Kiran Pal-Pross is the other half of the takeover team on instagram this week and Logistics Director for the Pemberton Refugee Resettlement Group (prrg.ca). She explains in her post why she's motivated to help and where she learned that one person can move a heart, and a group of people can move a mountain. My … Continue reading One person makes a difference. Kiran Pal-Pross explains
This is a guest post written by Blair Kaplan. Blair is a PR guru and a volunteer member of the Pemberton Refugee Resettlement Group. Wonder what they're about? Blair offers an introduction here, before taking over the Wellness Almanac instagram account, with sidekick Kiran Pal-Pross, to dig a little deeper on their mission and motivations. … Continue reading Pemberton Community Unites for Good. Times Two.
Jet streams crossed in the sky and beneath the “x” sat a white crowned sparrow, nonchalantly eyeing me. It didn’t chirp or peep or sing; it didn’t even move; I wondered if it was injured. Birds rarely sit still long enough for me to get my camera out but this one obliged and only flew … Continue reading Symbolism, meditation running and the X that marks the spot
OK, so maybe that was a mean trick to get your attention, but now that I have it… Remember that old saying? When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Well, even the most talented chefs among us will need a little more than lemons to make a refreshing beverage from scratch. If those metaphorical lemons … Continue reading Day 1 of the Emergency Preparedness Week takeover: Let’s Make Lemonade!
Some backstory, from Lisa: Earlier in the month, I emailed Polek: "got a pic for Sunday?" And he shared this one: "my best and favourite photo taken to date. For me this photograph culminates years of learning. And relearning. I'm proud of how far I have come. But tomorrow, the learning continues." I was curious. … Continue reading When one second is all you get. Polek Rybczynski meditates on his best photograph yet
Two iconic mountains. They pretty much define our skyline, whichever direction we're headed. Dave Steers figured out how to get them both in the same photo, without having to go to outerspace.
While sitting in a ditch off Highway 99 just outside of Lillooet I got to musing on the qualities of the meadow lark song. I was in the ditch because we had an hour or two to wait before the road reopened and we had decided to use the wait time to take some photos. … Continue reading Can you call your sorrows “a bounty of sadness” and feel richer for them, instead of burdened? Connie Sobchak explores the power of words and lark song
I’m sitting up until midnight to try and register my kid for the last remaining spot in pre-school swimming lessons at Meadow Park. I’m a non-resident, so I have to wait until all Whistler residents get their pick of the spring programs, and I’ve watched as the spots slowly filled up with a vague sense … Continue reading The meaner you get, the meaner you get
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