scary skull day

See what I did there? I rhymed. I’ll bet you thought I took the photo of this row of bejewelled skulls at the dusty home of a stooped, crystal ball reading mystic with a fraying eye patch and a yowling black cat, didn’t you? Nope.   This was taken at a small, noisy pub on [...]

reaching the top of the mountain

John’s folks came up to visit last week, which was really wonderful (I’ll have some photos and stories to share soon). In a little over a month my parents came to visit AND John’s parents came to visit. This is one of the many perks to living back in Canada again after traipsing about overseas for [...]

it’s a dog’s life

Mickey chillin’. Again. He’s a fast little guy. I have to photograph him while he’s down.

prime minister’s daughter

One of the nice things about walking my dogs at night in the rain is how quiet and empty the streets are. If you stand very still you’ll hear a car splash through a puddle… but somewhere else. It’s nice. However… The paranoid part of me thinks… what if I get kidnapped? Never mind that [...]

abominable strawberry shortcake

Behold. A ridiculously happy little pumpkin guy: … and a ridiculously happy little ghost guy: I think they are happy because there is no snow on the ground. Back in the day we had to choose Halloween costumes that would fit over snowsuits. Yes indeed. I wasn’t just Strawberry Shortcake. I was the Abominable Strawberry [...]

R.O.A.R. Squad: Adrienne and her dog, Juno

Will you please look at those EARS? A warm welcome to the latest R.O.A.R. Squad member: Adrienne from Colorado! Adrienne is a writer, a dog lover… and an overall rockin’ superstar for being a part of the R.O.A.R. Squad! Thank you so much for joining, Adrienne! Learn more about Adrienne and Juno after the jump.

the under the blanket game

On Friday’s I change the sheets on our bed. That is when my mom changed the sheets so that is when I change the sheets. Or something. This is also the day for the much celebrated “Under The Blanket Game.” Ever played? Basically it involves throwing the sheets on the floor, waiting for my dogs to spazz [...]

R.O.A.R. Squad: Kimberly and Ben and their dogs, Chai and Makelele

A huge welcome to our latest R.O.A.R. Squad members from Ohio! I really enjoyed this write-up, you can really see how much passion Kimberly has for animals. Not only is she completely in love with her pups, but also for the animals she volunteers with. R.O.A.R. Squad members have huge hearts! I love Mak’s breed [...]

perfect fit

My parents came to visit a couple weekends ago. Saturday morning involved boot shopping for my dad. We checked out some Viberg’s. We didn’t find any, but I had an excellent time taking shots of their shop. And giving fashion advice to my dad. And teaming up with my mom to give more fashion advice to [...]

rocks

I find it comforting to know that, someday – one day – these beach rocks will be rounded and then smoothed flat and then eventually ground down to a whiff of a grain of sand. It might take thousands and millions of years, but after the relentless licking and crashing of waves it will happen. [...]