• Complaining works!

    Who ever said complaining doesn’t work? We are driving down a familiar highway into a sunset. Conversation is relaxed and intermittent. My brother asks about my next blog post. I bemoan that events have conspired against my wildlife photography in the last few weeks. Am I still a wildlife photographer if I’m not taking any… Continue Reading

  • Do what you do best

    The difference between seeing someone’s normal state and their best one is actually quite substantial. I think that’s another reason my fascination with hawks continues. On many occasions I find myself wandering down a grid road trying my best to mind the business of every wild creature I can find. There’s often the usual cast… Continue Reading

  • endangered species?

    The odds of you reading this sentence are slim. The odds of you reading to the end of this post are incredibly small. Why? It seems like actual readers on the Internet are becoming an endangered species – unlike the bears in Banff National Park. People may read headlines and quickly scan – they might even take a… Continue Reading

  • to the underdog …

    I have a tendency to cheer for the underdog. Perhaps it’s one of the side effects of being a Canadian. I like the storyline of the little guy defying the odds and becoming the star of the show. It never grows old. Sometimes it even works its way into my images. Good photographs tend to… Continue Reading

  • Oh we feel the wind

    Saskatchewan gets a lot of different kinds of weather and with that seems to come wind – way, way too much wind. I have often said that you can have a nice day or a windy day but not both. When life gives me lemons, I try to develop coping mechanisms. Over the years I tried a few.… Continue Reading

  • a prairie evening

    This past Monday was a good day with a great evening. Could wildlife be a factor? I found myself in the truck wandering around the countryside to see if there was anything to photograph. The shining sun had raised the temperature to a high of 12C (54F) and the air was calm. Near perfect conditions! I… Continue Reading