Louella Lester – Seeing and learning while holding camera and pen between me and the world.
It’s summer now—really hot and humid in Winnipeg—so I’m feeling a bit lazy. I wandered slowly in my neighbourhood and took a few photos. An old house is now gone, but the developers, making what will likely be condos on the property, had to save the gate. I’ve always loved the balls capping the gate’s …
My dad passed away two weeks ago—about six months after my mom (you can see my tribute to Mom at https://louellalester.blog/2020/01/20/flowers-and-books/ ). The feature photo above shows the view from the last house in which Dad and Mom lived. Later Mom went to a care home and dad moved into an apartment which was not …
My latest Through Camera and Pen blog post is “Spring Blues and Greens.” Enjoy!
In my latest Through Camera & Pen blog post “Shadows Shake-up the Mundane,” that is what happens.
Posters advertising concerts, art shows, plays, and various other local events are common in the Osborne Village area of Winnipeg. I often see people stapling or taping them up. On other days I see people armed with utility knives stripping them down. Then they start building up again and so it goes. Lately, with events …
In my neighbourhood they’re tearing down a lot of old houses/buildings and replacing them with new apartment buildings or condos. It makes me sad, not because I always hate new architecture, but because I love the old buildings. I’m sorry to see the beauty and history disappear, often within in a day or two. Sometimes …
As everyone knows, we’re all stuck at home, so let’s enjoy ourselves with whatever we can. What better time to experiment with still life photos. I’ve always loved unique shoes, but knee injuries have left me wearing rather boring ones. Lucky for me I have a small collection (I lost a few last time I …
I tend to stay calm when things go crazy, I try to keep a realistic perspective, and do what needs to be done. Then, when it’s all over, I get a headache or snap at people or some of the hair at my temples will fall out. So, at this time, when some are anxious, …
We had a warm spell in Winnipeg and a lot of snow melted, then we had a clipper come through with snow and strong winds. When things calmed down, I went wandering with my camera and it struck me that every tire tread mark in the snow is unique, just like snowflakes. The strong …
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I decided to take photos with my iPhone as I walked to writing group on Thursday evening. It’s that time of the year where the weather is all over the place, not sure if it wants to warmup for good or get cold again. So the ground was a bit icy and I had to …
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