by pattihenderson | Jul 19, 2015 | Weekend Adventures
When you drive down the back roads of Lambton County in the summer, you will come across many places where you will see brilliant, orange Tiger Lilies, or “Ditch Lilies” like the ones in this photo taken at the site of the old S.S. #7 Bosanquet School on...
by pattihenderson | Jun 21, 2015 | Weekend Adventures
On a recent work trip, I had the good fortune to drive along one of the most picturesque and rugged highways I’ve ever had the pleasure to travel: The Crowsnest Trail. I traveled the famous #3 from Hope in the west of BC all the way to Cranbrook nearing the...
by pattihenderson | Jun 14, 2015 | Weekend Adventures
Growing up, science fiction author Ray Bradbury was one of my favourite reads. He had a special way of taking you places while your hands were wrapped tightly around one of his books. His full quote goes as follows “Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if...
by pattihenderson | Jun 7, 2015 | Weekend Adventures
This week I was reminded of a recent story by National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson called As The World Turns. This spring Jim crowdsourced photos that depicted transitions. Not just the transitions from winter to spring but also photos that captured that...
by pattihenderson | May 31, 2015 | Weekend Adventures
I am in the midst of reading artist and author Emily Carr’s journals and I was surprised to learn that Carr, who painted and described her lush and wondrous British Columbia surroundings so vividly, often struggled to feel satisfied with the results of her work....