Category: Up & Coming
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I’m Not An Expert
We go to work every day and try to fit in all requests and demands on our time only to leave at the end of the day with more work than we began the day with. “Are you on the phone?” Did you complete that build?” “Can you take this ticket?” “can you get that…
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On Riding
I have actually been able to ride my horse at the new stable. She was really responsive and a pleasure to ride. I think she’s going to give me the confidence I need to get back on the trails again. __________________________________ I have moved my horse to a lovely location closer to my job,…
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Stand Against Fear
I have been living with anxiety my whole life. You won’t see it though unless you know me very well. I also have an adventurous personality which helps override the fear of doing things, although there are times when it’s very apparent if you know what to look for. Let me explain. It’s not that…
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What Do I Know?
I’ve finally mastered getting on the horse again after 20 years. It’s still scary and my horse is not a pokey one. She’s animated and curious, she’s friendly and mostly tolerant, however, she’s not one to let just anybody on her back. Once you’re there, she’s reliable and gentle. I’m still a little scared of…
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Frozen
Why It’s interesting to me that even though as a youth I always wanted to be a journalist, I have such a difficult time writing anything down now. I wrote many stories and poems in public school and high school and even kept a journal while traveling west with my parents and siblings when I…
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Two days on The Road
and I’m a goin to make it home tonight. The plan: Sandbanks for a night (or possibly two) then a day at the Toronto Zoo. What actually happened: Drove for three hours and one ferry ride to get to the shores of Lake Ontario and the Sandbanks Provincial Park. We found our spot in the…
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HDR Photograpy
Trying a new type of photographic style today. HDR. Learned about lately and has some cool redeeming features geared at getting the best of all the lighting on a subject and putting all of them together to create one very interesting photo. Just using PaintShop PhotoPro at the moment