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Where Will You Go?

On July 1, 2023July 4, 2023 By GeoKsIn Photography8 Comments

Where will you go? That depends...on a lotta things. We made daytrips to three national parks and a provincial park this month. Highlights = stunning scenery and amazing wildlife.

two adult common loons swimming with their loonlet

Nearby Nature Project: 2023 June

On June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 By GeoKsIn Health and Wellness1 Comment

We have cancelled many nearby nature adventures due to wildfire smoke. I've also put off thinning the apples and weeding. So my time spent on the nearby nature project has been much less that usual this month. Fortunately, there was one week when we had a break from the smoke and got out and about …

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Megablock with sticker reading SPOYLRZ

Tell A Story

On June 1, 2023June 4, 2023 By GeoKsIn Photography4 Comments

Is a picture worth a thousand words? Or is a caption, description or some other kind of write-up essential for a photographer to tell a story. That depends...

bumblebee on a daffodil

Nearby Nature Project: 2023 April/May

On May 10, 2023June 16, 2023 By GeoKsIn Health and WellnessLeave a comment

It's the time of year that Calgary vegetable gardeners hopes are high: prepping the soil, planting seeds and hoping for a good harvest. About three-quarters of my garden beds are planted. I'm also making time for citizen science projects related to birds, pollinators, plants and lake health.

intentional horizontal panning camera motion during slow shutter to blur a colourful reflection on rippled water

You Do You

On May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 By GeoKsIn Photography8 Comments

In my experience, tone of voice, inflection and body language are what determine whether "you do you" is a positive, a negative or somewhere in between.

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