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.
I definitely got around this month, which made the June Photo Blogging Challenge theme a snap!
Do you have a happy place? More than one? And what is a happy place, anyhow? Read on....
It's been 10 years since "selfie" was word of the year. Give me another 10 years and maybe I'll finally find a way to enjoy taking the occasional selfie.
Despite Canada's record breaking forest fire season, and the dampening effect of wildfire smoke on wellbeing, there are still plenty of opportunities to strengthen nature connectedness.