Louella Lester – Seeing and learning while holding camera and pen between me and the world.
Let’s not get into the psychology of it, but I have an affinity for plants that keep trying even when things aren’t going well. When, as a seed, they fell in the wrong spot. When the weather is not cooperating. Or human activities make it difficult. Or a fence gets in the way. Or insects …
I often look up when I’m walking, especially when I’m around trees. Especially in the summer when you can see light through and between the leaves. Especially when the trees have good bones holding up those leaves. Enjoy! My book, Glass Bricks, is available worldwide through your local bookstores, Amazon (paperback/digital), or from my publisher …
We all know how irritating street construction can be. Traffic jams. Dirt and dust. Noise. The smell of asphalt. Tar stuck on your shoes. But, as a walker and cyclist, I was happy when they started fixing up the street near my place. This area has a lot of pedestrian and bike traffic, and it …
You can find beauty anywhere, if you look for it. As you know, I like a back lane. I was out riding my bicycle down one, in an area of Winnipeg where I used to live, when I had to stop because a truck was blocking the way. While I waited, I realized I was …
I love biking or wandering down back lanes. You get a whole different feel for a neighbourhood. And if there are a lot of vines, so much the better. While on this wander, a woman became suspicious when she saw my bike was poking out into the lane beside a garage. I was standing in …
I never met a shadow I didn’t like, but when the sun comes in at a certain angle the shadows on the sidewalk are the best. I caught these shadows dancing along the sidewalk a few blocks from my place in Winnipeg. You can pretend you were walking there, too. My book, Glass Bricks, is …
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I was sitting reading, in a chair facing the window, when I looked up. The blue sky and cumulus clouds looked so beautiful I thought I should share. I took a photo every five minutes or so to show you how the sky changed. My book, Glass Bricks, is out (since April, 2021) and now …
It’s so great to wander about looking at the green plants growing along the sidewalks in Winnipeg after such a long horrible winter. Enjoy! My book, Glass Bricks, is out (since April, 2021) and now available worldwide in/through your local bookstores or from https://atbaypress.com/books/detail/glass-bricks. The digital version is available if you email the publisher. And if you …
I don’t even want to discuss the weather we had in March and April, in Winnipeg, except to say I decided it was easier to take some photos indoors. I used those photos to setup my May blog posts, in advance. I’m hoping as you are reading this, the weather has improved. So, enjoy my …
These are my hands, not so strong as they once were. A number of years ago, I noticed the tip of the pinkie on my right hand was leaning left. Other fingers started to bend and my knuckles started to bulge. Then I noticed pain in my knuckles and in an old volleyball injury at …
Through Camera & Pen 