Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.  Frederick Buechner

What might happen if we made space for wonder? If we stopped filling our minds to overflowing. And if we opened our souls to something bigger? Sue Hetherington

“Do you know why hippos open their mouths so wide?” asked Daniel, my Maasai guide. “No, why?” I asked, sensing a creation story in the making.

Our natural world can be a resilient engine of regeneration. We just need to give her some space, so that she can show us what she can do. Enric Sala

Celebrating World Elephant Day Part 2

Wonder and humility are wholesome emotions, and they do not exist side by side with a lust for destruction – Rachel Carson

I’m travelling this week and away from my computer and image archive. Harold Kushner’s “A Prayer for the World” feels like an appropriate repost. Peace is possible when we choose kindness, respect, and generosity.

Meet the waterbuck. They wear their hearts on their nose. They also have a special superpower! Read this week’s story to to learn more.

If you go down in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise
If you go down in the woods today, you'd better go in disguise

For every bear that ever there was 

Will gather there for certain because 

Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic

‘There’s one!” I called out. “Good spotting!” said our guide Kyler, as he spun the boat around as confirming the humped black form at the edge of the shore was a black bear. The thrill of seeing a large mammal in its natural habitat never gets old for me.

I am thrilled to learn that four of my images have been accepted into the 2024 Canadian Association for Photographic Art Digital Salon Competition!

“I’m not a criminal,” said Paddington, hotly. “I’m a bear!”

Nature has a throng of four-legged and six- legged farmers planting, fertilizing, harvesting and rotating crops.

There is something special about close contact with one’s food source. Caring for the chickens and enjoying the delicious reward of farm fresh eggs is a very different experience from reaching into the cooler at the grocery store.

Still scenes aren’t silent. They speak of our near presence and momentary return.  Sam Abell

If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit. — Bansky

Read about the dramatic rescue of baby Tembo who tumbled ll into the water trough on his first day.

My Baby had a baby! And his name is Tembo which means ‘elephant’ in Swahili.

If you educate a woman, you educate a nation. African Proverb

Make room for wonder and celebrate Earth Day 2024. Every effort to protect nature protects our future.

A beautiful prayer for the world by Harold Kushner