As a child I grew up going to Pender Island on weekends and holidays. My parents owned five acres on waterfront. I loved waking up early while everyone was still sleeping and walking down to the quiet beach to explore the tidal pools. One of my favourite things to do was climb the ancient maple … Continue reading My happy place
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.
This leaves me speechless. It left Victoria Saddleman bone-cold. But she got the shot.
Boxing Day we travelled to Lillooet to participate in the Christmas Bird Count. The travel checklist was varied: Bird books, binoculars, Christmas cookies for the social, pain killers in case the dog’s arthritis flared up, camera gear, hiking poles, laptops, a cheese tray (also for the social) and several layers of warm clothing. Snow swirled … Continue reading Bird Brain
Kindness is everything.
It’s the longest cold stretch and series of Arctic outflows I can recall. It’s dark at 4:30pm. I haven’t been able to feel my toes in weeks. What to do? Get outside. And celebrate. Winterfest is the perfect opportunity. January 20-22, this annual celebration, now in it's 12th year turns the cold into a heart-warming … Continue reading UPDATE: Winterfest is coming, Jan 20-22, and you might as well get a head-start with their Pop Up event on Saturday, January 14, 10am – 8pm at One Mile Lake
Why not change the way you see the world this year? Why not take a course, that you can take for free, from wherever you are? "Reconciliation means different things to different people but it takes real work." Join me? Go to http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/MOOC/ before January 24 to learn more and sign on.
Are you between 18 and 25 years of age, and any of the following: a family caregiver, a new Canadian, someone who hails from a diverse ethnic background First Nations/Inuit/Métis a resident of northern Canada LGBTQ2S with a diverse educational and linguistic background in care? The Mental Health Commission of Canada is looking for youth … Continue reading Youth with lived mental health experience sought for national Youth Council
The real danger might actually be in not diving in and embracing winter 100%. Happy Sunday. Thanks Gary Martin, for the laugh.
New year, new me. So cliche. But I can't help but grin a little bit when I say it, because it's kind of true. I'm starting a new adventure this year, and it's definitely going to shake up the me from 2016. I'm going back to school to be a teacher. A fine arts teacher for … Continue reading New Year. New Me.
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