The universal sign for information, the question mark, sits on the corner of highway 12 and one of the entrances into Coronation but as there is no arrow underneath, it does not indicate to visitors which way to turn to gain information about the town. Beth Causley Many people who live in small towns…
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Hanna’s quilting group honours local veterans
Eight Quilts were presented at the Hanna Legion on July 12 to soldiers who served in the forces from the area by Hanna quilters involved in Quilts of Valour (QoV). QoV is a national organization that makes quilts for soldiers who have returned from war and are recovering from the effects of it or…
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Traveling across southern Alberta on a dusty back road, I suddenly became conscious of a ditch at the side of the road, filled with water. There are many ditches that had pools of water in them but this water was different. Out in the open prairie, away from any water source, this ditch was full…
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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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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…
Continue ReadingSolitude (Being Alone, Not Lonely)
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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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…
Continue ReadingNlak’pamux Church, Spences Bridge, British Columbia
I remember when I first saw this church. I was just starting my trip across Canada. I was traveling alone, making my way from Vancouver to the Yukon. I had no agenda and no time frame. I had only been traveling for about three hours and I had stopped plenty of times to take photos…
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