Happy coincidences are my favourite kind! Today I was planning to share photos and stories from one of my most favourite working trips to Oxford England. Ten years ago I had the good fortune to be the publisher for an atlas that more than likely graced your bookshelf...
Have you ever gone to see a movie and have that movie stay with you long after you have left the theatre? I had such an experience yesterday after seeing the breathtaking, thought-provoking Life of Pi. The movie’s themes are very human, ranging from belief and...
As many of you know, I typically reserve my Sunday blog post for snaps taken with my “serious camera,” my Canon 7D. I save my Tumblr site for in-the-moment iPhoneography. Well, today I find myself housebound with the flu and looking to explore an iPhone...
Hemingway’s full quote reads as follows: “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” As this year closes, I have been reflecting on the year that was and my hopes for the year ahead. This quote...
“You can count on me. Please have snow and mistletoe and presents on the tree”…well, please have snow. There’s no need for mistletoe or presents. Just snow and family! I just got off the phone with my folks back home in Forest and I must thank...
As I sit in my tiny Toronto lakeside apartment this evening , carollers gather out front to sing while beautiful strings of lights are lit in the many trees that line the length of the boardwalk. This past year went by SO fast! A year ago this very weekend I was the...
This week reminded me of how much I love my adopted city, Toronto. In the span of two nights I was able to take in The National Geographic Live Series at Roy Thompson Hall, and witness a rare concert by one of Canada’s most cherished singer-songwriters, Gordon...
As we are approaching the eleventh hour of the eleventh day, I am taking time to remember my two grandfathers who both participated in the two world wars not that long ago. My Grandpa Henderson fought in World War 1 and my Grandpa McGee fought in World War 2. I wish...
As many of you likely know by now I love to drive. Back roads. Country concessions. Endless highways. Anywhere where there is an horizon and a promise of freedom and perhaps escape. The shot above, taken just north of Mono Cliffs Provincial Park on a recent drive, is...
As I sit in my tiny apartment perched on the edge of Lake Ontario, I am smiling just recalling what it felt like to sit alone perched on the edge of the rugged and windswept Atlantic Ocean coastline just two days ago. The warmth of the late day sun shone on me...
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