Summer job

in 1972 I applied for and was accepted to work at a resort in Ontario’s Muskoka. It was a delight – I couldn’t believe it as I would not turn 16 until the end of the year. Somehow they misread the date of my birth and believing I was already 16 took me to manage…

Banff Alberta

I love how a telephoto lens can flatten a picture, as this one does. This is a photograph I took in 2006, early spring, looking west along the trans-Canada highway as we approached the mountains. Calgary is said to be set in the foothills, and you get the sense of rolling hills as you drive…

From out of the deep freeze

We awoke this morning and the first thing I looked at was our front door weather station. I was of course looking at the temperature. It read minus 36 with 99% humidity. Brrr… Then we did something we have hardly ever done. We decided to stay home and watch the service online. After 40 years…