• The oddest inspiration

    I freely admit my insatiable desire to keep photographing bears is a bit odd. Why does it keep pulling me in? It’s not like I haven’t seen bears before or haven’t taken lots of photos. When I finally find them, most of the time the bears don’t do anything that exciting since they are so… Continue Reading

  • What were they thinking?

    There I was, two days travel into the United States and I stumbled on something eerily Canadian. In fact, it was nothing short of Canada’s iconic symbol! Still something seemed wrong with this picture. This Canadian beaver was looking right at home in this very American neighbourhood. Except of course that the water, mud and… Continue Reading

  • Bad hair day

    I’m not sure if I’ve ever had a real bad hair day or a particularly good one. Most days it just seems pretty average. When someone cuts my hair, the person will usually hold up the mirror behind me and show me the same look that I’ve always had. Great, let’s move on. I recall… Continue Reading

  • Stranger than fiction

    Did you ever notice that truth sometimes seems so bizarre, it would never pass for credible fiction? Watching and learning about bison calves had that effect on me. Here’s six observations: 1. We drove the roads of Yellowstone a number of days and couldn’t help but notice bison. One day we came upon a newborn… Continue Reading

  • The Blooper Reel

    Some days I have to laugh at all the things that can go wrong when I try to get good wildlife photos. Today is one of them. I like to post images on this blog after I have overcome the odds to get a good photo or two. This has the potential to leave some… Continue Reading

  • Sleep masters

    I find sleep to be a cruel mirage that taunts me while I search for its mystical powers. I go to bed out of a sense of responsibility and impatiently wait for another restless nite to begin. The process eventually ends when I awake in a coffee-resistant fog. It seems slightly less than ideal. All… Continue Reading