One day as I watched the crows at their morning antics it struck me. Those were birds! They had feathers, and flew through the air, and squawked! That was what a bird did! Quickly I ran inside and grabbed my trusty camera.
Tag: Healing
The Recovery Series – A Lesson Learned (Pt3)
the last phases of our walk through a local park with Vancouver-based artist, camerawoman extraordinaire and author of Sights from the Suburbs, Mikah Sharkey.
The Recovery Series – A Lesson Learned (Pt 2)
Mikah became fascinated with the stones that made up a nearby overpass. The above capture is I think, quite signature of her style and a truly amazing interplay between many elements all balanced perfectly for one moment
The Recovery Series -A Lesson Learned (Pt 1)
…the condition that had taken my hearing was far more advanced than we had thought. Me being me I continued along alright and immediately wanted to de-stress by doing what?
You guessed it. Birdwatching!
The Road To Recovery
Waking up in the recovery room and being told everything was fine, everything had been fixed, that this nightmare was finally over was a really surreal moment for me. Being told that it was finished and everything had gone great despite the additional bone that had been removed awakened in me a feeling I hadn’t thought to plan for.
Gratitude.
Not What I Was Expecting To Find
Often on my walks I will see an interesting bird perched somewhere my camera is not pointing. So I make a desperate try to get the camera round in time without scaring off the bird only to discover I’ve taken yet another shot of empty bloody air – or if I was especially spry –…
Self Help Starts With A Zoom Lens
I never really thought about the ease with which I moved through the world before I fully lost my hearing but now it’s a topic that is often on my mind. Whether its accidentally freaking out some poor barrista by staring intently at their lips, or only ordering a few familiar things at restaurants because…
The Celebration Of Silence 