On Sunday, I went out to Tierra del Sol – a place on Valley Road that I have passed many times, but knew little about. Home of the Black Fox Distillery, they also appear to host several festivals. When I heard that they were going to have a lily festival, I had to go check […]
It’s been awhile since I’ve had the chance to go camping. June is such a wonderful time in this city as there is so much going on here and with the weather just starting to get nice, it’s hard not to want to be outside doing anything and everything. In the beginning of the month, […]
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!