by pattihenderson | Jul 9, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
Last night I had the chance to walk the historic Clifton Hill strip in Niagara Falls, Canada. It was a lovely early summer night and the street was filled with tourists enjoying everything this vibrant street has to offer, including the always fabulous Rock N’...
by pattihenderson | Jul 2, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
I have had a busy globetrotting week and am happy to be at last back home in Toronto, luggage put away until the next adventure beckons. This past week I was in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. This is the Philadelphia of William Penn, Ben Franklinand Rocky...
by pattihenderson | Jun 12, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
As we near the end of another oddly cool weekend here in Toronto, I found myself sticking close to home and catching up on some photography tinkering on my beloved iPad. What I found was a series of fun apps that can turn photos into funky pieces of art. I took the...
by pattihenderson | Jun 5, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
This morning I woke up to the mournful call of seagulls, the gentle lapping of waves on the Lake Ontario shore, welcome sunlight streaming through my apartment, and the faint scent of my neighbour’s lilacs drifting upwards on the warm spring breeze. It was a...
by pattihenderson | May 23, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
I just got back from seeing a matinée that still has me thinking. You cannot say that about a lot of the movies we go to see these days. But today’s screening was quite different. I had the pleasure to see the documentary, Bill Cunningham New York. It is a...
by pattihenderson | May 22, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
On the last evening of a recent road trip in lovely British Columbia, I found myself in Brentwood Bay on Vancouver Island. It was the end of a long day driving south from Tofino and I needed a welcome place to lay my head before a long day of flying back to Toronto. ...
by pattihenderson | May 15, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
A week ago today I sighed contentedly and with a hint of sadness as I watched the shores of Long Beach, Tofino recede in my rear view mirror. I was leaving a magical, stunningly beautiful place behind along with my heart and a good portion of my soul. I spent much...
by pattihenderson | May 8, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
This snap of Long Beach at sunset last night was actually taken on Mother’s Day back home. Very early on Mother’s Day mind you! It was about 9 pm last night when I ventured out to take some snaps of a lovely sunset. A wedding party had just cleared the...
by pattihenderson | May 7, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
After a hectic week on the road in and around Vancouver, I find myself celebrating a weekend in groovy Tofino on Canada’s West Coast. I took the photo above this morning outside of my weekend retreat, Long Beach Lodge, just outside of Tofino. I thought a snap...
by pattihenderson | May 1, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
At last! Out in Vancouver today you could hear the audible sighs of relief as a sunny, warm day made a rare appearance. All across Canada this spring we have been anticipating the arrival of not only summer weather, but in some places, even spring-like weather. And...
Hi, I’m Patti, wonderer, wanderer and photographer. During the week I’m a marketer in the publishing industry and on weekends I take to the road to explore this beautiful planet we live on.