Pure Talent

As my neighbour and great friend Mark Davidson has stated " I love my neighbourhood." For me I couldn't agree more. On Friday night my next door neighbour Rob Adams performed at Molly Bloom's here in Kitchener. His new band " Deadbolt Jam" played a solid 3 hours of classic rock that grooved the hood. For a band that has been in the mix for under a year the line up of local professionals that have brought this group to fruition radiates passion. You can check them out for yourselves at the Embassy in Waterloo on Friday night August 19th and at Goodfellows II in Brantford on August 27th.

Great Lakes Helicopter

So what does it take to get me up at 4am on a Sunday morning? Well in this case it was just an opportunity to shoot some local crop dusting at the break of dawn. My good old friend Stan Mance from Great Lakes Helicopter in Kitchener was out on location with his crew attending fields loaded with an anti-fungal spray to ensure the crops will be healthy in time for harvest. The Bell Jet Ranger piloted by Adam Tastula chopped through the morning air delivering a spray that reminded me of the application of cologne to a newly shaven face. Unfortunately a weather front moved in from Lake Huron and 90 minutes after the first field pass was complete the operation had to shut down because of impending rain. Hopefully I'll get back out with the boys in a couple of weeks when the weather gets better. Photos here.