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With a little exposure adjustment, and a very moody black and white processing, it becomes quite easy to make Bedford Mills look spooky. Maybe these photos were inspired by Dana’s latest post on www.tetthouse.com about possible ghost sightings at Tett House. She always has a way with words that inspires me. In any case, where we live always drives me out to document it. From the brightest of sunny days to the gloomy ones too, photographs are everywhere you look. And I guess if I do nothing more in life than document how I live through it, that’s good enough for me. So get out and make some photographs. You never know what you will discover. #notfromhere #notfromhereblog #fujix100f #my100andme #myfujifilm #myfujifilmlegacy #trevorconnellphotography #weeklybloggingfeature #monochrome #blackandwhite #chiaroscuro https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHdjqHAsp6/?utm_medium=tumblr

These photos were taken back a couple of months ago when Spring was just starting to peek through the ground, reawakening the life that had been hibernating for many months before. Spring is always an interesting time for me in that I find the baron grounds, the dried up leaves and the death and destruction that comes with winter so unique in the textures and layers it produces. And then to see new growth coming through, making it’s way towards the warm sunshine creates all these hopeful scenes before me. I think that’s why some of these photos look better in colour and others in black and white. I’ve never been married to one process or the other, they both have their place in telling stories. One thing’s for certain, Tett House and our property certainly is beautiful in any season I photograph it in. Follow along on my blog for more. #notfromhere #notfromhereblog #fujix100f #my100andme #myfujifilm #myfujifilmlegacy #trevorconnellphotography #weeklybloggingfeature #monochrome #blackandwhite #chiaroscuro #spring #newgrowth https://www.instagram.com/p/CRzaOMjnJRP/?utm_medium=tumblr

@dana_of_tett_house will probably kill me for making another post about the dust and cat hair that I find (and document) throughout Tett House. Truth is it’s as much my responsibility to clean it up as it is hers. I just like to take photos of it first, especially if the light is just right. #notfromhere #notfromhereblog #fujix100f #my100andme #myfujifilm #myfujifilmlegacy #trevorconnellphotography #weeklybloggingfeature #monochrome #blackandwhite #chiaroscuro https://www.instagram.com/p/CQHPh_6HPB2/?utm_medium=tumblr

Does this look like anyone else’s dining room? I guess the bigger question is does this actually look like learning to you? Kids having to navigate multiple devices for hours on end just to procure their education? The term Emergency Learning has been thrown around a lot and honestly, I hope these eLearning techniques don’t stick. Conservatives who are pushing to bring eLearning initiatives to our school system need to know this doesn’t work. You cannot isolate kids from a collabourative environment and expect them to learn. The quicker we can safely get the kids, teachers and support staff back into schools, the better. #notfromhere #notfromhereblog #fujix100f #my100andme #myfujifilm #myfujifilmlegacy #trevorconnellphotography #weeklybloggingfeature #monochrome #blackandwhite #chiaroscuro https://www.instagram.com/p/CPtUQosHxQ8/?utm_medium=tumblr

I’ve been thinking a lot about why the deer frequent our property here at Tett House. It feels like it’s a safety thing for one, we’re high up on a rock, with a great ridge that offers protection for the deer to pass without harm. Or maybe it’s a habit thing, doing something so many times throughout your lifespan that it just becomes an act of nature through sheer repetition. This in turn gets passed down to their young who will pass to their young and so on. One thing’s for sure, deer that frequent our property know that they are safe here. We often find them lounging in our backyard blending in with the trees that surround them. Or they will be watching us drive up the driveway in (to them at least) must seem like some sort of futuristic spaceship that we call a vehicle, crawling along so not to disturb them. I love stepping out my door to hear a rustling in the forest close by, watching their white tails bounce away as if they were playfully scampering the day away. Yes, the deer are safe here in our yard. They are free to rest where they please. #notfromhere #notfromhereblog #fujix100f #my100andme #myfujifilm #myfujifilmlegacy #trevorconnellphotography #weeklybloggingfeature #monochrome #blackandwhite #chiaroscuro https://www.instagram.com/p/CPqyvfKHDAM/?utm_medium=tumblr

Some mornings just make you want to run out of the house with your camera. Today, the lunar new year brought the most amazing sunrise I’ve ever seen. Five swans were kind enough to pose for a few photos. How can -30 degrees keep you down? The answer is it can’t! #notfromhere #notfromhereblog #fujix100f #my100andme #myfujifilm #myfujifilmlegacy #trevorconnellphotography #weeklybloggingfeature #lunarnewyear #sunrise #swans #loonlake #bedfordmills (at Bedford Mills) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLMgdumnUXv/?igshid=bb3mwc2rivxe

#Westport has seen it’s share of bright skies and gloomy ones. From the safety of my porch, I was able to create some art I’m quite happy with. #my100andme #fujix100f #myfujifilm #notfromhereblog #icm #intentionalcameramovement #photoimpressionism #impressionistphotography #greatwaterway #whatsonwestport https://www.instagram.com/p/ByiEpjSHXBw/?igshid=1negpmdpo107f

Not super inspired with my photography this week but who doesn’t love a shot of a yawning cat? I’ll do better next week Internets I promise! #notfromhereblog #my100andme #fujix100f #myfujifilm #instacats #catsofinstagram #sleepytime https://www.instagram.com/p/ByDKmIVnpaY/?igshid=1akrpdnp5uk67