Is it wrong to want to sit here in the sunlight and fresh air? Is it wrong to just sit here and do nothing but sit and stare? My head keeps saying “Get up!” the demands of life within, Oh but all I really want Is to sit and listen to the wind! …
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Life, like the weather, can throw up unexpected storms. One minute the sky is blue with fluffy white clouds and then, as you stand there watching, suddenly the clouds draw together, building and darkening as they cast out the sun. When a lack of inspiration hits, self doubt and the pressures that go with it…
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Light is just staring to creep into the blackness of the night. First one bird starts to sing it’s song to the morning and then another. As the black sky fades to blue, the world starts to come alive and the air is filled with bird song. The sun rises and shines strong in the…
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There are 1.15 million people living in Calgary. That’s a lot of people. For seven years I’ve lived in rural and small town locations and after moving back to the city I’ve realized just how full of constant stimuli cities are. Cars, buses, people’s conversations, dogs barking, cell phones ringing: there is always noise. You’re…
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Weathered grey and surrounded by long grasses, pieces of history lay abandoned. All over Canada on the back roads, far from town, these relics of a time gone by are left to the elements in farmer’s fields, forgotten forests and in spots many describe as the middle of nowhere, to wither away and die alone. …
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I can hear it taunting me. Somewhere, close by, there is a robin singing but I can’t see it. My mother taught me a long time ago to look for a robin as the sign that spring is here. Every year she and I eagerly await them and every year the one who sees the…
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Life as a travel photographer is fun and I’m sure no one will argue that. Being on the open road and discovering places is sensational but people forget that I often work alone. I travel alone and I hike alone and the unbelievable things I see, I see alone. There are times, especially when I…
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When I moved back to Canada from Scotland the opportunity presented itself to travel. We had no time frame, no agenda. In fact we didn’t even have a final destination. With no firm ideas on where to relocate, my partner (at the time) and I had spent time researching Canada and had joined the Wwoofing…
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Today did not go as planned. My list of things to do has only one task checked off. The rest hang in limbo. It’s after five pm and I will continue to work on into the night because I don’t want things carrying over to tomorrow. I had big plans today and I was up…
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It’s cold outside. Minus 34 before the wind chill is cold. I stand looking out the window with a stream of warm sunshine covering my body, comfy and warm. “It looks so nice out”, I think. I turn from the window to look at the computer and my list of tasks still to do. I…
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