Happy 420: Willard says ‘Hi’ (Part Two)
“He appeared for a reason, to let me know he’s happy I am back home, in Lethbridge. He wanted me and my family to know he is always watching over us, that love-based bonds never break, even after death.” This is a quote from last year's 420 blog post, featuring a...
Top 10 of 2022: Dedicated to my mom, Lorraine Martin
This blog post has been sitting in draft since Jan 2, 2023, but on Jan 6, my mom lost her battle to cancer and died, so things have been on hold in my world for awhile. So, words are failing me for now, but the following series of photos are extra special in the sense...
Mystical pizza adorns Southern Alberta sky
The triangular shape carved into the glimmering clouds was just the first of countless visions I saw intertwined in the western sky on a late November evening in 2022. I initially saw the Mystical pizza through the west facing window of my bedroom. Realizing I was...
Pine Marten acknowledges my Martin-ness
Who am I to speak to the Wisdom of Animals?Versions of this question have been looping through my mind ever since my sister and I started talking about creating a deck of ‘messenger-type cards’ based on my photographs a few years ago. Creating such an entity, in my...
The Activation of an Animal Artist
Ever since writing my last blog post, about fulfilling a childhood dream of becoming an Animal Artist, interesting, creative sparks have been activating themselves in my world, beaconing me to go deeper.
The Evolution of an Animal Artist
I was sitting in the back of my mom’s Chrysler LeBaren, encased within the perfect expression of a 70s station wagon, a maroon red exterior accented by wood paneling. I was eagerly hunched over my new possession - a large, blank, sketch pad, about the size of a...
Happy 420: Willard says ‘Hi’
Willard is a Great Horned Owl who has been roosting in a large spruce tree just outside my work entrance at Lethbridge College. I noticed him for the first time just over a month ago on March 14. As soon as I got to my office, I excitedly sent a note to the college...
Top 10 of 2021: Celebrating the Goodness of Now
Flashback to 1985 – a 10 year old Kerri and her 12 year old sister, Tina, are hunched over their gettoblaster, anxiously waiting for ‘The Goonies R Good Enough’ (by Cyndi Lauper) to play on the radio. Tina’s fingers hover over both the play/record buttons,
Close encounters of the bear kind = manifestation of my wildest dreams (Part 3 of 3)
It was the closest I have ever been to death…
In February of 2008, almost 14 years ago, I came down with a severe case of pneumonia. I spent a week in semi-delirium from lack of oxygen, alone in my apartment. I had no appetite, no energy – I was out of breath with every movement.
Celebrating World Animal Day: Sam and Kiwi’s Waterton Adventure
The day started off cool, the sun barely risen over the horizon, and two wildlife junkies made their way to the small town of Waterton early in the morning.
Close encounters of the bear kind = manifestation of my wildest dreams (Part 2 of 3)
“People don’t realize that those bears will rip you to shreds the first chance they get!’
These words rose above the steady din created by multiple conversations from surrounding tables.
Close encounters of the bear kind = manifestation of my wildest dreams (Part 1 of 3)
I pulled into my parking spot in the back alley of a lodge I was staying at in a small BC town last fall (October 2020), anxious to relax and grab a beer and a bite after a long day of photographing the vibrant fall colours of the West Kootenays.
Golden Eagles on the misty Alberta Prairies: Sam and Kiwi’s SE adventure
It was the cool, crisp Summer morning of August 21st – my aunt (aka Kiwi) and I made plans to explore an ‘Eagle Hotspot’, in the South-East region of Alberta. Hoping to find and photograph Bald and Golden eagles…
Snowshoe Hare Energy: An Expression of Divine Paradox
When I realized the racing white blur on the side of the road was a Snowshoe hare, my gut exploded with anticipation… A Snowshoe hare running along the side of the road in the middle of the day - that could only mean one thing: PREDATOR IN PURSUIT I was driving...
Weasel Energy: A Martin’s Quest for a Marten
I have seen hundreds, perhaps thousands, of the world’s most deviously adorable mustelid (weasel) in my dreams, but I have only seen a handful of Pine Marten (aka American Marten) in ‘real life.’