Day 76 - Where's the Leprechaun?

We had fun making little leprechauns with our Pre-Kindergarten buddies today. There was a lot of Irish spirit in the air. This is one of my leprechauns hiding under his hat. He saw me taking pictures and decided to take cover. Don't worry Mathieu, I still know it's you. Happy St. Patrick's Day. May the luck of the Irish be with you all year long.

Day 36 - Colour

Today's assignment was to go abstract today and make a photograph that focuses on form and color rather than detail. I decided my colourful tuque would be a great subject.
We took the dogs to the farm today. It's the first time in over a week that I've been further than the mailbox at the end of the driveway. I managed one lap around the field, stopping intermittently to cough. After one lap, Peg sent me to the vehicle and continued walking with the dogs. Once I made it to the car I decided to throw my hat on the snow and take a few pics. The picture above is the end of the tie string. This hat isn't the warmest but it's perfect for mild days like today and you can't help but smile when you look at all the colours.

Canon XSi
Lens: 100 mm
Focal Length: 100
F/stop: 2.8
Exposure: 1/250
ISO: 100

Day 74 - The Ultimate Comfort

This bus stop caught my eye the other day so I had to go back and get a picture. It's not everyday that you see a bus shelter wearing a toque. I went back with my camera and took a few photos. I was also curious as to its significance. Apparently it's there to promote milk and some of the activities that 'le lait' is sponsoring. Their slogan is, "The ultimate comfort". I guess this toque is acting as a comfort to the shelter. It's definitely the biggest hat I've ever seen and it's made out of real knitted material. Below is a close up.

Day 6 - She's a real bear

Okay, so Peg’s not a real bear but her hat makes her look like one. She actually purchased the hat this summer. We had a nice lunch at Cafe du Monde and then went walking around Old Quebec. We decided to ‘play’ tourists and wandered around some tourist shops. Peg found a rack of assorted animal hats and chose this one. The hat’s called a ‘knitwit’ (Be careful. I said knitwit not nitwit.). She figured if she’s going to have white hair she might as well look like a Polar Bear.

It keeps students at school entertained. She’d heard comments such as:
“Hey Miss, should you be wearing that during hunting season?” “Miss are you a cow or a kanagroo?” ) Obviously, this student needs to brush up on her animal knowledge. I guess it’s a multipurpose hat. It keeps her head warm as well as making people smile and talk.