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Drawing water from a spring inspires reflection on where this essential resource comes from.
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Category Archives: landscape
On the weekend I paid a brief visit to the backyard where I grew up, this north shore beach of Lake Erie. A reunion with a few high school friends provided opportunity. My partner and I stayed at a bed … Continue reading
Today is photo blog Thursday. This week I have a gallery to share, but first a story to go with it. I wrote this month’s pencast about intimacy with the land while sitting beside the pond imaged below. Then I … Continue reading
This morning I had an exchange with a friend about my favourite Stan Rogers song, “The Lock Keeper”. Alan McLean commented that it addresses the “monk’s dilemma.” We may relate to life experience as a traveler or one who is … Continue reading
Early Wednesday morning on the photography course, Rob Stimpson met us at the dock in Haliburton. Our assignment was to interpret Head Lake in a photo essay. Impressed by the watercolour stillness of the surface and graceful gestures of grass … Continue reading
In a recent contest, I asked readers to tell stories about places that had deeply impacted them. The various thoughtful responses will appear as a series of guest posts. By Joe Sehl View a gallery of images. On June 26, … Continue reading
Guelph, Ontario, where I live, takes a lot of pride in its green space. Riverside Park has always been one of the prettiest spots in the city, with a certain Old World charm. It took a hard hit from the … Continue reading
We walked part of the Guelph Lake trail yesterday. It was near dusk. The light was ethereal. As we turned a corner onto this long stretch through a pine plantation, it spooked me. In a good way. It looked like … Continue reading
There is no better way to figure out where you are than to stop moving. My partner and I just returned from a long weekend at my family cottage. Everything in life changes, but the lake shows me some things … Continue reading