Surfable waves, trees turned into Bonsai like sculptures, moss covered everything, raindrop infested forests, sun dappled undergrowth, bird song and bogs. Pinch me…I might be in paradise. Oh yes and the famous ‘Fish Tacos’ from […]
A trip to Vancouver
Prairie springs tend to linger over a couple of months. For the last few weeks the sidewalk snow, treacherous trails, abusive wind and persistent ice, begged me to head to B.C. for relief as they […]
Victoria via VIA.
Back in July my sister Nola and husband Doug invited me to spend some time with them at the Surf Motel in Victoria. An immediate affirmative from me, led to exploring transportation options. VIA rail […]
Pastel City
It is uncanny how you were just thinking “What is a Pastel anyway?”. That though had occurred to me as well, so I HEY GOOGLE, HEY SIRI, and Wikipediaed my way to a definitive answer. […]
Migration Wonders.
Saskatchewan is part of a major migration flyway for many birds, including Snow Geese and Whooping Cranes. Thanks to Sarah Wagner and her friend John, four of us headed out to an area north of […]
A small slice of Slocan
Ahhh..Slocan B.C. This little treasure is embraced by the mouth of the Slocan River, Springer Creek and tree covered mountains that dress in sunshine, cloud, mist and rainbows depending on their mood. The view from […]
An early fall update
Three things happened this week that really moved my needle to a new level on the gratitude scale.Firstly, Saskatoon has one of the most accessible river access plans of any city on the prairies. Most […]
A Fall Feast (for the eyes)
Freeloading Aphids, Bumblebee tongues, fleshy little plant suckers, blushing red peppers, crinkled Zucchini flowers, bedraggled tomatoes, and a few flower portraits await your attention. While processing some images of a beautiful red-striped Bumblebee that was […]
Peregrines rule the skies
Another successful hatch for the Peregrines on the top of the Renaissance Tower in Saskatoon. The trek to the top of this tower never gets stale. My friend Paddy Thompson is a falconer who has […]
Mining nature
While wandering among the Community Garden plots, my back yard and the Meewasin trail it seemed that I was prospecting for small pieces of nature that might elicit huge dividends in emotion. Kind of like […]