Snowy Photo Walk

They’re not joking when they advertise that Newfoundland has crazy weather.  I woke up with a fright at 3am on Saturday morning because of the 120km wind gusts we’d been warned might lift roof tiles.  It sounded very dramatic out there.  When I woke up again at 5am to the sound of rain hitting my window, I emailed my friend Leslie to cancel our walk and went back to sleep.

When I got up at 7am, the snow angels in the backyard were all but gone – instead, it was a very slushy and soggy jaunt down the lawn to feed the ducks before starting a new painting.  After my first layer, however, I looked out the window to see a glimpse into the magical world of fluffy white snowflakes.  They were coming straight down.  The wind had completely stopped.

So I contacted my friend Leslie, who is also a photographer, and we headed out towards the ocean in her little Honda Fit, which was thankfully equipped with quality snow tires.  The world was thick with snow again.

Here are a few of the shots I took in-camera, including a zoom shot at the end.

Of course I had to play a bit in Photoshop to duplicate and layer images.

My favourite is this one, using the wallpaper at the restaurant we ate at afterwards to blend into the scene.  It reminds me of my current style of paintings.

I so enjoy spending time with my friend Leslie Bridger – she’s an inspiring woman who recovered from a near-fatal brain injury ” with vast knowledge…about life here on earth, about eternal life, about the changing role of humans, about our ability to heal ourselves and about the true Divinity and perfection of every living thing on this planet, amongst many other things.” She is offering great things to the St. John’s community, including weekly S.O.A.R. (Soul Optimal Awakening & Retrieval) meditations as part of the AWE project (awakening wellness everywhere), a more global project with Glen and Sandra Rose.  Here’s one of their video offerings. Enjoy.