Louella Lester – Seeing and learning while holding camera and pen between me and the world.
Two things that my mom loved were flowers and books. Mom passed away a few weeks ago, so I’m posting photos of some of her favourites. And a nest of robin’s eggs, just because she liked that, too. She always had pansies, seen in the feature photo above, in her yard. And marigolds. And peonies. …
I used to like squirrels. I wasn’t crazy about them, but they were okay. Until the Patio Incident happened (if you want to read the Patio Incident Story it’s down below the photos). After that, I couldn’t shake the hate, but recently I’ve been trying to give squirrels another chance. A couple of weeks ago, …
I keep things pretty low key at this time of the year—the holiday season—for a number of reasons. I could talk about commercialization or my lack of religion, etc., but it’s mainly because with all the hype we can forget that it’s not a happy time for many people. Throughout my teaching career I taught …
At first I didn’t take these types of photos on purpose. Without me realizing it, the featured photo above, of the beautiful ceiling in Wesley Hall at the University of Winnipeg, just happened to feature a burnt out light. But I liked this accident, a side benefit, if you will. The same thing happened again, …
It's a bit odd, because as I sit at the coffee shop writing this post about blobs of snow, on a rare break from helping my elderly parents this month, there is no snow on the ground. (Of course it has snowed again since I wrote this.) That early October snow, that resulted in these …
Things are pretty hectic for me right now, helping my elderly parents, so I’m going to keep the blog posts simple this month. These photos were taken right after the early snowstorm in October, in Winnipeg. When I started selecting and editing them they felt like paintings to me. Enjoy!
A few weeks back, we had an early snowstorm wreak havoc here in southern Manitoba, including Winnipeg. I’m not a big fan of winter, certainly not this early, but there was a positive side. There were so many examples of beauty when I went outside, like these live leaves partially covered in snow. I took …
The other day, while doing breath exercises before starting my tai chi routine, I looked over at my newish around-the-house flip-flops (seen in the feature photo above). They were lounging on the living room floor. Of course, this meant I had to grab my camera before I’d be able to refocus on the tai chi. …
Once a year, in September, the writing group to which I belong goes on a weekend writing retreat. We write, read, wander about, share, and generally enjoy ourselves. I also take photos, not of us writing, but of everything else that catches my interest. And morning dew always catches my interest. On Sunday morning, I …
The week before last, we visited Whiteshell Provincial Park, a few hours northeast of Winnipeg. It's in the Canadian Shield region of Manitoba, filled with numerous lakes, trees, rocky outcrops, wildlife, and views. One of the most interesting, peaceful and meditative areas of the park is Bannock Point, where you can view petroforms. The featured …
