Trees wrapped in lights are pretty much my favourite thing right now... The early dark is held back, somehow... or better still, embraced, by the glow and lightshow. I drive through Pemberton, through Mt Currie, out the other side, and the Village, friends, neighbours, have wrapped lights around lamp-posts, trees, along their eaves, and they … Continue reading Georgina Dan’s Christmas photo is just a tree, plain and simple and shining with hope.
The recent cold spell caught me unprepared for the many photo opportunities it offered; the day after I noticed the shimmering sheath of frost on the branches along the path leading to One Mile, the snow commenced and fell until the branches bent and shed their glory. (Fortunately, the feathery frost world has captured my … Continue reading Ice
It's cold. But I will take the cold any day over grey drizzle. I love the depth and layers in this photo. It warms me from the inside out.
This morning, Pemberton birders gathered to count birds. It was cold. Cold, but beautiful, says Count organizer, John Tschopp, offering this as definitive proof of the claim:
Today's feature photo was taken at the Squamish and Lilwat Cultural Centre by our contributing photographer Victoria Saddleman. "The night was clear and beautiful and the moon was shining bright," she says. "It was the best part of my very long stressful day."
On this day that many people I know went hunting for their Christmas tree, Georgina Dan (who did a beautiful takeover for us back in September), joins the blog as a regular photo contributor and offers this gem, with the reminder: No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.
I recently revisited this photo, taken by Johnny Jones. I'd spent two days reading the Information note from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, about the updated potential for a big rockfall from Mt Currie. Johnny posted, "For 11 Thousand + years the Lil'wat Nation lived here in the Lil'wat7ul Valley and … Continue reading In its earliest name, Mt Currie means “slides on the mountain”
Meet the Northern Saw-whet Owl who has recently taken up residence in a chicken coop at mid valley. John Tschopp reports that "The hens don't seem to mind its presence." And none seem too camera-shy, either. Happily for us.
Gary and I worked together for 4 years at Origin Design - I did words, he did design. We had a running banter about what was most important. Today, he wins. No words needed.
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
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