Plowshare Farm

Starting in June, I visited a group of organic farmers to document their lives on a horse-powered farm. I posted some images then, and completed the project a few days ago with less than an hour left in my internship.

Many thanks to the farmers and my editors, who allowed me excess time in the last week at work to pull the whole project together. It ran large (A1, with a full A3), and my video went online like all videos. Ha.

Done, again

Thursday was my last day at the Mercury, at least for now. I hope to return someday, it was a good experience and I felt like my work was greatly appreciated. I'll even write if I have to! All jokes aside, I'm pretty sad to see my summer go. But unfortunately, we must all float on. Here's a few shots from the last month. I'll have a few pdfs, especially for my long term project, in an upcoming post.

GUELPH, Ont. (04/08/12) - Enrico Borghese crashed off his bicycle on July 24 when he tried returning to the bike lane after passing another cyclist on eastbound Stone Road. Pictured here on August 4, Borghese says the curbed edge is too high to mount if cycling parallel to it. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

FERGUS, Ont. (10/08/12) - A young drummer waits to play with the Fergus Pipe and Drum Band at the Fergus Scottish Festival during the Friday Night Tattoo. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

FERGUS, Ont. (08/08/12) - Andrew Dashper, from Waterloo, practices throwing a stone during the Scottish Heavy Events School, held as part of the Fergus Scottish Festival in Fergus on Wednesday. The two-day school teaches aspiring heavy event competitors the skills to compete in the amateur competition during the festival, running this weekend. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

FERGUS, Ont. (11/08/12) - Lucas Wenta, from Poland, prepares to throw a hammer during the Fergus Scottish Festival heavy events on Saturday. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (13/08/12) - Anand Khagram, two and a half, gets a comfy wagon ride with a stuffed monkey friend along Guelph's London Road courtesy of his mom Christina Kingsbury on Monday afternoon. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (15/08/12) - Visitors explore the University of Guelph's trial garden during its annual open house on Wednesday. Rows of flowers, including these rudbeckia, and vegetables were on display for local gardeners to examine. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (22/08/12) - Members of the Unaccompanied Minors (left to right), Lane Carter, 18, Grayson Carter, 18, Adam Monod, 17, and Elise Wagner, 17, placed third at the 2012 National Music Festival in Fort McMurray, Alberta on August 18. Photo by Rachel Psutka. 

GUELPH, Ont. (25/08/12) - Ribmaster Adam Gordon lathers on the barbeque sauce at Boss Hog's rib stand at Guelph Ribfest on Saturday, August 25. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (20/08/12) - Football players take part in the Guelph Gryphons training camp on Monday morning at the University of Guelph. Around 120 athletes were on the field with coaches to determine what roles each player will take in their upcoming season opening exhibition games later this week. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (29/08/12) - Odin Knight-Kron, 10, practices his hoop skills with the help of Andrew Giordano of Centre of Gravity circus summer camp in Guelph on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Rachel Psutka. 

GUELPH, Ont. (29/08/12) - Clelia Porzio-Gouveia, 7, practices her silks skills with the help of Jessica Martin of Centre of Gravity circus summer camp in Guelph on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (29/08/12) - Madeline Erickson, 10, practices her silks skills at the Centre of Gravity circus summer camp in Guelph on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

Updates.

The past few weeks have been trying. I'm facing the prospect of unemployment again in less than a month, along with homelessness, and not sure where I'm going from here (on multiple levels).

What downers! Let's change the subject. Here's some photos from the past couple months of not really updating any daily work. (I shot a fair amount of "it's hot out" weather features.)

GUELPH, Ont. (19/06/12) - Conan the golden retriever shakes off the water during a swim in the Speed River near Royal City Park in Guelph on Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures were set to reach 30 C, with humidity making it feel more like 40 C.  Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (19/06/12) - Montreal resident Sahra Campbell, in Guelph to visit her brother, picks a shady spot in Royal City Park to read a book on Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures were set to reach 30 C, with humidity making it feel more like 40 C.  Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (26/06/12) - Annie de Grey takes in a sunny Tuesday afternoon with some hula hoop time in Guelph's Exhibition Park. The temperature is expected to soar throughout the week, peaking for a weekend with both days over 30C. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (01/07/12) - New Canadian citizen Harish Vasudevasarma (left) watches as his fellow new Canadian John Ford is greeted by his 21 month old son Charlie at Guelph's Canadian citizenship ceremony on July 1. Vasudevasarma, a native of India, and Ford, a native of England, were amongst the 41 new Canadians welcomed at the ceremony. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (05/07/12) - Matthew Paonne, 8, takes cools off from a hot Thursday with help from the Guelph Fire Department at Norm Jary Park. Matthew was one of dozens of children who came out with their parents to enjoy the spray from a fire hose and climb inside a fire truck, ambulance, or police cruiser as part of the Hot Summer Nights program, which will be held on Thursdays throughout the summer. Photo by Rachel Psutka. 

GUELPH, Ont. (09/07/12) - Danielle Visschedyk (left) and Matt Havercroft go in for a catch during a practice of the MuD Ultimate Frisbee touring team in Guelph on Monday, July 9. The Guelph team won provincial championships last weekend in North Bay and will be heading to Victoria, B.C. for nationals next month. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (10/07/12) - Bruce MacDonald plays the bagpipes with the Guelph Pipe Band during a performance in the McCrae Memorial Gardens on Tuesday, July 10. The Guelph Pipe Band puts on outdoor evening performances on the second Tuesday of each month until September. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (18/07/12) - Fife Road resident Ernest B---- shows where a stash of at least ten city signs, including three stop signs, were found Tuesday by his wife in a ditch off the road just west of Guelph. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (19/07/12) - Towing crews work to clear debris from the intersection of Elmira Road and Speedvale Ave in Guelph shortly after 3 p.m. A two-car collision closed Speedvale westbound between Elmira and Imperial Roads. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (20/07/12) - John Carroll looks down the tracks on the final journey of his tourist train, the Guelph Junction Express. The train cars have been sold, and the train went on its final journey Friday afternoon. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (25/07/12) - River Craig, 10 months, shows off sound-dampening ear muffs with his dad Mike at the Guelph Farmers' Market on Wednesday. The family runs Muffle the Music, providing noise protection for childrens' ears, and hopes to sell a few sets in advance of Hillside Festival. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (31/07/12) - Johann Huang and Caley Patrick Doran of Moxie's Grill show off a dish they will make for a fundraiser for Guelph's hospitals, which will be held in September. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

GUELPH, Ont. (13/07/12) - Rick McNabb, an agricultural assistant with the Ontario Veterinary College, brings feed in for Prince, a horse residing in the large animal barn over the summer, on Friday, July 13. The Ontario Veterinary College celebrated its 150th year in Guelph in 2012. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

ROCKWOOD, Ont. (12/07/12) - Nolan Burke, 9, and his cousin Sam Gitter, 4, throw water at each other at the beach in Rockwood Conservation Area on Thursday afternoon. The two, from Fergus, were out enjoying the heat with their families. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

ROCKWOOD, Ont. (12/07/12) - Tyler Little, from Guelph, and his Siberian husky Chevy take in a hot afternoon with some floating time in the lake at Rockwood Conservation Area on Thursday. Photo by Rachel Psutka.