Seriously, the news just keeps getting worse. I shut it down. Peek back. Crawl back under the covers. Hence, the great solace and medicine I find in just sitting absolutely still and staring into this photo for a minute, thinking about nothing but my breath moving in and out. Thank you Shayla Wallace.
If you already know David Ward's photography, (he's been posting a photo a day on his Facebook page and instagram account), then you're a fan. If not, you will be once you see it. That's why we're so happy David agreed to guestagram for us this week at instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac, where he's sharing a favourite image … Continue reading The backyard as you’ve never seen it: meet photographer David Ward
It makes intuitive sense to a 3 year old - leave a place better then you found it. Leave a trace of love. Photo by Polek Rybczynski.
In June, Dana Andrew shared her perspective on the world, as our guestagrammer at instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac. Last week, she summed up the experience as a good reminder to herself to practice her art. The week that I spent running the Instagram account was a turning point for me. I was not doing my art and I … Continue reading Dana Andrew captures the mood down at Lillooet Lake in today’s feature photo
Says John Tschopp, "It is common around here to hang up a Hummingbird Feeder and feed the little friends sugar water. Sharon has a few groups of plants in the garden she calls Beebalm. The flowers of this plant are very attractive to the Hummingbirds. The little birds feed all day long on these bright … Continue reading Sighted: Rufous Hummingbirds drawn by the lure of beebalm
“Whatever you want to do, do it today. There’s only so many tomorrows.”
I ran into a friend in town the other day, parking her bike outside the grocery store. She looked refreshed, her hair was wet - she looked like she was on vacation. She wasn't. (She's a mom, so it's arguable that she's never on vacation...) "Just finished my Pemberton triathlon," she joked. She'd ridden her … Continue reading Summer biathlon out-takes. Photos by Victoria Saddleman
Pretty as a picture. So goes the saying. And when an app can render a photograph of the Pemberton Valley as a painting, you kind of see where the saying comes from. Thanks to Dave Steers for sharing his work. Flashback to earlier posts for other renderings of local scenery: Nairn Falls splintering into a … Continue reading Prettiest valley in the world? It just might be. Dave Steers offers exhibit A to make the case.
A Throwback Thursday moment, to last weekend's incredible sunset that filed my Facebook and instagram feeds with crowd-shared awe, and that Amie Le Blanc was happily in town for, and able to capture with her lens. Well worth a recap. Here's to the magic hour. And, as the late Chili Thom said, making it good … Continue reading Sailor’s Delight, No Ships in Sight. Amie Le Blanc caught last weekend’s sunset. It was worth throwing back to.
Today, Polek shares his photo journal entry from June 16, 2017. Feel like home?
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