Capture the Hog: Photographic Observations

Posted by Tanja
Filed in City
September 20, 2005

september2005_tetris.jpgLast night, heading home on the streetcar after a late night blogTO meeting, I wound up across from a strange, yet insightful, old gent. Stirring up some conversation, he asks me about the blogTO sticker on my camera bag. I proceed to tell him, briefly, about the site. He sits back, nodding and reflecting on what I'd described, then says (and I kid you not),

"Interesting... Yeah, I like that. Interesting -- but what's the point? I've lived in Hogtown for all my 50 plus 20 years and it's never needed anybody to speak for it. *laugh* The hog needs NO WORDS!"

Ironically having no good words to respond with, I just laughed (moving slighly away from his leaning over) and responded, "Well, I guess it works that I take photos?"

He says, "Capture the hog."

And so it is: "Capture the hog" will be my ongoing series of photos that capture a bit about 'the hog'/TO and its indescribable self.

Today's shot: Loft Tetris.

Sean Galbraith on September 20, 2005 at 9:29 AM

"Capture the Hog" beats "Toronto: Unlimited" any day. :-)

Tanja on September 20, 2005 at 11:25 AM

Ha! I'm with you on that one, Sean. See what a public poll of our seniors could have done?

someguyinto on September 20, 2005 at 8:30 PM

When he said "capture the hog," are you sure he didn't mean somehting else? Lots of sickos in this town where shoes strung on electrical wires passes as art.

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