• How did this happen?

    It’s fun to make assumptions. And much easier than waiting to get the facts. The only problem is that whenever I’ve assumed anything over the last while, it turned out to be wrong. I was sure my wife would be happy to clean up after I left things lying around … Sometimes assumptions are not… Continue Reading

  • Stopping power

    This may not be the best thing to admit, but I have competing voices in my head. I’ll be driving down a wonderful back road and encounter a nature scene. Suddenly those voices are locked in another debate. It happened again the other week when I was in Prince Albert National Park … I catch… Continue Reading

  • Loon IQ?

    What do a dog, IQ and a loon have in common? It’s a bit of an odd tale. (And I couldn’t resist retelling this story with a bias that runs the risk of offending an increasingly large demographic of pet owners. I’m betting on their sense of humour!) Here I was at a beautiful national… Continue Reading

  • Leave already!

    Think about the most annoying person you know … yes that person. Then imagine that individual showing up just when you were about to eat a particularly nice meal. I think that’s what may have happened to a fox I was watching in Yellowstone. The fox was minding its own business. This largely consisted of… Continue Reading

  • Gosling school

    I knew that goslings were cute. What I didn’t know was that they have important life lessons to share. Here’s 10 lessons – worth every penny you paid.

  • 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