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I am a retired marketing and business development professional living the good life in the Kootenays of British Columbia. Wild life abounds here and I aim to catch as much of it with my camera as I can.

• Swan Song

  By Lardeau Valley Time on February 11, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  I have never heard a swan sing but I have heard them talk amongst themselves. Interesting. I am still trying to organize my photos. In fact I haven’t really even started looking at them, just trying to get the years… Read More ›

• It’s a Fish Fight!

  By Lardeau Valley Time on January 25, 2016 • ( 5 )

  

  That’s right – fish fight not fist fight! Let me explain. As I continue to cull my old photo files, I occasionally have to take a break and head out looking for new photo ops. That is hard at this… Read More ›

• It’s A New Year

  By Lardeau Valley Time on January 7, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Happy New Year to all! Sorry I have been absent from the blogging world for awhile (if anyone noticed). But I have been doing some housekeeping, or at least organizing, and some learning. First, the organizing. I finally sat down… Read More ›

• Trio – WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge

  By Lardeau Valley Time on November 24, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  These don’t always come in threes, but sometimes they do….. Trio

• Careful – Weekly Photo Challenge

  By Lardeau Valley Time on October 26, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Taking care when I photographed this set of sap ‘tears’. They are deceptively fragile.

• A Problem with Lenses Part II

  By Lardeau Valley Time on October 14, 2015 • ( 12 )

  

  Following on my last post I have to reiterate that I am cautious around grizzlies. It is amazing how fast any bear can move so it is important to know where your vehicle is (and it had better be close),… Read More ›

• A Problem with Lenses

  By Lardeau Valley Time on October 13, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  I don’t know if I have mentioned this before, but I am extremely envious of photographers who can go to a blind, set up their equipment (including that thing called a tripod), knowing what lens to use, and wait for… Read More ›

• There is a Stump

  By Lardeau Valley Time on October 10, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  There is a stump up the Lardeau River which seems to have strong appeal for eagles. On October 30, 2014, I wrote a blog post about this stump with photographs of a raven and an eagle ( ‘ I’m Raving about… Read More ›

• Boundaries – Weekly Photo Challenge

  By Lardeau Valley Time on October 5, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Some boundaries are fixed and permanent. Others are fluid and transitory. Here, a creek filled with mud from a slide merges with the crystal clear Lardeau River.

• Boundaries – Weekly Photo Challenge

  By Lardeau Valley Time on October 3, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  One of the most subtle and nuanced ‘boundary’ is the space around an animal. Outside that invisible boundary – a comfort level. Inside that boundary – attack and defend.