Capt Mondo's Photo Blog

This OCZ Drive had my OS and all of my main programs on it when it up and died on me without warning. Took a photo of it for possible warranty purposes, and thought the result looked cool, so here’s what it looks like.

Dead Solid State Drive

I bought a seed bell and mounted it on the hanging chair frame. Looks like the local sparrows like it.

Sparrows on Backyard Seed Bell #1

Sparrows on Backyard Seed Bell #2

Here are some of the shots I took during this year’s Nuit Blanche:

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Garden Tower in Toronto #1

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Garden Tower in Toronto #2

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Forever Bicycles and New City Hall

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Forever Bicycles #1

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Forever Bicycles #2

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Forever Bicycles #3

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Forever Bicycles #4

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Forever Bicycles #5

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: The Rose is Without Why

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Ferris Wheel #1

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Ferris Wheel #2

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Parallax

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: (X)Static Clown Factory

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Illuminated Dean

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Rumbling Drumlins

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2013: Monster Child

Another shot of the moon, again using my 500mm lens on the new, sturdier tripod my wife bought for me last Xmas:

Half-moon in the Morning

Still taking pics of the hummingbirds up here on Schengili-La Island up near Pointe-au-Baril. There’s at least two females and one male who keep chasing the other two away from the feeders when they find them there. Erika noticed that the two females seemed to be tolerating each other somewhat, waiting for the other to be chased off by the male so that the other could swoop in and get in a good feed.

Here are a couple of pics of them from earlier today:

Hummingbird on Branch with Back Facing the Camera

Hummingbird by Feeder

Sulfur butterflies are pretty though kinda plain when compared to things like Monarch butterflies, but when I saw the way the morning light was catching these sulfur butterflies from behind I ended up focusing on them during my morning walk in Woodbine Park earlier today:

Sulfur Butterfly on Purple Erigeron Flowers #1

Sulfur Butterfly on Purple Erigeron Flowers #2

I had always thought of the purple flowers as a sort of purple daisy, but apparently they are called “Purple Erigeron”, perhaps better known as “fleabane”. The butterflies certainly love them.