Irony
Checked out a new hunting and fishing store that looked more like a museum. Stuffed animals everywhere. While it was drawing a lot of ooohs and ahhhs I couldn’t help but think the back drop of camouflage jackets and the light from a window instead of the sun, was a tad ironic.
At the Swimming Hole
It got to 33 degrees Celsius (about 80 degrees F) on Saturday, with a bit of wind and drier than heck. So the best thing to do I thought was take the kids and friends to the old swimming hole. I hadn’t been there in years. Someone put up a swinging rope which intrigued [...]
Exposure Photography Festival
I am trying to decide which pieces to submit to the Exposure: the Calgary/Banff Photography Festival that happens in February. This is a great photography exhibition with speakers and a number of galleries participating that I visited last year but didn’t submit anything. I’m hoping this year will be different. The deadline for submissions is [...]
Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society
I have volunteered to take photos of some of the injured wildlife that has come through the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. The dedicated staff and volunteers see hundreds of raptors, songbirds and mammals each year. This hawk was being examined in the clinic and was none too happy about it. Notice the talons. This little [...]
