An Albertan & Canadian, definitely a northern gal. Social worker by profession, this blog has included some of my work over 10 years in Nunavut from 2002 on. Passionate about slowing down & taking time to appreciate the beauty of the outdoors or kindness in relationships as gifts & blessings; injustices against children in situations beyond their control; my faith; Nature, experiencing the outdoors whether cycling, walking. x-c skiing or gardening, my dogs, capturing on film God's beauty, experiencing life intensely & with the senses, richness of late afternoon light, wind in my hair cycling with my dog on a beach road, couching inches from an arctic flower or alpine lichen to capture it with my camera, insight of a student's new learning, a good conversation over a coffee.
With no surprise to those of you who know me, I have found a dog here I can take for walks or the occassional hike. Koda is a male 3 year old chocolat lab that belongs to the local RCMP. His owner has been travelling with work and left the dog to be walked by his dad, who told me Koda was energetic and sometimes got into trouble chewing things in the house. 
Personally I have found him a big floppy goof ball and 
enjoyed my runs with him, 
but making sure my pockets are stuffed with treats. Here are some shots of time together. 
This bleached caribou antler 
provided much amusement as he tired to tow 
and chew it. 
Getting shots of the minute 
arctic flowers 
and spattered rock patterns in the stream 
was a challenge as any time I stopped a curious nose would often be right there. 
The bleached 
and broken kamotik 
was easier to get at a distance. 
Of course 
there is the lure of the water 
Comments (1)
Terry Jane McBride Berard
Bonnie
your photos are wonderful--thank you for posting them. I especially
love the arctic flowers and of course the doggy is beautiful!