Part of our Christmas tradition is attending “A Very Ayler Christmas” which is an avant garde jazz show that take Christmas carols and introduces them into the music of Albert Ayler (google him – interesting bloke!)

They have two more concerts to go:

Saturday, December 17 at 9:30PM at L’Envers, Montreal

Sunday, December 18 at 7:00PM at the UMI Café, Ottawa

It’s really interesting music, Ottawa Jazz Scene is going to post some of the video from the concert if you are interested.

Here are a few photos of the band

These are all taken with my Lumix, no flash

Celebrating my favorite place to visit in the world – Austria!

Um, just the cutest puppy ever!

So my golden half has definitely solidified itself as one of my favorite of all time toy cameras. Here are a few shots from my recent trip to NYC. I know I’ve not been on the blog to much recently but life got busy and I haven’t had time to be doing my cakes or much photography. I’m definitely hoping to start making time and get back into all the things I love to do.

Thanks to my cousin, AP, and the rest of my family for showing us a great time and giving us fun tours of the city!

So while my cousin has been here visiting we’ve been enjoying activities we normally wouldn’t do – a staycation as you will. Today’s adventures included Parc Omega where we got to see lots of animals in a “wild” environment. It was a nice break as yesterday we were white water rafting and then playing soccer in the evening. Phew! I’m going to need a holiday from my busy holiday

Here are a few photos from Parc Omega. Lots of toy camera shots to come!

This friendly guy ate his carrot like he was smoking a cigar.

I loved this guys ears!

I loved these little guys.

Okay, this was Quebec City but was also lots of fun.

I’ve never been to Parc Omega and had no idea what to expect but it was a really fun time and we all had many laughs which is always nice!

U2 Night Three ended our four day, 3 concert tour. We ended up in the inner circle in a great spot with another crew of U2 fans we met in line and who were sitting/standing near us. Here are my favorites, many of all the photos I took this round.

This is probably the best photo I’ve gotten of Larry, in my opinion.

This is my favorite of all the photos I took!

U2 Night two was even better than day one. Firstly, we made it into the inner circle with our little group of Ottawa fans and then got to meet some great U2 fans which makes the hours of standing much easier.

I definitely think I got some great shots although the web versions are a bit off.

So this past weekend we enjoyed 2 U2 concerts in Montreal. Friday night we drove up after work and stopped by HM’s to see her new baby, my honorary niece, and then made our way over to the Hippodrome.

We got there pretty late to get good spots on the floor but made our way over to the Edge side and luckily got a good view when they crossed the bridge.

These photos were some of my favorite from Friday night but nothing compares to me as the photos from Saturday since all our planning and concert strategy worked out and we ended up in the inner circle and were 10 ft from the stage. It was so awesome and worth the nearly 8 hours of standing!! More photos to come…

So on Canada day we decided that we wanted to see Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge. It was a real experience and fun to see all the crowds. We arrived early and headed up to see the hill but decided to stay  by the corner of Rideau to see the Royal couple before heading off to some other Canada day events.

We waited several hours but it was well worth the wait to see the excitement of the crowd and see to see the Royal couple so close.

Once they passed we went to Major’s Hill Park and Jacques Cartier Park.

The Snow Birds

On our way back to the car, Sussex was closed as the Royal couple were leaving the hill on their way back to the GG. I got a photo of Prince William as he passed by.

Since I started going to my husband’s Oma’s house I have been photographing their “cat colony” – they are always so cut! Here are my favorite photos from this year.

Don’t worry – the kitten is just sleeping!

kitten sweetness!

This friendly and curious cat got up close and personal to my camera.