Linda Krakow Eaman The world through my lens

A small bird with yellow breast and black eye mask is perched on a branch in a honeysuckle bush with white flowers.

In Praise of “Ordinary” Birds

If you’re a bird lover, spring and early summer might be the best time of the year around here. The birds are back, busy courting and nesting and nurturing their babies, and before the trees are fully leafed out, you can see them better. I am disappointed to have missed some of the more colourful migrants this year. But I’ve really enjoyed watching, and photographing, the “ordinary” birds… and I have loved every minute of hearing their cheerful songs every day.

A closeup of twigs on a tree, coated with ice. The background is blurred brown.

December Ice

We’ve had some strange climate-changing weather lately. Hardly any snow yet. It’s been crazy warm, so instead of snow, we’ve had rain. And if you live anywhere that gets cold, you know that when...

A smiling woman wearing a saree is sitting in front of her display of fish at the marketg

Street Portraits From India

My favourite photographs from India are of people: what I call street portraits. I don’t ask people to pose, but I do make eye contact, and a connection, when I take their picture.

A group of small fishing boats are pulled up on a beach, surrounded by a jungle of trees including palm trees

India Again! Part 1: Goa

I’ve wanted to go back to India ever since my first trip there almost five years ago. So I was thrilled when my sister and her husband invited me to join them! This is the first in a series of posts to share the sights and my impressions… how I wish I could share the sounds, smells, and flavours!