I read a David Suzuki quote once - "mountains are the water towers of the world" - and it has often returned to me, this realization that here, in the mountains, we are upstream of so much life and activity. And these rocks that we see carry the secrets of the headwaters, even further upstream, … Continue reading Dusk at Pemberton Creek shot by Polek Rybczynski
Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower. ~ Hans Christian Anderson Offers Shayla Wallace, as she submits today's photo: "This is for everyone who is in need of some summer love. It's an old photo, but with all of these grey skies and snow, I've been missing … Continue reading If the weather didn’t deliver what you needed today, Shayla Wallace has something for you
Yes…I like it…but what is it? I’ve heard these words several times with regard to scenes I’ve photographed or painted and I push myself to remember a favourite quote from Alfred North Whitehead whenever they are spoken. He said, “Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of … Continue reading Patterns
The clock might have sprung forward, but the weather is still stuck in deep winter- jests Gary Martin, as he captures a frosty morning on Pemberton Meadows Road on Saturday.
As the sun filtered through the blustery snowfall the other day, we pressed ourselves to get out of the house for a walk with the dog. "Winter has lasted too long," we lamented, "It’s time for spring." Our wish was granted. Over by Arn Canal, piileated woodpeckers drilled hole after hole in the cottonwoods and … Continue reading The Birds Know
To the people who ask, does Mt Currie ever get boring, the answer is, again, resoundingly, no. Thanks to Victoria Saddleman for this fresh perspective. And for offering the names, in Ucwalmícwts, which are the names they have been known by the longest. Ts'zil (Mount Currie mountain) is the mountain on the right. The mountain … Continue reading Victoria Saddleman sets our sights on the mountaintops in today’s feature photo
Some pictures are poems. So I'll just let this speak for itself. Thanks to Gary Martin for sharing.
Our photographers share their images - every weekend - wordlessly. And that's as it should be. An offering. A moment of quiet, stillness, contemplation. For you to interpret as you will. But I couldn't help, in the thick of flu season, but see the offerings of nature in Dave Steer's images today, of snow-cloaked rosehips, … Continue reading The medicine you seek. Dave Steers captures snow-cloaked rosehips in the thick of flu season.
The real danger might actually be in not diving in and embracing winter 100%. Happy Sunday. Thanks Gary Martin, for the laugh.
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