If you look very closely at the photos of Peter's rock, you will see that there are words engraved into the stone. The words come from the book The Perfection of the Morning, written by Peter Butala's wife, Sharon. The words describe a pivotal moment in her coming to terms with a life in nature, liv…

10 years ago / 375 visits

The photo of the exterior of a store at Cymric, Saskatchewan in the Buildings album says a lot about my province. Cymric is a Welsh word that refers to both the Welsh language and the culture. It reminds me that place names here are derived from so many different sources, from the Indigenous peoples…

10 years ago / 392 visits / 1 person likes

The pronghorn antelope is one of my favourite animals. Most of the photos I have of them are from a considerable distance, including some of their rumps, heading away. They are usually skittish, but the pronghorn in my Plants & Critters album was the exception. In mid-April 2012 I made a side-trip i…

10 years ago / 401 visits