• Rushing mountain water

    I can you still hear the powerful roar of the water, can you? These images bring back vivid memories of sitting, watching and listening in a beautiful place. Focusing on rushing water in a mountain setting has a profound affect on me. It drowns out all worry and releases me to real contentment. A happy state!… Continue Reading

  • The grizzly has a name!

    This blog has gone to the bears. After a week in the Rockies in early June, my computer is literally bursting with bear photos that need somewhere to go. So here’s another bear post! On June 7, I described finding an orphaned grizzly cub that had made it through the winter. One of the bear’s… Continue Reading

  • Rain, mudslides and glasses

    I suspect it may be a product of living in sunny Saskatchewan, but I don’t like rainy days. A downpour is fine but a drizzly day starts to affect my mood. Perhaps it’s because I’m not keen on getting wet and I get frustrated looking through water droplets on my glasses. I have never been… Continue Reading

  • One hungry black bear

    There’s nothing quite as special as the first one. I kept searching the landscape on our swing through Kananaskis in Alberta but was not successful. I found some wildlife but not what I looking for – bears! On our second day, we headed up Highway 1A toward Lake Louise to get to our cabin. Suddenly… Continue Reading

  • A porcupine and an unusual visitor

    Sometimes the strangest visitors show up. I enjoy the view at Lake Louise but there’s a problem. The tranquil view is often disturbed by the less-than-tranquil throngs of people taking each others’ photos at this signature setting. Before we left the region, we decided to check out Lake Louise in the evening when hopefully the… Continue Reading

  • Orphan cub

    I can feel the adrenaline surge as the anticipation builds. Through the trees I see the unmistakeable moving shape of a bear as it ambles along. I try to peer around trees and thick shrubs while guessing which direction the bear might go. I find an opening just when the bear looks up in my… Continue Reading