California, how I miss you (it's been snowing yesterday and today in Calgary - as Lily likes to chide Mother Nature, "boo snow!" So trying to savour a few lingering memories with a little California dreaming through photos. Here's a few to check out.
I'm going contrarian here and confess my love for winter. Sure, in the moment I'll gripe and mewl about life inside the deep freeze. And we've had lots to grouse about - it's March and all week we've been in double digit sub-zero weather here in Calgary. I've postponed more ski outings than I cared… Continue reading Friday photos – no such thing as bad weather
I really need to stop calling these things Friday photos - that's the goal but life doesn't always schedule itself neatly. This week I got all touch-feely, gravitating towards the texture of things. I love the amazing array of tactile wonders before us every day in these images.
You've probably heard the stories of Jesus showing up in a pancake. Because its obviously a family trait, his mother Mary has also been spotted in similar guise. These spiritual sightings are not limited to any one food group because there's been sightings of Mother Teresa in the famous but disputed "nun bun" or the grilled cheese… Continue reading Friday photos – “like these pancakes young one you will.”
There is something about mountains that lures me to endlessly photograph, ski (which I did yesterday), hike, explore or simply be in them. Their sheer size dwarfs, generating in me an appropriate sense of my smallness. I love the wildness of mountainscapes, the sheer indifference of a mountain to me and my safety. Getting out… Continue reading Friday photos
I headed west into the mountains, hoping to do some skiing today; however the mountains were socked in and Canmore had snow covered roads already so decided to turn back. Heading back home a little disappointed, I caught a glimpse of one of those enduring scenes of Canadian beauty in my rear view mirror: gold-brown… Continue reading Friday photos
What a difference a week makes! Last week this time I kicking back on the deck of a ship cruising the Caribbean; today I'm looking out on a snowy landscape with a stubborn minus 20 C temperature warning me to stay inside. I'm posting these photos if only to warm myself up with a few… Continue reading Friday photos
A few shots from a slightly different Christmas location. I loved the moon shining down on us on Christmas Eve, a little like a Bethlehem star. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a rich celebration throughout the Christmas season - it's only just begun today. All the other stuff before this was only the prelude.… Continue reading Friday photos … a day late
To kick off the final week before Christmas, a few images of the Christmas lights around where I'm visiting, a place where dolphins and pink flamingos seem to be traditional Christmas ornamentation. And that "ornament" in one of the photos is not a decoration - think large citrus fruit.
I was on retreat early this week at a place called Kingsfold, a great place to rest and renew. If you find yourself in the Southern Alberta area, find a good excuse to get yourself there. One day I walked through the valley floor along the Ghost River where, in the winter shadow, the trees… Continue reading Friday photos
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