by pattihenderson | Mar 21, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
I didn’t intend to post this photo. It was just a test shot for a new little camera I picked up yesterday. But I loved the colours, the subject (my old brownie camera) and most of all, the sentiment at the bottom. Enjoy every day. A simple sentence and yet...
by pattihenderson | Mar 14, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
This is my friend Rachel (or as I like to call her, Pippy, as in Pippy Longstockings). Last fall I was graced with the opportunity to “shoot” Rachel and her husband Mike’s wedding. It was such a fun day. I was reminded of what a great day this was...
by pattihenderson | Mar 14, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
If I created a list of things I’m thankful for, I would have to say Sunday mornings are near the top of my list. Inseparable from this list and Sunday mornings would be my Mum and Dad, pictured above. Not long after 8 a.m. each Sunday we have our weekly chat...
by pattihenderson | Mar 7, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
Yesterday I returned from a short trip to lovely Saskatchewan. The trip was so short, and busy, that I did not take my camera with me. Doh!!! I passed by at least 10 perfect shots and tried in vain to take a photo with my eyes (SAY, wouldn’t that be great? ...
by pattihenderson | Feb 28, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
We believed!
by pattihenderson | Feb 28, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
I am such a lucky gal! My work in educational publishing allows me to travel across Canada. I’m fortunate to meet many talented educators dedicated to insuring students feel and be successful. Since I picked up my Canon Rebel a year ago, it has been my...
by pattihenderson | Feb 27, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
Typically a lover of super-saturated photos, I thought I’d share with you one of my few black and white shots. I took this photo in the fall while at a teacher’s conference at beautiful Lake Louise. This is Castle Mountain Alberta in all its glory. If...
by pattihenderson | Feb 26, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
As I sit here in my Team Canada hockey jersey anxiously anticipating tonight’s semi-final men’s hockey game, yet still basking in the glow of last night’s gold medal win by our women’s team, I’m struck by how emotionally drained I am as...
by pattihenderson | Feb 21, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
As I sit at my desk decked out in my Team Canada jersey, nervously looking forward to tonight’s battle with our rivals to the south, I am pondering what it is about these Winter Games that has fostered such a passionate outpouring of national pride, despite...
by pattihenderson | Feb 20, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
I know, I know…we’re still in February. But can’t you sense it? I am seeing signs of spring everywhere and it is not just the fanciful dreams of a wishful thinker. My first sign is the arrival of tulips at my local grocer. Lots and lots of tulips...