It’s Pride Week in Saskatoon! A time for rainbow flags and parties! Well, that’s what it should be. Unfortunately, I was reminded the other day of why this event is still so relevant. Sure it’s getting a little boring to hear who likes who and to celebrate the fact that you can label yourself however […]
By now, everyone knows that the conservatory at the old Mendel Art Gallery is one of my favorite places. After a yummy coffee at Living Sky Cafe, I headed to the flowers. As usual, it was a beautiful display. Loved the inclusion of ornamental peppers!
Earlier in the week, I went for an evening wander near the river in the north end of town where I saw so many different animals out. Birds, deer, bats, and even a pair of beavers were out enjoying the May weather. The lighting wasn’t the best by that point since we were on the west bank, […]
I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, but I haven’t touched my DSLR since the fall. There are several reasons for that which I won’t get into here. But many times, it was as simple as feeling like there wasn’t anything worth photographing. This is silly, of course, because there are always things worth preserving […]
There are two events in Saskatoon that are really the beginning of the holiday season: Enchanted Forest and Festival of Trees. I hit both in the past few days. The day before and the last day after the Enchanted Forest is open for cars, the park is open for pedestrians for the Light Walk. I’ve […]
Another fun thing I did this weekend was to attend a talk by the Saskatoon Zoo Society about burrowing owls. The coolest thing was Sage, the 3-year-old burrowing owl who came along for the talk. So tiny! She was about the size of a blue jay which is not what you think of when you […]
It’s been a busy weekend for me so there will be a few posts today. Saturday night was yet another gig, but I got to do something a little different. Instead of just playing the sax, I got up to sing too! One song. With a couple of other wonderful singers, but it was still […]
I’ve been really lucky this year to have so many people willing to let me practice my photography on them and their families. I did another shoot today this time at the Forestry Farm where there is no doubt about the season!
Today, I headed back to one of my favorite walking spots: Beaver Creek. But instead of taking one of the trails along the creek, I decided to hit the 3.2km Living Sky Trail that goes around the conservation area showing off both the prairie landscape as well as the South Saskatchewan River. I hiked this […]
Two years ago, I drove out to Wadena to see the wetlands which were marked as an international area of interest for birds. About a kilometer from the trailhead, 2 meters of the road had been washed out and I couldn’t go any further. Very disappointing considering that it was a 2-hour drive to get […]