On my way back from taking some documents to their destination on Burrard Street, I spotted this horse and carriage and HOPED it was for a gypsy wedding! Finally! My dream of shooting a gypsy wedding would be realized and all I will have left on my dream wedding photo list will be a winter wedding where the bride and all the bridesmaids wear both capes AND muffs, like this! Please! If you’re out there! And you’re looking for the perfect photographer to shoot your capes and muffs wedding, PLEASE CALL ME! I’m standing by for your call!
Sadly, no gypsy wedding in sight for me. I think it was just for a movie because this horse ‘n buggy was parked right outside a government building. Ah boo. Oh man, if Johnny Depp was in this movie, I’m going to be so sad because I could have had my other photo dream paparazzi shoot fulfilled! In my dream, I wouldn’t be chasing him or anything, he just waves at me, makes direct eye contact and walks away. And that’s it. I wouldn’t have to talk to him or anything – perfect for me!
Dare to dream.
In other news, I accidentally created a photo of Howe Street that makes it look like I took it at least 60 years ago.
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I’ve spotted some Terracotta Warriors this week in various states of paintedness. They are a huge step up from those painted bears from years gone by.
If I were to paint a picture of Donner and Oscar swatting and batting each other, this is exactly how I would paint it – if I could paint, that is. Since I can’t, I sure am glad this artist painted these tigers slapping each other.
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I haven’t brought out the lensbaby in ages and thought today was a good day for it. It’s warm and rainy out these days. The plants love it and I’m so glad it’s soggy so I don’t have to mow the lawn. I can only put that chore off for so long. The dandelions have sprung up with a fury, so I really shouldn’t put it off much longer.
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When I dropped off Mike this morning for work – he works across the street from the Vancouver Convention Centre – we spied The Joker sitting in a line up along with a guy dressed like Rorschach from Watchmen. How did I know who Rorschach was? I didn’t. Mike told me. Someone reads comic books around here! Anyway, it’s Comicon in Vancouver! But they seem to call it Fan Expo. Whoa! Nerd alert! But I do love nerds a lot, so I mean it in the nicest possible way.
Since at 8:00 this morning I was still in my pajamas and wearing Mike’s crocs and didn’t have my camera with me – I know! What the heck? If I had my camera I would have just pretended I was dressed up like some comic book character that wears pajamas and crocs and would have TOTALLY taken their photos. Instead, I came back to Mike’s office a bit early, plunked a loony in the parking metre and enjoyed taking these fabulous nerds’ photos for 12 minutes. Yup. Street parking is crazy expensive right there. It’s about $6 an hour. THIS is why I drop Mike off on the weekends.
I was so excited when I opened the above photo once I got home to find I had snagged a photo of a tiny Harry Potter in the bottom left hand corner. He’s adorable. I thought I had missed him, but nope. I got lucky. I have no idea who the guy in the centre of the photo is supposed to be. Mike thinks it’s Boba Fett without his helmet on. I think it’s a good guess.
Other characters loitering around the Vancouver Convention Centre grounds included:
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