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Spring reflection, Vermilion Lakes

Make Your Month Your Month

On May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 By GeoKsIn Photography1 Comment

How did Photo Blogging Challenge host PJ know it's my birthday and hence, April really is "my month"!? Read on for some of the ways I celebrated and generally enjoyed the month.

Petaka, a female puma standing on a ridge on Estancia Laguna Amarga, Torres del Paine, Chile

Nearby Nature Project / 30

On April 17, 2026April 18, 2026 By GeoKsIn Health and Wellness3 Comments

I published Nearby Nature Project /29 more than 10 months ago. Since then, we traveled 5 weeks through Norway, where receding glaciers and melting permafrost = good reminders that we shouldn't take Nature for granted. Nature is more than something that's there when we need a pick-me-up or photos/videos for our social channels. Canmore Close …

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Lego VW Bug "smile"

Makes Me Smile

On September 1, 2025September 1, 2025 By GeoKsIn Photography3 Comments

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.

canada jay perchec in a larch tree in winter

Nearby Nature Project 27/

On February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 By GeoKsIn Health and Wellness2 Comments

This edition of Nearby Nature Project highlights 2025 as United Nations' International Year of Glacier Preservation, including two glacier photography exhibits.

vehicle window sticker reading "I Hope Something Good Happens to You Today"

Gratitude

On December 1, 2024December 2, 2024 By GeoKsIn Photography1 Comment

Despite a continuing run of unhappy and unfortunate events, I was grateful for many small moments, experiences and beloved family and friends this month.

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