At the Artists for Conservation festival last weekend at Vandusen Gardens in Vancouver, BC… Every year this event consistently has some of the best art I get to see. I was so blown away by how beautiful and realistic the paintings are. They have a no photo policy but they let me get away with…
I found out about The Artists for Conservation Festival a few years ago. Some of the most amazing and inspiring art that I’ve ever seen has come from this yearly art event. These artists and the people involved in this are so seriously dedicated and passionate about saving animals and their habitats in which they…
After months of hoping and wondering when and if the hummingbirds would return to their feeder…they have…just in the last couple of weeks. Sometimes even numerous times a day. They even seem to have a favourite branch. 
I could watch these guys all day long.
I had a really good start to my 40th birthday year last Saturday climbing 6.5 hours up the East Lions Mountain and 4 back down. It was by far the most difficult thing I’ve done not only physically but trying to keep balance when muscles started to fatigue in spots where falling back or…
I am very thankful to live here in Canada with all of the surrounding natural beauty – forests, oceans, lakes, mountains, trees, clean water and all of the amazing wildlife that live here. I am lucky to have been brought up in a country with unlimited access to endless beauty and inspiration. I can…
I’m so glad I decided to go to the Aquarium in Toronto when I was there last week. Despite the 1200 kids, when I finally made it through to where these sharks and fish were, I was in heaven. The only time other than this that I’ve seen a shark was snorkeling in Mexico…
Had a really inspiring day out in nature in Stanley Park at Beaver Lake today and made a new squirrel friend. When people would walk by he’d run into his home in the tree to hide then come back out when the other people were gone. I swear he was posing for the camera.…
Happy Earth Day! Let’s keep doing what we can to protect our beautiful planet no matter how small our intention. It matters. What we do matters. Don’t give up – ever.
