• No compromise!

    No compromise is good. Right? I think of principled action, standing up against societal pressure or getting it right. I envision a movie plot where the hero sticks to his values whether it means winning or going down in a blaze of glory. On the other side, compromise sounds like what committees do to get everyone… Continue Reading

  • Mysterious roadkill

    I’m completely mystified how roadkill happens. In my travels, I have observed wildlife crossing backroads and highways many times. They have developed a keen sense of the dangers involved and acquired excellent strategies to prevent any harm to themselves or motorists. I have compiled some of the more common methods, though every animal seems to… Continue Reading

  • Unfair light

    Did you know sunlight was spectacularly unfair? The evening light hits some branches practically making them glow while others are left in relative darkness. I think the contrast brings the photo to life. It’s also fundamentally unfair because the light left some branches to be the boring contrasting elements of the photo and not the… Continue Reading

  • Laughing at us!

    Human activity must give deer a good laugh now and then, but especially in the winter. The deer are busy trying to survive in the snow – looking for food and a safe place to rest while keeping a constant lookout for predators, including humans. Meanwhile, all around them, humans are demonstrating all sorts of… Continue Reading

  • No spring here!

    The way some people describe winter on the Canadian prairies, you’d think it was like looking out of an igloo desperately waiting for spring. I hear complaining all the time. It’s too cold! I have to shovel too much snow! We only get four months of bad snowmobiling weather! People fly away to tropical locations… Continue Reading

  • Start roaming already!

    These big, beautiful buffalo had no trouble roaming around in my head. So why weren’t they roaming around Elk Island National Park? “Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam,” kept running through my head from the moment we decided to go to the park. Somehow I had triggered childhood memories of the opening… Continue Reading