Today, Polek shares his photo journal entry from June 16, 2017. Feel like home?
What are you waiting for? asks Shayla Wallace in today’s enticing photograph
Rumi said, "Don't sit and wait. Get out there, feel life. Touch the sun and immerse in the sea." Shayla Wallace is getting the message loud and clear and her feet are itching.
Cornflower
Well, it started out innocently enough. I took photos of every flowering plant that I saw while I waited for Mickey to sniff everything he found sniffworthy. Aware that many of these plants were weeds and likely invasive species, I struggled briefly with my conscience but then was drawn in by the colour and the … Continue reading Cornflower
The power of speaking up: breaking news from Stewardship Pemberton – funding for Salmonid Enhancement has been restored!
The federal government proposed to make cuts to Fisheries and Oceans Canada programs, impacting the amazing work our local stewards have done over decades here, restoring habitat, and exposing our littles to the amazing natural world around them. Perhaps in Ottawa, poring over spreadsheets, they didn't realize the impacts of these decisions. Stewardship Pemberton and … Continue reading The power of speaking up: breaking news from Stewardship Pemberton – funding for Salmonid Enhancement has been restored!
One person makes a difference. Kiran Pal-Pross explains
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
Do you dare to call Pemberton home?
Who dares to call Pemberton home? It's an intentionally provocative question, to question a sense of entitlement many of us end up with, that can sometimes erode our generosity. And then I look around, and I see the wellsprings of generosity burbling away. Like on Sunday, when I took my 4 year old to Hooves … Continue reading Do you dare to call Pemberton home?
What does a cat-fight involving two birds look like? Dave Steers captures two stellar jays trying to decide who is the alpha
Pemberton Community Unites for Good. Times Two.
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.
The most tricky thing a cycle commuter has to navigate is not what you think
As an admitted (you read it here first) Recognition Junkie, I am very fond of road waving. I ride my bike to work most days and I absolutely love that I can get a friendly wave from many of the vehicles and bikes along the way. Ranging from the merest reluctant twitch, to the full … Continue reading The most tricky thing a cycle commuter has to navigate is not what you think
Airbrushing Nature – when chasing our own version of perfection might mean death, or a very unhealthy unsustainable planet, at the least
As I gazed at the images from my last run, deleting blurry ones and repeats, I came close to obliterating the fly that was marring one of the waterlily pictures I had taken. Then I realized the fly was likely pollinating the plant. It looked like a regular black fly-the kind that bites-and maybe it … Continue reading Airbrushing Nature – when chasing our own version of perfection might mean death, or a very unhealthy unsustainable planet, at the least
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