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August 23, 2026

Prairie Valley #19: Fire #2! Relief and Frustration

August 23, 2026

After the fire….Relief and Frustration.

August 23, 2026

August 15, 2026

Praire Valley #18: Fire!

August 15, 2026

Living in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, we are always aware of the potential for wildfires. On Friday, August 7th, this awareness became my nightmare.

August 15, 2026

July 14, 2026

Prairie Valley #17 : Main Street, Summerland - A Photo Essay

July 14, 2026

We’ve all become accustomed to having a phone within easy reach. We snap a picture of anything (and everything) with the camera attached to the mobile phone in our pockets, relying on the computational photography computers in our hands. I shot this set on an old-school DSLR camera with a fixed lens and in black and white to challenge my skills with composition, framing, and technique while exploring the beautiful and quaint downtown Summerland, BC.

July 14, 2026

June 23, 2026

What's old is new again....at least in stationery solutions

June 23, 2026

I’ve recently discovered a problem, and, after some soul searching for a viable solution, found myself digging back into technology that I haven’t used in cough 25 years. It’s stationery-related (perhaps one would even say Stationery Adjacent), but first, a little background.

June 23, 2026

May 27, 2026

Reviewing a Long-Lost Pilot G-Tec-C4 (it's rather brilliant)

May 27, 2026

bald range wild fire

Prairie Valley #19: Fire #2! Relief and Frustration

August 23, 2026 in Prairie Valley

After the fire….Relief and Frustration.

Praire Valley #18: Fire!

August 15, 2026 in Prairie Valley

Living in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, we are always aware of the potential for wildfires. On Friday, August 7th, this awareness became my nightmare.