This month's Photo Blogging Challenge theme was a helpful nudge to lean into the things that bring you joy and make you smile, a small - but powerful - counterweight against the way so much of what's in the news these days fosters dread and frustration.
This edition of Nearby Nature Project highlights 2025 as United Nations' International Year of Glacier Preservation, including two glacier photography exhibits.
Despite a continuing run of unhappy and unfortunate events, I was grateful for many small moments, experiences and beloved family and friends this month.
This edition of the Nearby Nature Project includes a short news feed, a board game review and a reflection on nature-friendly gardening through Calgary's outdoor watering bans in 2024.
This month I've thought about potential effects on nearby nature due to Calgary's water emergency. Also, it's been an okay month for birding, a good month for bear sightings and the start of wildflower season!