I have a photo entered in the National Geographic Photo Contest this year. It is titled, “Camping under a midnight prairie sky” and is from camping days of the summer past. This was on a trip to a little creek wilderness on Karen‘s family farm, not too far from home. For camping, an exotic locale really isn’t needed. A dark sky and good company will suffice pretty much anywhere.
It is a long shot that my image will be noticed amid the masses who have already submitted, …
For the second spring in a row, I found myself in Vancouver this year. Last year it was a week long layover on my way to Bangkok; this year it was for a bit of yogic study: I did a Yin yoga teacher training with Paul and Suzee Grilley (at Semperviva on Granville Island – tucked away on the pier by the house boats). It was an intensive time of study but downtime was spent wandering the city with old friends, new friends, or just by myself. Most of the time, I could be found by the…