Riotous

Textures

Sometimes when I'm playing photographer I like to take pictures of things that you can almost 'feel' with your eyes. You know onomatopoeia? It's kind of the same thing, except instead of words that sound like the sounds they stand for, it's images that feel like the subjects they're of. Below is just a series of random pics from the last month or so. 

This is a close-up of a cement pillar outside the Clareview Superstore. I had the day off, and to save the hassle of dragging a prickly 10-year-old through the torturous (to him) project of grocery shopping, I went in and bought all the things we needed and then waited outside for L and the kiddo to come pick me and my packages up. There was a few people also hanging around the front of the store, either waiting for a ride or scoping out an opportunity to take off with one of the bright orange pumpkins being displayed under the store's outdoor canopy. 

This is the pretty little leave that decorated my place at the dinner for L & C's wedding on Saturday. It was a buffet, so there was no plates at our seats, just a lovely white napkin with a specially placed leaf atop it. I love how you can see the veins in the leaf, which is an actual natural item and not some plastically-produced product!

This picture is from outside my building. There are all these cement planters with bright coloured flowers in various states of seasonal decline. The dandelion fluff and/or spiderwebby type substance makes everything look fuzzy and soft. I didn't dare test out the actual textures, though!

Another flower from the planters outside my building. I love playing with macro on my camera and seeing how close I can get without making things blurry. This petunia (pansy?) looks so soft, like velvet. Makes me wish I was a little like Thumbelina so that I could curl up in the center of these beautiful heart-shaped petals and have a nice, long, afternoon nap.

Autumn

Wedding Bliss

My good friend L was lawfully wedded to her long-time partner C this past Saturday, October 2nd. They held the ceremony outside at the Sunridge Ski Resort, and the reception directly afterwards in the resort's ski chalet. The location was absolutely perfect for a fall wedding - the open vista at the rear of the lodge showcased the beautiful river valley in all of autumn's colours, the weather was deliciously cooperative and the sun swept everyone and everything with a golden brush. L and C kept the actual marriage rite short, with a lady person doing the honours. I honestly did not expect to cry at this wedding, and told my companions as much before the ceremony began, but as soon as L came confidently down the red-carpeted aisle, her face lit by the gorgeous smile you can see below, I started bawling like a baby. I've known L since 2002, and we've been well acquainted with the changes in eachother's lives, the ups and the downs, the good, the bad. She is so important to me, and to see her so breathtakingly happy made my heart feel so full.

 L, in her fairy-tale dress, her lovely autumn bouquet in hand. 

The sun was shining directly in her eyes, which explains the slight squint.

The ceremony begins. The actual dialogue that the bride and groom exchanged was much less flowery and effusive than I would choose for my own wedding, but that is because L and C ARE much less flowery and effusive than I am. Each word suited them perfectly, and the emotion threaded through the words was much more real and much more important.

B, the very-pregnant maid of honour on the far left, did an amazing job, as did her tiny little wee bun in the oven. She's known L since they were in kindergarten, so I can't imagine how emotional she felt watching L marry her soul mate.

K, getting very poetic with the beautiful leave garnishing his seat at the dinner table.He insisted on a do-over with the leave moved so that the top point of it was up at his thumbs, but the resulting image didn't turn out nearly as well as this one. 

 

Lovely table decorations scattered across "kiss cards" that were left for the guests to fill with anecdotes about the bride and groom, who agreed to kiss whenever one of these stories was shared with the couple.  

As a perfect ending to the evening, L and C had a candy buffet for everyone to partake of. The picture above is of the depressing and desolate remains. Those pretty dishes were once filled with yummy candy and chocolate, before the celebrants descended.

My favourite parts of the evening were as follows: not having to wait for hours between the ceremony and dinner while the wedding photos were done; the colours, the colours, the colours!; how happy L looked; the fantastic mix of music (especially hearing "Kiss to Build a Dream On" by Louis Armstrong!); the slideshow; watching C's parents dominate the dance floor; the way B kept making me laugh every time we spoke to eachother; and all the hugs! Yay, weddings! Happy happy love love. Congratulations, my friends. 

Toothsome Twosome

Toothsome: 

1. of delicious or appetizing appearance, flavour, or smell

2. attractive; alluring

Hello, heartbeat? You should probably slow down, now. 

Yes, they're gorgeous. But, seriously. Slow down.

 

Nobody knows this, but under his suit you'll find 

blue tights and a cape.

Only he knows where that hand has been. 

Though, I have a fair idea.

Bounty

Lianna's coworker brought her some apples from her apple tree. Since my lady isn't so fond of this particular coworker and isn't one to pretend otherwise, I warned her to be careful not to pick the poisoned one.

Friends Forever