(Day 5) The speed of light

I seem to recall from a long-forgotten science class that the speed of light was 186,000 miles per second (about 300,000 km per second for you youngsters). Photography means 'writing with light' and the photo below appears to have captured a blue beam of light within the rings. An optical illusion. The second photo provides another view.

It's only (officially) day 5 of the 365 day project but I'm having fun. Part of the daily challenge is to determine what to photograph and to make it unique.

(Day 4) Growing veggies in winter time

The climate in this part of the world (eastern Ontario) is not very conducive to veggie growing in winter time unless perhaps you had a heated greenhouse (and a thick wallet). However, there's one veggie that's probably not that well-known in these parts, called 'witlof' (Dutch or Flemish for 'white leaf'), that can be produced indoors in the winter time. The plants are first grown outdoors during summer, then the roots are harvested and allowed to 'rest' for a week or 2 before being planted under the soil in a cool location. I have a 1 cubic metre bin in the basement where I force witlof. Once the white tips of the leaves appear about 6 weeks after planting, they're harvested - the roots are recycled via the compost bin (for more info see http://www.jetfresh.com.au/witlof.html).

(Day 3) Stripes

That's what a lot of hockey players call referees, under 'normal' circumstances. When on the receiving end of a call that they don't agree with, players have been known to use other names. Here are some of the tools of the referee trade. In my opinion, hockey is one of the best games invented by man, and should always remain a 'game' in the grand scheme of things.

(Day 2) Two sure things in life

And as the saying goes, they're death and taxes, and today's photo reminds us that the government may be inefficient in a lot of things, but when it comes to collecting its pound of flesh, it's right on the ball. Just so we won't have any excuse for not paying up on time (by April 30 !), they've made sure we had the necessary paperwork before the new year even started !

(Day 1) And ... we're on

to 2010 and starting the 365 photo project. Hope everyone had a good new year's eve celebration. I went into Merrickville after midnight to take a few photos while the snow was gently falling. Night time is a wonderful time to take photographs - I'll share a couple.