Moon over Owen Sound Santa Claus Parade 2023

Merry Christmas! May it bring peace to all.

My wish is that we all learn to live with less. Less anxiety, less stress, less money, less stuff, less suffering.

Another attempt at pan-focussing. Unlike the windsurfer (posted on my FB page last week), this subject has quite a few more moving parts that make it more abstract. It captures her energy and length very well, though. This is my grand-dog, Phoebe (Bridgers).

Yesterday, two very close friends and I went for a hike to try and find the back corner of one of the friend’s property.  Although we ran out of time and had to turn back before we got there, we did make it to the back fence of the 100 acres.  Standing amongst trees that rarely see humans is a powerful experience.  As is the feeling of being completely alone in the wilderness.  It both reminds me of my insignificance and that I am part of something much larger than myself.  And it reveals more of the beauty of the ordinary that I love to photograph.

I am grateful for the nature that surrounds and protects us.  And I am grateful for friends who are willing to get lost with me.  

I’ve started sharing photos I took during my 20 years of teaching at what turned out to be the last version of the same high school I attended, the O.S.C.V.I. (sorry for the “the”, but it deserves it).  The early photos I’ve shared aren’t terribly artistic. So I wanted to share a photo to show them it (and I) will get better. I chose this one from 2012.

I am very grateful for all the photographic opportunities teaching gave me.  Sports was a favourite. But it definitely took me a while to get good at it.  This is one of my favourite Falcon photos.