Stories by Kathy
“Thank you. I bow in gratitude for the gift of you that you have shared. The Wednesday morning emails became balm for my anxious soul. You continue to inspire me.”
Climate Action: Women Healing the World
Daughters for Earth invites you to our virtual event - A DISCUSSION WITH WOMEN HOLDING THE FRONTLINES OF CLIMATE CHANGE - where we'll hear from extraordinary women at the forefront of climate action. These inspiring leaders will share their knowledge, experiences, and vision for a sustainable future.
Stay calm, be brave and watch for the signs.
There is no reconciliation without truth. Murray Sinclair
Switching Gear
Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.
Yousuf Karsh
Skunked in Bear Country
Skunked: a fishing trip where no fish were caught. Not one bear sighting. What if the salmon never showed up?
Notes from Bear Camp #4
The ends of the hairs on grizzly bears’ flanks, backs and shoulders often have white tips and give the bears a “grizzled” appearance, hence the species’ name.
We Stop for Bears - Notes from Bear Camp #3
Grizzlies are great swimmers. They are also fast, they can sprint faster than 55 kph. Take note - a grizzly will easily outrun, outclimb, and outswim you - so don’t swim with bears!
Bear Watching (continued from last week)
Indigenous people have co-existed with bears for thousands of years. At the core the bear represents courage and strength. The bear is seen as protector and healer.
Day Two: Notes from Bear Camp (continued from last week)
Dawson turned off the motor and we drifted closer. No doubt about it, the bear knew we were there. He slipped into the water, raised his head as if to say hello, then proceeded about his business of looking for fish. We followed along at a respectful distance.
Day One: Notes from Bear Camp
Stay calm, be brave, wait for the signs. Tom King, Dead Dog Café Radio Show sign off. Day 1: Notes from Bear Camp.
I'm Away from My Desk
Like many adventures, my Grizzly Bear photo trip has unfolded in ways I never expected. I’ll tell you more about it next seek when I’m back home..
A Repost from August 2023: Dusty Elephants
An elephant’s hide looks tough, but in fact it is sensitive to the strong African sun and parasites like ticks. Coating themselves in dust or mud protects their skin from the intense sun and biting insects.
Safari in the City
Nairobi is the only city in the world with a National Park along its boundary. This is not a zoo, the animals are as wild as the ones we see out on the Maasai Mara or Amboseli Plain.
Dusty Elephants
An elephant’s hide looks tough, but in fact it is sensitive to the strong African sun and parasites like ticks. Coating themselves in dust or mud protects their skin from the intense sun and biting insects.
An Afternoon at the Spa - Excerpt from The Wisdom of Elephants
There is a huge bull elephant silently enjoying a mud bath directly in front of me. I quickly slide my feet into a pair of sandals, grab my cameras, and race back to the main lodge.
Karibu – Welcome to Our School
Karibu – welcome to our school, said Terri, a Montessori teacher at the mobile preschool in the Sarara Valley, Northern Kenya. Her classroom is a large, screened tent with a wide awning shading the door. This school is unique, it moves with the people.
Maasai Women Riders
The Maasai woman pressed a handful of necklaces against my window when we pulled up to the Musiara gate exiting the Mara Game Reserve. A young girl nudged her aside with a handful of colourful shukas (Maasai shawls). Their eyes said it all - buy my crafts.
Slow to Middlin
What if The Heartfelt Story this week was one picture? No accompanying story, rather an invitation to contemplate a picture in silence at a pace that is slow to middlin.
Elephants Trump Avocados
Breaking news – the case against the avocado farm reported in Stop the Madness on March 31st has been dismissed and the farm’s license revoked. Conservationists and community pastoralists fought back and won!
Lion Family Portrait—The Story Behind the Shot
A Turkish proverb says, “There lies a lion in every heart.” There’s something about lions that is raw, real, and totally mesmerizing. Here’s the story behind the image on the cover of my children’s storybook A Mother’s Love.
A Mother's Love
This week, I wrote a short children’s storybook about some of my favourite African animal mothers and babies in honour of Mother’s Day. I am grateful to Haya (3) and Mara (6) and their mothers who gave me valuable feedback about which images they preferred. I wrote this book with them in mind.