Scenes of Summer
I don’t really have a theme for this post, just haven’t shared any pictures from around here in a while. So here are some of my favourites from the summer so far. Summer seems...
Category: Wildlife
For The Love of Moose (and Camping, and Canoeing)!
A few months ago, I got an email from a friend: “I’m planning the moose trip again. Are you interested?”
So in early June, off I went to Algonquin Park, to camp, and canoe, and see moose and so much more.
Highlights From May Around Here
I go out walking pretty much every day, usually with a camera. Often our Great Pyrenees is with me, his leash attached to my waist so my hands are free. We walk on the...
An Epic Kenya Safari: Part 2
I’m sharing some photos and memories from our epic Kenya safari, visiting Amboseli, Samburu, Masai Mara, and Ol Pejeta. This is part 2 of a multi-part series. After three nights at Amboseli (see An...
An Epic Kenya Safari: Part 1
I’m excited to share our recent trip: an epic safari in Kenya! This was our second safari; but two years ago, in Botswana, we saw, experienced, and learned so much that when we got...
A Dose of Nature in Challenging Times
Happy New Year! It’s been a minute. I confess that I’m finding it hard to get motivated this winter—the state of the world has got me down, and gray weather hasn’t helped. But I...
Autumn: A Diary in Pictures
The last five years have really been the first time I’ve paid consistent, close attention to the natural world around me. Living in the country has a lot to do with that, of course–there’s...
Scenes of Summer: Wild Babies and More
The sporadic blogger strikes again! Summer in Canada is short, and I hate to spend much of it at a computer. But also, summer in Canada is short, and if you’re a wild creature,...
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.
Winter’s Last Hurrah: Blue Shadows and Big Birds
It’s finally feeling like spring! But we did get a stretch of “real winter”, and enough snow to get out the cross-country skis and snowshoes. So I’m sharing some images from the last few...