For some time now, I’ve been getting really frustrated with the look of this website. The clean, simple, white layout was nice, but it also created a considerable amount of frustration for me as it became more and more constricting. The last straw was when I noticed my photo galleries coming out in single file […]
Everyone knows how much I love taking pictures and how much I love flowers so, of course, the two things are going to be a recurring theme on my web page! The amaryllis bulb that I bought for a few bucks when I last worked at the University of Saskatchewan has once again […]
Wintershines is once again upon Saskatoon! I can’t honestly say though that this is a festival that I totally understand, but that’s probably because I tend to go to check it out in the middle of the day when there isn’t much going on. Most events, I believe, are in the evenings and weekends, but that’s […]
This weekend, there was a Wildlife Festival at Prairieland Park put on by The Canadian Raptor Conservancy, Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo and The Backyard Conservation Fund of Canada. Of course, I love critters so I had to check it out! Silly Sally here didn’t think to bring her DSLR though so cell phone photos will […]
I had always wanted to play with a ‘fish eye’ lens, but could never justify spending the crazy amounts of money for them. There’s just something so interesting about an 180 degree field of view though that’s appealing. A couple of years ago, I discovered that a company called Bower who makes aftermarket photography supplies made an […]
“All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural laws.” – John Coltrane As I have actually been putting in a solid effort into studying music these days, I can’t help but come across the wisdom of the greats […]
Despite living so close to the Forestry Farm Park & Zoo, I haven’t been to the zoo in ages. In fact, I think the last time I was there was in high school. It’s extra silly too since it’s free in the winter time and with the temperatures right now in the minus single digits, […]
After another bout of flu this weekend, I desperately needed some time outside of the house. But it’s a little hard to commune with nature at this time of year when you’re still recovering so I hit one of my favorite places in town to breathe in a bit of life and have […]
I admit that I’m a serious grouch sometimes and the holiday season really brings out the ‘bah humbug’ in me. I have my reasons for my seasonal crotchetiness that I won’t go into here but generally speaking, I don’t find much sanity in this time of year so why should I be randomly holly and jolly just […]
It’s funny how easy it is to loose track of time. I know it’s been awhile since I completed my Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner applied certificate but it wasn’t until I actually started working again this summer that I realized just how much time had passed. More specifically, I realized how much time had […]