Julia McKay - Photojournalist: 365

It's the last month of summer but looks like the weather will be warm and agreeable.

Things to look forward to in August:
Spending 4 days in Toronto with my cousin Sarah at the 20th annual FAN EXPO :D
Bella's birthday (I can't believe my little shadow is turning 6)

Fastball - final regular season games and playoffs
Sharing new stories for work
Rehearsals for the variety show I'm in with Lisa, Dick, Peter and Sandy (Opening Sept 26 in Bellrock)
and more....

August 1, 2014 - Look what arrived today :D

*EXTRA* August 1, 2014 - Take a Walk in Sir John A's Footsteps afternoon tour with Sir John, Isabella and George Brown

August 2, 2014 - Princess Street was jammed packed with people of all ages out to enjoy the sun, music and sales for the fourth annual Princess Street Promenade on Saturday August 2, 2014.

August 3, 2014 - Competitors in the long-course triathlon head to the start line of the water stage on Sunday morning for the 31st edition of the K-Town Triathlon.

August 4, 2014 - Hearts in flowers

*EXTRA* August 4, 2014 - One of mom's favourite flower

August 5, 2014 - Loafs of homemade bread

August 6, 2014 - early signs of fall?

*EXTRA* August 6, 2014 - a wish in the garden

August 7, 2014 - Ted Hsu, MP for Kingston and the Islands, in his office on Thursday August 7, 2014. Hsu announced this morning that he will not be seeking re-election in 2015.

August 8, 2014 - Beautiful deadheads in the grass

August 9, 2014 - The sun starts to set over the Cataraqui Golf and Country Club as the last few players finish up the second round at the Whig-Standard Eastern Ontario golf championship.

*EXTRA* August 9, 2014 - Spectators lined the shores at Confederation Park and Royal Military College to watch the start of the 2014 1,000 Islands Poker Run on Saturday August 9, 2014. The high-performances boats left Kingston and were off to Brockville to get their 2nd playing card.

August 10, 2014 - Edmonton Oilers Taylor Hall knocks a puck around with a few of the young players during the skills practice at the 4th annual Skate with Taylor Hall Skills Camp on Sunday August 10, 2014 at the Invista Centre. The fund-raising event is presented by James Braden Ford and sees each player raising pledge money that goes to the Children’s Cancer Fund at Kingston General Hospital.

*EXTRA* August 10, 2014 - Edmonton Oilers Taylor Hall welcomes the five to nine year old players to the 4th annual Skate with Taylor Hall Skills Camp on Sunday August 10, 2014 at the Invista Centre.

August 11, 2014 - Happy 6th Birthday Ella Bella Pistachio

August 12, 2014 - The very rainy weather matched my sad feelings with the loss Robin Williams

*EXTRA* August 12, 2014 - What an amazing career he had. From Mork and Comic Relief to The Crazy Ones and Night at the Museum. The list of memorable and unique characters that touched our lives feels endless.

August 13, 2014 - Layers of light and dark clouds over Fort Henry, RMC and the Lasalle Causeway

*EXTRA* August 13, 2014 - Bright sunshine and dark clouds over the Kingston Inner Harbour

August 14, 2014 - Shoppers and visitors to the Frontenac Mall were treated to a special performance from the Sir John A 2015 Salon Acting Company in centre court.

August 15, 2014 - Brenda Slomka is the second candidate to enter the race for Kingston city mayor.

August 16, 2014 - 93 year-old Second World War veteran William Ralph Webb with his wife Olive Peggy Webb at presentation ceremony held on Saturday August 16, 2014 at the Waterford Retirement Residences. Webb was presented the Battle of Normandy 70th Anniversary medallion by Kingston and the Islands MP Ted Hsu. Webb was unable to attend the official ceremony in France this past June due to his health. He and Peggy are also celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary with family and friends.

*EXTRA* August 16, 2014 - Racers Griffin Spicer, left, Resse Halle, Isaiah Levesque and Skyler Kempenaar get a quick start during the last moto age 8 novice division round the provincial qualifiers at Kingston BMX track at Woodbine Park on Saturday.

*EXTRA* August 16, 2014 - Connor Rainford gets some air to stay ahead of Ryan Hiemstra and Shane Hiemstra during the last moto 13 expert division round of the provincial qualifiers at Kingston BMX track at Woodbine Park on Saturday.

