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Nearby Nature Project: 2022 June

On June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 By GeoKsIn Health and Wellness4 Comments

Welcome to the latest instalment of the Nearby Nature Project! Over 25 years ago I learned that fostering my relationship with Mother Nature is essential to my well-being. So I garden, walk, hike, cycle and/or kayak just about every day. I’m not alone in discovering that being outside is good for mind and body. Mainstream …

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bighorn-sheep

30 Days of Nature: Repeat Monthly

On June 1, 2016 By GeoKsIn Health and Wellness2 Comments

Canada's 30x30 Nature Challenge, organized by the David Suzuki Foundation, runs every year for the month of May. Not that I need a reason for getting outside every day, but I have diligently applied the appropriate hashtags to my month of May nature photos for the past three years, about the same length of time …

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Photo Blogging Challenge – Inside (Jan 2016)

On January 31, 2016 By GeoKsIn Photography11 Comments

Our photo blogging challenge host selected a theme with plenty of scope to begin the new year: inside. Thanks to a few all-day meetings and the fact that my immune system was overwhelmed by a nasty seasonal virus that had me down-and-out for 7 days, I was stuck inside a lot more than usual this month.

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Out and About at Sparkling Hill

On November 27, 2015January 8, 2017 By GeoKsIn British Columbia2 Comments

In between all the other activities we enjoyed at Sparkling Hill Resort, I found time to be out and about exploring the trail network in the area. The map available in each guest room shows 8 trails covering a total of 12.5 km (7.5 miles). They are named for wildlife in the area (e.g. Falcon …

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Nearby Nature – August 2015

On August 19, 2015 By GeoKsIn Out and About - Canadian RockiesLeave a comment

This month I saw a tiny vole under a wild rose bush and a couple of coyotes in the distance, but the wildlife I managed to photograph included a red squirrel and some Mallard ducks.

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