I’ve heard that line drying of laundry still takes place in Montreal, though it’s not as prevalent as in the 1980s. In Canada, the rules for line drying seem to vary from city to city, with condos probably never allowing it. In rural areas, nobody cares if you hang your clothes out to dry. If you look at the world in terms of a carbon footprint, it should be encouraged everywhere.
This photo was shot on Kodachrome 64 using a Konica T4 camera, with a 28mm lens.
This is the place I call home, one of three Brooklyns in Nova Scotia. It was founded in 1761 and called Nelegakumik by the Mi’kmaq Nation (meaning “broken snowshoes”).
I stopped the car on Route 14 and let the high beams illuminate the speed sign. It’s a technique I use on quiet nights when there is little traffic.
This photo was taken on the Montreal metro in 1983. The colour red really comes alive with Kodachrome film.
In 1967 I visited Montreal with my family to attend Expo ’67. It gave me a love for Montreal that has remained for all these years. What an amazing city! And it looks so good on Kodachrome.
When I get older losing my hairMany years from now
– When I’m Sixty Four, by The Beatles
I may have sung this song back in 1985 when I took this self portrait, but never could have imagined the year 2022, or what it is like to be sixty four. Losing my hair, and slowly losing memories. But still feeling happy, alive, and creative.
The future is unknown to everyone, and the best we can do is make good choices in the moment hoping that they will have a positive outcome in the future. In every moment of time we make a choice. Words to live by.
This photo appears in the book: Toronto Days, available at Blurb Books.