Welcome to my Blog.

 

As a nature photographer, I enjoy getting out of doors to go shooting flowers and what better place to find flowers than in a garden. I am fortunate to have a number of friends here in High River, Alberta, who are fabulous gardeners so I have plenty of opportunities locally. I also love to travel and wherever I am I look for gardens to visit. I recently created a gallery of gardens, here on my website, that I have visited. I am now creating a series of blog posts designed to share my garden experiences with whoever happens by.

 I would love to hear from readers of this blog - have you also visited some of these gardens? Are there gardens near you I should definitely put on my "must visit" list? Or just drop a line to say "Hi"!

If you would like to be notified when I put up a new blog please send me a message with your email address by clicking the Contact link and I will make sure to drop you a note whenever I post a new one.

I promise I will not share your email with anyone else.

From time to time I may add other topics of interest to me, I hope they will be of interest to you too.

 

Take care and stay safe.

 

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." Audrey Hepburn

It All Began in a Garden - Patti's Lilies & Irises

August 16, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
Another in my series of Gardens I Have Visited. Close to home in High River this time, at my friends amazing garden. But only part of it... since her garden is bountiful and so close to get to I have visited it more often and therefore have more images to share. This Spark presentation will be of her Lilies & Irises.
Read the Full Post »

It all began in a garden - Reader Rock Garden

July 26, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
Another of my favourite gardens to visit. So lucky to be close to this wonderful garden tucked into a busy corner along Macleod Trail. Once on the grounds you would never guess the pace of life that is going on so close at hand.
Read the Full Post »

It all began in a garden - Bibler Gardens, Kalispell MT

July 25, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
These words are the inspiration for a series of blogs in intend on posting. As we continue through this summer of Covid, not traveling as we might have, we look for things to do closer to home. Luckily there is a garden nearby that I love to visit but that got me thinking about how I could share the experience with others. Kind of like museums and...
Read the Full Post »

In the Artist's Studio with Natalie VonRaven

January 16, 2017  •  4 Comments
I first met Natalie VonRaven several years ago when we both participated in the downtown Artisan’s Market. Since that time, I have learned how committed she is to her town! Having moved to High River as a young married couple 13 years ago Natalie and her husband have put down some deep roots here. Thanks, Natalie for allowing me to reboot my blog...
Read the Full Post »

In the Artist's Studio with Marg Smith

February 28, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
On a bet and a dare is how our next feature artist for In the Artist’s Studio describes the beginnings of her love affair with painting. Marg Smith of Lavender Art Studio in Okotoks has been creating her wonderful works for about 13 years and in that time she has taken her art from zero to wow and has moved from student to teacher. Although all ar...
Read the Full Post »
Archive
January February (2) March (3) April (2) May June July (2) August September October November December
January February March April May June July August September October November December
January February March (1) April May (2) June (1) July (1) August (1) September (1) October November December
January (1) February (1) March April May June July August September October November December
January (1) February March April May June July August September October November December
January February March April May June July August September October November December
January February March April May June July August September October November December
January February March April May June July (2) August (2) September (3) October (3) November (2) December (3)
January February March (1) April May (4) June (1) July (5) August (2) September October November (1) December
January February March April May June July (1) August (3) September (1) October November December
January February March April May June July August September October November December
January February March April May June July August September October November December
January February March April May June July August September October November December