Salty, Salty Freedom

I didn’t grow up near the water (I grew up in Prince George, with BEARS), so although mountains are what make me feel cozy and at home, there is something about walking through the salty breeze and watching the ocean sparkle and shimmer that really makes you feel like you have all the room in [...]

The Effectiveness of Screaming like a Banshee

This picture is from the same trip up island (in British Columbia). Right before this an evil hawk (eagle? dragon? who cares…) was circling around our heads planning its attack to make a nice light snack of Mickey. The Evil Monster was swooping in, swooping out, swooping in, swooping out and I’m pretty sure his [...]

The Wonderful, Cold Beach

I love going to the beach. I hadn’t been to a beach when it was cold until I was in my 20′s- I think I was in Australia. For a girl from the interior of British Columbia a cold beach is a novel phenomenon. The only large bodies of water around my home town were [...]