Last weekend we stole away to Banff for our family's annual weekend away (to celebrate the Dutch festival of Sinterklaas - not quite the exact date but we're not purists on this one). While in Banff, we found out the World Cup women's downhill race was going on at Lake Louise and took in the… Continue reading Friday photos
This image reflects the deep desire in my heart for community. Technically, it's not a very good picture but as an icon, a window into something more, I think it's heart-achingly beautiful. Friends gathered around a table, enjoying a simple but delicious meal, fed by the food and conversation, hearts gladdened by the wine… Continue reading Friday photos – the feast of community
I was leading a retreat in the foothills west of Calgary this weekend. The temperature dipped near minus 20 last night (and its not even winter yet!) but sugar-coated the landscape with some wonderful frost.
The colour palette of autumn leaves here in the semi-arid, higher altitude zone of Western Canada is fairly mono-chromatic, a study in sepia. I miss the wild explosions of colour back east and so here are a few photos of fall foliage I took in Ontario last year (and what is it about the blue… Continue reading Friday photos
On a gorgeous Sunday autumn afternoon, we headed into the mountains searching out the golden Larches (that crazy conifer that has needles which turn colour and fall). There were some beautiful coloured landscapes, and the golden larches, along with a momma Grizzly and two cubs.
I love how a change in perspective opens up new vistas, new ways of seeing, helping me to spy things I mostly miss. Feeling a deep need for God's good guidance, I'm going to allow my camera to help my heart nurture a more intent upward gaze.
It was a gorgeous late summer evening last night - crystal clear night sky, nearly full moon, cool but comfortable temperatures. Betty and I were lounging on the back deck with a glass of wine when the night sky came alive. The aurora borealis, aka. northern lights, made a rare appearance. This is maybe the… Continue reading Friday photos
Summer is ending ugly here in Calgary. And today, the unthinkable (although highly probable in upper-altitude Calgary) - the S word! I can't bring myself to say that which shall not (yet) be named. So how about a photo from a good hike on a better day.
A few fun photos of things that caught my eye during a recent trip to Seattle (and oddly emblematic of my life). I loved this breathspray I spotted at Pike Place Market - and the best is the line "Succumb to the fantasy!" For anyone who is not Canadian, now you can give yourself over… Continue reading Friday photos
Spent time last week camping in the mountains with a group of friends. Spectacular time, fine community, gorgeous scenery, and unbelievable bear activity (we basically made our home with 6 Grizzlies. One of our friends saw one of the bears tear through the bushes near the kids play area at the campground, followed by conservation… Continue reading Friday photos
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