“Inside a Barn is a Whole Universe” – Carolyn Jourdan

“Inside a Barn is a Whole Universe” – Carolyn Jourdan

The perfect pairing with this week’s photo of an autumn barn is a quote from Carolyn Jourdan’s memoir, Heart in the Right Place. It goes as follows: “Inside a barn is a whole universe, with its own time zone and climate and ecosystem, a shadowy world...
An Udderly Moo-ving Request

An Udderly Moo-ving Request

  As many of you know, I have picked up a pretty interesting summer photography gig that has me vagabonding across Toronto and Ontario gathering original snaps for a new World Cultures course for Ontario distance education. I am having a blast and learning a lot...
Going With the Flow

Going With the Flow

This past week I returned from a short but welcome Vagabond Adventure in Ontario’s rugged, windswept and peace-filled Georgian Bay area with a camera and iPhone filled with Group of Seven-ish snaps that wanted to be shared. But how?  Today’s technology and...
Take a Hike…Please.

Take a Hike…Please.

Yesterday was a perfect day!  The shot above was taken at stunning Mono Cliffs Provincial Park in the heart and height of the Bruce Trail near Orangeville.  When I looked the term “mono” up in the dictionary, I got several definitions. This one is NOT the...
Having “The Run of the Mill”

Having “The Run of the Mill”

Have you ever stopped to wonder where some of our phrases come from?  I am starting to as I seem to have adopted a large number of them from my parents.  Some I use freely without wondering what they mean (dangerous!) and some I have grown curious about their...