Raindrops are the best photography subjects. Some of my favorite images over the years are of raindrops. So when I saw some dripping from my deck yesterday, I was compelled to go out, brave the thigh-deep snow banks and capture them.   Have you ever stopped to notice raindrops?  Raindrops are delicate, fragile and short-lived.  Sometimes… Continue reading Sparkle of Light on the Grayest Day

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This week my words are few, but I leave you with this photograph, and a poem to ponder - to sink deep. The poem was written by Amy Charmichael, missionary to India in the early 1900's serving young children. If I had a hero, she would… Continue reading A Poem and a Thousand Words

I've taken up the habit of watching birds. It all started this past spring when I was teaching a Science unit on these feathered creatures to my elementary students. As a fun add-on to our lessons, we created bird feeders out of milk cartons, set them up in our respective yards and began observing. Long… Continue reading Just Cry Out.

Late afternoon light in a wintery forest I love to go for walks in the forest. We live in a very rural part of a very rural Canadian province, and, well, let's just say, there is no shortage of forests to explore. Just across the street from my home is a natural forest that stretches… Continue reading Where the Tree Falls