Week 4 of… 5 Happy Things!

See this post for an introduction to this series, this post for the second week, and this post for the third week of 5 Happy Things! Our beautiful provincial flower Seeing (really cute) wildlife Pets being super adorable and fun Browsing yearbooks both past and present The smell of flowers (especially lilacs!)   Now ask yourself: what could you change in your…

The Timelapse Tales: A Blessing from the Rockies

One of Western Canada’s tourism magnets, the Canadian Rocky Mountains attract great admiration for its pristine images. They are exhilarating, and so is this video – This timelapse was shot by Doug Urquhart in Vancouver and in Banff, Jasper, and Yoho National Parks. You can watch other timelapses I’ve shared by clicking here. Enjoy. 🙂

Photo of the Day: Spider Web

You know what’s better than surfing the online web (and it’s hard to believe that something out there is)?  For a shutterbug like me, it’s catching a picture of a real, live, spider web.  They’re rather elusive phenomenons and aren’t keen on being caught on film.

Photos of the Day: Beauty at Moraine Lake

Moraine Lake is a gorgeous, turquoise coloured lake near Lake Louise.  It’s part of Banff National park and is glacially fed; the rock flour deposits giving its unique hue.  Fun fact: it  was once featured on the back of the Canadian $20 bill.  I spent a lovely Sunday afternoon there during the Heritage day long…

Bust your boredom: go on your own adventure!

All school year, we wait for summer to come. Then summer comes. At first, great. Sun, sleep, no homework, vacations, etc. But after awhile, if your friends are away and you’re stuck at home, thinks can get, well… boring. Let’s face it: most of us teenagers these days solve this through screen time, whether that…

Mayor’s Environment Expo 2013- Animal Welfare

I went to The Mayor’s Environment Expo on June 8th and came across a really special booth, and a great conversation with the organization founder – Carol W. Tracey. 1. How happy are your food? — Say NO to factory farming If I ask you “How happy are your meat(food)?” What will your answer be?…