Mike Taylor

Thanks for the reposts, @mitchellsquid.bsky.social

Black and white photograph of this guy looking down at his phone, from the point of view of the phone.

What? There's a #selfportraitsunday?

Scrolling while waiting at the car dealership. The annual late-spring car issues.

😂

Black and white photograph of a small and quiet weedy bay off of the Ottawa River, with contrasting tones on the surface of the water, while objects under the water are illuminated by spotty light leaking through the trees above.

Hey, Andy. It's been a while since I wandered the trails of a local park with a camera. It felt very comfortable to be back last weekend. It's always great to see all the different ways light works, especially in these treasured places.

Best cat suit ever.

Congrats. It was a perfect weekend for it. Was there on Saturday.

It was ... and very cold, that night. 😆

Warm light spills from the open door of a back yard shed, contrasting with the blue of a winter evening's snow and sky. Photo taken in Lyn, Ontario, January 17, 2022.

#blueskymonday

Always awesome. 👍

They had a bumpy year but are on track now.

😂 Oilers all the way!

Yup

Black and white image of intersecting office hallways with added directional markings during COVID pandemic. Taken May 19, 2020 in Ottawa, Ontario.

Will sneak one more of these theme images in for today. COVID lines. Where I was reassigned when the pandemic struck.
#lines #Blueskyartshow

Close-up black and white photo of a glistening earthworm wriggling its way across a piece of road, leaving a trail in the wet gravel behind it. Other worm tracks are visible throughout the image. More lines can be seen on the worm's body. Taken March 26, 2021 in Lyn, Ontario.

Ok, I'll give it a go. A living, moving line.

#blueskyartshow #lines

👍

Oops. Inserted a previously posted shot.

Country roads.

Skies, eh?

Black and white photo of severely trimmed tree with house-shaped bird feeder hanging from a stunted branch.

Trailer park tree, with dangling house.

Outside light comes through a window into the trailer, highlighting the surface textures of weathered furniture in a high contrast black and white scene.

I'm often just drawn to broken blobs of light.

Also in 2021, my mother, who was beginning her journey with dementia, was brought up from Pennsylvania because her partner was no longer able to look after her and he had become ill. She stayed at the house until I was able to find an apartment for both of us. So I was "living" in Ottawa and Lyn.

Four years ago this month I went to stay with a friend in Lyn, Ontario. He had recently been diagnosed with leukaemia. I was beginning a separation and was able to help with bills and housework at his trailer. He was most concerned about his cat, Diego, who he missed while getting chemo in hospital.

Flying over Yukon glaciers, August, 2022. Went back in 2024, but we were unable to book flights for various reasons.

Snowbirds.

Delays, delays, delays.

Now what?

#Canada

😁

Looks comfy.

Colour photo of a night scene with light from an open arena door and blue light illuminating a curtain on a mobile performance stage.

Colour photo of a park in the fall, featuring trees, a small lake in the background with the blue sky reflected in it, a blue garbage can and an empty water bottle with blue markings.

Color photo of a man in winter clothing standing on the roof of a tractor trailer, holding a blue flag against the blue sky, with Ottawa's Peace Tower in the background. January 29, 2022. The Convoy.

Colour photo of a fabric cyanotype print depicting my hand holding the hand of my mother, who was in the hospital after breaking her hip. Living with dementia, she was unable to walk again.

Blue. (Starting to roll).

Stopped for a snack at a local (red) chip truck and ate at one of the red tables placed on the green grass. Urban wires and structures in the background.

A bowl of sliced watermelon glowing in a streak of sunlight.

Veggies on the counter. Red tomatoes and potatoes.

A red, featureless barn against the blue sky in the countryside outside of Brockville, Ontario.

Red. That is all.