Diane Jarvis-Schuller

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” ~John Muir

“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” ~ Chief Seattle.

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Every morning I make a fresh cup of cappuccino for my  husband and myself. It’s a ritual we’ve been enjoying for at least 15 years. Each morning we sit with our cappuccino and chat for up to an hour before he heads off to work. Then I make my way to my  home office and our work day begins. When I’m out of town as I had been last weekend and will be again this coming weekend, I seek out a suitable purveyor of quality coffee. Recently and coincidentally, in the same building as our Edmonton condo, an amazing business has opened up. Credo is where we find a perfect cappuccino when in Edmonton. I used to head to a nearby Starbucks but, forgive me Starbucks, I’ve found an even better morning coffee. The place was featured on the evening news because of its already-faithful following and because of their practice of buying only quality fair trade beans. Not to mention those great leaf designs on every cup of coffee, whether it’s a cup of cappuccino or a bowl of latte. Art in a cup.

What is your morning ritual?

I just came in from enjoying morning coffee out on my patio, watching the sun climb and change, feeling a hint of morning breeze whisper against my face, smelling the sweet morning air, and listening to the birds. I adore swallows. We have 9 pairs of tree swallows (all dressed up in their brilliant blue tuxedoes) and two pair of barn swallows. Every spring I impatiently await the arrival of the barn swallows, in particular. This year a lone barn swallow arrived alone and for the past ten days it perched nearly silent almost in vigil awaiting its mate. I was worried the other 3 had died. Yesterday magic occurred. The others showed up! There has been a steady ebb and flow in the sky in our rural yard as they greet and frolic in aerial delight. Life is good.

Although the daylilies are finally beginning to emerge from the earth, their lush green blades are only about six inches high. The leaves on the trees will soon begin to pop open. I thought I’d share some Alberta light from an image I took last summer. Enjoy.

Diane is a lifestyle photographer serving Grande Prairie & Northern Alberta. Visit Diane Schuller Photography.