After Spain won the World Cup on 11-July-2010, celebrations completely engulfed a streetcar on College Street in Toronto, Ontario

TORONTO, ONTARIO - With the Canadian National Exhibition closed for another year, this seemed as good a time as any to present the Heritage Toronto walk through the Exhibition Grounds that took place on 28-July-2010 in the update to my photo site. Also in this update are scenes related to the World Cup and a Heritage Toronto walk through central York on 10-July-2010.

Photos: Shriners International Parade

Fast miniature cars from Kingston, Ontario performed during the Shriners International Parade in Toronto, Ontario on 6-July-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - This week's update to my photo site looks back to the Shriners International Parade. Not long after the Queen exited Queen's Park, the Shriners moved into position for the Shriners International Parade. A long string of Shriners from across the continent showed off their bands, miniature racing and stunt vehicles, clowns, and more, viewed from the eye level of a child on 6-July-2010.

Photos: Fireworks and Tall Ships

The bark Europa, originally built in 1911, found itself far from its home in The Netherlands during the Parade of Sail in Toronto, Ontario on 4-July-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - This week's update to my photo site continues coverage of summer in Toronto, Ontario with events along the water. The Festival of Fire filled the skies with fireworks above Lake Ontario on 3-July and 10-July-2010, and the Parade of Sail featured Tall Ships passing through the Western Gap of Toronto Harbour on 4-July-2010. Other scenes along the waterfront round out this week's update.

Photos: Canada Day 2010

Everyone rose for the singing of the Canadian National Anthem at the re-dedication of the Memorial to Chinese Railway Workers in Toronto, Ontario on 1-July-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - Coverage of summer in Toronto, Ontario on my photo site begins with Canada Day. The re-dedication of the Memorial to Chinese Railway Workers opened the day and fireworks over Lions Park in the Weston Neighbourhood ended the day on 1-July-2010. Also included are aerial shots of Toronto and scenes near the Canada Day sites.

Photos: Western Washington

The interior of Union Station in Seattle, Washington, now mostly Sound Transit headquarters, was observed on 11-June-2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO - This week's update to my photo site concludes coverage of a trip to the Pacific Northwest in June 2010 with a focus on western Washington state. New scenes this week include air travel, downtown Seattle, Discovery Park in Seattle, an elementary school reunion, wildlife in parks, downtown Bellevue, and visits with family in Bellevue and Hamilton, Washington.