Louella Lester – Seeing and learning while holding camera and pen between me and the world.
When you live in a rented apartment there are many things you have little control over, but you also don’t have to worry about paying repair bills for sudden issues. All you have to do is call the apartment manager and it’s their problem. One of the things I don’t have much control over in …
One of my favourite things, when I was a kid growing up on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, was to search for pussy willows in the spring. Recently, I was thrilled to see a vase of them at a friend’s house. I held some against a wall and took photos. When editing the photos I …
I once worked up north in Saskatchewan, as a weather observer for Environment Canada, figuring out the type and height of the clouds, as well as taking readings for temperature, humidity, etc., making calculations, and sending that info to people back in Winnipeg, Manitoba, who used the data to forecast the weather. So, my eyes …
A few weeks ago I was walking over to a friend's place when I passed by a cinderblock fence that was certainly livened up by wood latticework leaning against it and some purple flowers up front. The sun shining through didn’t hurt either. Enjoy! If you go to the website menu you can click to …
The other day I was passing my local grocery store when the bright colours of the flowers for sale outside caught my eye. I think they are begonias, but I could be wrong. It was a windy day, making it hard to get good focus with my cheap little point and shoot camera, but that’s …
I visited a friend in Headingley, just west of Winnipeg, about a week ago and we went for a walk. This is prairie flatland, not just grassland, but shrubs, bushes, and slender trees. It was a windy day and the green leaves had only just started popping out. So nice to see. If you go …
This spring seemed to take its time arriving in Winnipeg, so I was excited when, in late April, the tree buds finally arrived. In early spring, before buds and flowers sprout, it can look pretty dull and dusty around the city, so I was happy to go for a photo wander, looking up at the …
There’s an apartment building, not far from my place, that I can see in the distance off the side of my apartment balcony. It’s nicknamed the Milk Carton building because of its shape. I often walk or cycle past the Milk Carton building and I like the way it seems to grow out of the …
When I go on a photo wander I’m always looking for something a bit different or something not so different, but seen in a new way. I often walk past a tall apartment building not too far from my place. It’s more posh than my building, it has huge balconies, a security office with a …
This post is a bit different from my usual posts. For one thing you will have to try and read my awful handwriting. It will work better on a computer or tablet. Have fun. Below is a page with 41 photos I took of signs. Screenshot Below is the explanation. Below is story. Below is …
Through Camera & Pen 