August 17, 2014 - popping corn in motion

*EXTRA* August 17, 2014 - I love popcorn with butter and feta

*EXTRA* August 17, 2014 - micro of my thumb ring

August 18, 2014 - Practicing french braiding my hair while staying home resting my back

*EXTRA* August 18, 2014 - My french braid in the sunlight

August 19, 2014 - clouds all in a row

*EXTRA* August 19, 2014 - Birds in the clouds

August 20, 2014 - The pros took to the course to practice on the greens on Wednesday August 20, 2014 at the Loyalist Golf and Country Club for the PGA Tour's Great Waterway Classic.

*EXTRA* August 20, 2014 - Pro Golfers take in a practice round on Wednesday August 20, 2014 before the start of the PGA Tour Canada's Great Water Way Classic at Loyalist Golf and Country Club.

August 21, 2014 - Pro golfer Brock Mackenzie is near the top of the leaderboard after round one of the PGA Golf Tour Canada's Great Water Way Classic on Thursday August 21, 2014.

August 22, 2014 - Reverend Dr Standford Lucyk, left, Vadym Prystaiko, Ukraine's Ambassador to Canada, Lubomyr Luciuk, Project CTO lead and Will Baird, General Manager at Fort Henry National Historic Site all spoke before a crowd gathered at the commemoration ceremony that marked the 100th anniversary of the War Measures Act and of Canada's first national internment camps at Fort Henry on Friday August 22, 2014.

*EXTRA* August 22, 2014 - More than 40 people gathered at the front entrance of St. Lawrence College on Friday, August 22, 2014 to watch the director of business development at St. Lawrence College, Charlie Mignault, accept the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. In less than 24-hours members of Mignault's team started a project called Dumping on Charlie which helped raise over $600 from bids collected from across the campus. Mignault has nominated City of Kingston CAO Gerard Hunt, Theresa Westfall from Correctional Service Canada and Justice Brian Abrams to accept the challenge.

*EXTRA* August 22, 2014 - Playing with Bella and bubbles

August 23, 2014 - Gabriella Zeltser, age two, sits with her mom Michelle Douma while volunteer Olivia Babcock helps bandage up Bear, Gabriella's teddy bear, in the Teddy Bear Hospital during the Tiny Hoppers Teddy Bear Picnic at Lake Ontario Park on Saturday.

*EXTRA* August 23, 2014 - Friends Janaya Forbes, age four, and Jaiden Marquardt, age five, give their favourite toys a big hug during the Tiny Hoppers Teddy Bear Picnic at Lake Ontario Park on Saturday.

*EXTRA* August 23, 2014 - There were bears of all sizes carried around at the 20th annual Tiny Hoppers Teddy Bear Picnic at Lake Ontario Park on Saturday

*EXTRA* August 23, 2014 - Cate Henderson, seed saver and gardener at the Heirloom Seed Sanctuary takes visitors to the 15th annual Heirloom Tomato Celebration on a tour of the gardens on Saturday

*EXTRA* August 23, 2014 - Every section of the wall in Douglas Fluhrer ended up being created on during the On The Wall Street Art Festival, which wrapped up on Saturday. "We're thrilled, totally thrilled," said Mary Farrar, president of Friends of Kingston Inner Harbour. "Not in our wildest dreams did we think that the level and quality of the art would be so stunning, so diverse and that there would be so much contribution from so many parts of the community."

August 24, 2014 - Annie Cahill celebrates her grand entrance to her 100th birthday party after exiting the helicopter that she arrived in on Sunday

*EXTRA* August 24, 2014 - Annie Cahill makes a grand entrance to her 100th birthday party via helicopter.

*EXTRA* August 24, 2014 - David Bradshaw celebrates sinking the final putt to become the winner of the PGA Tour Canada's Great Waterway Classic on Sunday August 24, 2014 at the Loyalist Golf and Country Club.

*EXTRA* August 24, 2014 - David Bradshaw kisses the trophy as the winner of the PGA Tour Canada's Great Waterway Classic on Sunday August 24, 2014 at the Loyalist Golf and Country Club.

*EXTRA* August 24, 2014 - Michael Gligic chips the ball onto the green at the 18th hole during the final round at the PGA Tour Canada's Great Waterway Classic on Sunday August 24, 2014 at Loyalist Golf and Country Club. Gligic was the top Canadian finishing in fourth place.