- Index
- A new Driveway - 22-Apr-2022
- Country Roads - 02-April-2022
- He's totally lost it - 31-Mar-2022
- The last of the ice - 18-Mar-2022
- I Love Fog - 17-Mar-2022
- The Rivers Edge - 12-Mar-2022
- Frosty Morning - 04-Mar-2022
- Contentment - 02-Mar-2022
- A pair of threes - 17-Feb-2022
- Dormant - 12-Feb-22
- Look Behind You - 01-Feb-2022
- Brrrr - 15-Jan-2022
- The End of the Road - 05-Jan-2022
- Christmas Lights - 15-Dec-2021
- Tragedy at Niagara - 11-Dec-2021
- Hoarfrost at Bolander - 7-Dec-2021
- Genesis - 25-Nov-2021
- Returning to Normal - 20-Nov-2021
- Playing with abstractions 17-Nov-2021
- Checking out some old shots 13-Nov-2021
- The wonderful thing about ..... 28-Oct-2021
- Tending the Garden - 25-Oct-2021
- Point and Shoot - 19-Oct-2021
- The Gazebo - 07-Oct-2021
- Angry Lake Huron Skies - 09-Sep-2021
- A work of art - 30-Aug-2021
- On the path - 14-Jul-2021
- Ulterior Motives - 19-Jul-2021
- Deck Chairs - 26-June-2021
- Replicas 24-May-2021
- The difference a year makes - 11-May-2021
- Into The Light - 02-May-2021
- Generation Clash - 08-March-2021
- The Trucks of Linwood - 31-Mar-2021
- Frosty & Foggy - 18-Apr-2020
- Lighting the Fog - 13-Apr-2020
- Social Distancing - 14-Apr-2020
- Easter Sunday - 12-April-2020
- Dinner for two on Easter Weekend - 11-Apr-2020
- Good Friday 10-April-2020
- More Sidewalk Art - 7-Apr-2020
- Woodside During COVID-19 - 5-April-2020
- Elmira Maple Syrup Festival - 04-April-2020
- A Foggy Morning - 04-Apr-2020
- The COVID-19 Playground - 30-Mar-2020
- Howdy-Ho-Neighbour! 30-Mar-2020
- GMC - 15-Mar-2020
- Reflections in Motion - Nov-2019
- Notre Dame 18 -April-2019
- X Marks the Spot - 07-Dec-2018
- Heading "Home" - 24-Feb-2019
- Goderich Docks - 23-July-2018
- The Rock Face - 09-Sep-2018
- Windows & Red - 30-Mar-2018
- Tree Shadows - 10-Mar-2018
- The Backyard - 10-Feb-2018
- Distorted Views - 21-Feb-2018
- A sense of humor - 22-Jan-2018
- Canoes at Rest - 13-Jan-2018
- Winter Trees - 30-Dec-2017
- It's just a rock - 21-Oct-2017
- Photography & patience - 8-Oct-2017
- Sauble Falls, At the office - 04-Oct-2017
- The Love of God - 23- Sep-2017
- Contemplation - 21-Mar-2017
- Behold 28-Mar-2017
- The Unknown 17-Mar-2017
- Ready for Spring 07-Mar-2017
- Red Pine Bay Challenge - 01-Mar-2017
- Madawaska Frost - 26-Feb-17
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I've started a reading a new book, Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice, by Elizabeth Paintner.
It'll take a while to get through this, the author recommends a series of exercises following each chapter.
In chapter one of the book, the following paragraph caught my eye:
“Behold” means to hold something in your gaze. To behold is not to stare or glance; it is not a quick scan or an expectant look. Beholding has a slow and spacious quality to it”
One of the first exercises is to go to a public place and observe (or behold). So I sat down and looked..... and graduated to beholding..... This is is the scene before me.


The first thing that caught my eye, was the vase. The quality of light pouring over it, shadows as my eyes moved across the vase. Down to the gentleman reading his magazine. I could feel the cold leather of the chair, to the photographs. The "Teen Reads" sign hiding behind the wall... Up to the 'industrial ceiling.