2020 Photos in Review
Let’s face it, I have been somewhat of a Grinch this Christmas. All over the internet everyone was writing ‘Merry Christmas’ and I was thinking “What’s so merry about it?” […]
Let’s face it, I have been somewhat of a Grinch this Christmas. All over the internet everyone was writing ‘Merry Christmas’ and I was thinking “What’s so merry about it?” […]
Tina of the Lens-Artists Challenge introduced me to a completely new word/concept this week: Wabi-sabi, the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection. When I thought back to the times […]
Now. I just finished reading the novel Crush by Jennifer Margaret Fraser, described as a wine thriller. I found it in the little free library on Granville Island near me, my […]
Lately I’ve been walking around Vancouver’s neighbourhoods checking out the murals. Plus any other oddball thing that catches my attention. I made my way down Broadway past the old Bow […]
The latest Lens-Artists Challenge is ‘Symmetry’ and so I have been looking at it with a new eye, and finding it everywhere! Vertical Symmetry Here the axis runs vertically through […]
When I first looked for photos with negative spaces in them the only ones I noticed were all silhouettes. This is my second attempt, this time with non-silhouettes. Big negative […]
When I’m working on a painting I’m constantly thinking about the interactions between positive and negative space. With my photos not so much… In fact, as I go through my […]
In 2018 Al & I headed to Denmark and Sweden with the idea of meeting up with my aunts and uncles and cousins, and also to track down some of […]
You can find flowers everywhere in Singapore, even in the airport where orchids were artfully arranged on the stainless steel platforms of the luggage carousels. There were flowers in the […]
For this trip in November & December of 2019 we decided to try something different, going by bus from Puerto Vallarta all along the Mexican coast ending in Huatulco (La […]
Travel snapshots from Toonsarah
Sorting pictures one at a time
News and Resources for MAPS Members
inspired by the colours of the land, sea and sky of Cornwall
Sense of place, purpose, rejuvenation and joy
Life in Copenhagen, Denmark, after moving during Covid-19.
mind's eye introspection vs. bone-tired reality
my photography and other observations
...and other daily distractions
This blog is my creative outlet where I can share my photos, my travels, my random thoughts and a bit of myself.
Oregon Based. California Raised. A Whole World to Explore.
An Adventure Travel Blog
Words about pictures by Michael Scandling
A teacher modeling empathetic global engagement
Quirky thoughts on the ultimate question of life, the universe and popcorn.
Travel Site
Written by hiMe.
Man is only a pilgrim on Earth