Well, hello winter. Shayla Wallace’s photo today is pure wonderland

Shayla Wallace captured this image from one of the look-out points in Mount Currie. The girl made the rain look beautiful (see her amazing fall image that was recently featured on Global TV), but I think, because that 40 day stretch of soggy precip has broken, that today's image makes me particularly happy. Hello snow! Keep … Continue reading Well, hello winter. Shayla Wallace’s photo today is pure wonderland

Meet Zola Abraham – our latest guestagrammer

These kids and their phones... they make everything, including life, look like art. Welcome to the Wellness Almanac, Zola.  Take a peek at our 21st guestagrammer at https://www.instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac/ ~LR https://www.instagram.com/p/BM0cyQRgDGi/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac https://www.instagram.com/p/BM0deEqA1qR/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac https://www.instagram.com/p/BM24r24A4b4/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac https://www.instagram.com/p/BM2492jA_Iz/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac  

November Birdwatch with John Tschopp (and save the date of December 15 for the Christmas Bird Count)

From our lead birding correspondent, John Tschopp: The big water in the rivers and field is a benefit to waterfowl. Ducks feed in the pools by the hundreds. When they take to the air, they are shy, the sky is full of birds. With the camera it is not easy to catch this impression. I … Continue reading November Birdwatch with John Tschopp (and save the date of December 15 for the Christmas Bird Count)

Polek Rybczynski offers a little inner forest illumination in today’s feature photo

What I love about our photo contributors and their offerings to the blog is the way they invite me to stop in my regular tracks and look more closely at the world around me. That's a big part of the reason that we've dedicated the weekend posts to photography - to offer a little stillness, … Continue reading Polek Rybczynski offers a little inner forest illumination in today’s feature photo

Blink. Think. Stay a while. Why I’m loving the instagram takeover project.

I can tell you within 10 seconds of meeting you whether you're someone I want to spend more time with. Don't be too impressed. You can do it too, and according to Malcolm Gladwell's Blink, you do it all the time. We all do - make instant judgments - based on how people smell, pheremones, … Continue reading Blink. Think. Stay a while. Why I’m loving the instagram takeover project.