CRISP: (US chip, potato chip): a very thin, often round piece of fried potato, sometimes with a flavour added, sold especially in plastic bags. How crisps are made. Finally, a song. COMING SOON — More on Cheezies, but until then go here. We welcome your comments on our new presentation mode. We are thinking of… Continue Reading →
We all have a story to tell – to our neighbours, family members, colleagues and friends. Usually we share our stories in aural conversation; sometimes we write journals or even books. Our talents may include painting, poetry or prose. Due to recent technological advances, many now tell stories through images, especially through photography. Whether your… Continue Reading →
“In partnership with my good friend and amazing photographer, Taqueesha, I am offering VIP clients a free fall mini photo session!” Well this was interesting: Our real estate agent (who sold our house in record time) offers his “favourite clients” a one-time only gift, a free photoshoot. And since our house sold, we are one… Continue Reading →
Probably it is true of any European country, Ireland is the least photographed. How this has come about is something of a mystery, for it offers the camera article an unequalled variety of subjects, and many that must rank at the peak of the world’s finest photographic material. It’s a bravado boast for sure, and… Continue Reading →
Water — we were birthed in and through it. It is as visceral to us as breathing. Sweating, crying, and drinking — all these human practices bring us life and allow us to live. Humans and non-humans, we are surrounded by water — in nature, in the human-made world, in our instincts and in our… Continue Reading →
It’s done—my first image post, in a Kamloops Photo Club special project, 365 Interior British Columbia. I can do this; I just did; all that remains is to remember to post a single daily image for 364 additional days. No exceptions or absences allowed. If a golden rule of photography is to show up and… Continue Reading →
When visiting Victoria recently I finally had the opportunity to watch and photograph parasailers. At other times, driving by Clover Point on Dallas Road, I would often glimpse brightly coloured sails that looked like miniature parachutes, a semi-circular chair cum hammock for an airborne sailor. As we were always going somewhere else and there was… Continue Reading →
A sermon preached at St. Stephen, Summerland on the third Sunday of Easter season, Sunday, April 14 2024 by the Very Rev. Ken Gray Jesus himself stood among the disciples and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to them,… Continue Reading →
A tribute to the Most Rev. Linda Nicholls, soon to retire Primate (senior archbishop) of the Anglican Church of Canada Shared on Facebook by Scott Sharmon, ecumenical officer for the Anglican Church of Canada and the Diocese of Edmonton I thought Scott’s words were lovely and am pleased to share them in this blog. The… Continue Reading →
Juno is an increasingly popular (at least in her own mind) dog blogger who lives with the Mapaw and Papaw in beautiful Summerland in the South Okanagan region of British Columbia With thanks to Melissa Kirsch at the New York Times Finally, a different kind of news event. Time for something not tied to the… Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 