This might be the first time ever that our regular photo contributor, Gary Martin, has offered a caption to go with his photo. It's entirely legitimate as a wellness message... no one wants to see what happens when cyclists and drivers fail to share the road. Normally I send a shot of something beautiful and magnificent … Continue reading Phot of the Week: Gary Martin – Share the Road
Amazing what a difference a week makes? Gary Martin captured this moody shot of Pemberton's One Mile Lake boardwalk last week. Seven days later, no snow, and we're "drowning" in sunshine. No-one's complaining today - it's a glorious dose of Vitamin K - but it's sobering to think what this dramatically early snowmelt is … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Gary Martin
The #50DayWellnessChallenge was an invitation made by the Winds of Change, to help mark a 50 day countdown to the Wellness Gathering, and invite people to delve into what wellness means for them. What does it take to inject a big fat dose of wellness into your life? We asked Gary Martin, one of our … Continue reading #50DayWellnessChallenge: Gary Martin’s ride
At the outset of the spring, we added a couple of amazing local photographers to our contributor list, tasking them to share one image a week, to help us keep a kind of sacred space every Sunday. It's part of what the Wellness Almanac is about: a celebration of place, an invitation to pay attention. … Continue reading 2014: A Photographic Year in Review
I'm a believer that there's a connection between effort and reward - the greater the effort, the greater the sense of satisfaction. Here's today's proofpoint. Gary Martin's photo of the week from his hike Sunday. Here's a view of my 6 hour round trip hike up to the upper paragliding launch. Such an amazing … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Gary Martin
I'd seen Alex on the cover of the Pique back when the Olympics came to town, but, embarrassingly, I didn't even realise he was Lil'wat. His regalia seemed as if it belonged elsewhere, so I didn't really register that he lived in my 'hood. Then, at last year's Wellness Gathering, I saw him perform for … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: That time Alex Wells blew my mind
For day 17 of my #50DayWellnessChallenge bike ride from Pemberton to Mount Currie and back the rain decided to stop so fall and winter could introduce themselves. Have to admit it was a pretty good looking meeting if I do say so. ~ Gary Martin Every single day, rain or shine or snow, since the … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Gary Martin
I was thinking about fall the other day - the way the change of the seasons invites us to contemplate 'passings' - the passage of time, inertia, the fall towards decay... and how, if we can, instead of getting stuck into a fixed mindset of loss, sit with the rhythm and cyclical nature of … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Gary Martin
Has he been hanging out with Karen Love? Or is this just Pemberton, BC, to a tee? Thanks, Gary, for capturing this summertime bare-shouldered version of Mt Currie. (PS, I love this one too. But it's in Whistler. So it's out of bounds!)
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