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photo journal observing an ordinary life in a beautiful world

A Little Beauty

daily dog walks, come along

September 19, 2022November 24, 2022 Diane2 Comments

The air is full of such invigorating energy. It hasn’t yet filled with the negative vibrations from stressed, angered, and frustrated others. Birds of all feathers are busy foraging to keep themselves alive and some to ready themselves for their… Read more

General

If you could …

September 5, 2022August 30, 2022 Diane1 Comment

Someone I don’t know personally but whom I am aware of, recently asked a question that stopped me in my tracks. Boom, just like that. The question he asked is simple, but powerful. Some who responded gave such wonderfully heartwarming… Read more

Canada geese flying south in autumn creates a melancholy and contemplative mood

Photography Project

Photo Print Day (Sept 2, 3, 4)

September 3, 2022September 3, 2022 Diane

I’m pleased to be taking part in PhotoPrintDay, which Jim Mortram has organised on Twitter. His idea was for photographers to offer affordable photographic prints for sale, with all the proceeds going to charity. I have selected three prints to contribute. One… Read more

A Little Beauty

Saturday morning

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 Diane1 Comment

This morning while enjoying a cappuccino on our patio, the briny air felt like a silken slip on my cheeks. The birds were mostly silent other than an occasional cry from a nearby eagle and the ‘wha-wha-wha’ from the wings… Read more

cloth buntings blowing in the breeze
Lone man sitting on a bench overlooking the Salish Sea from Qualicum Beach waterfront. The sky is a gentle blue, the sea is calm and vast. Photo taken by Diane M Schuller.

A Little Beauty

a real simple message

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Diane3 Comments

I know many people want to dive into a blog post full of revelatory angst about [insert most recent angst topic: US politics; aging; desperation for self-care; cops killing black people; … the list is endless these days]. I don’t… Read more

Photography Project

A new addition

August 10, 2022August 12, 2022 Diane4 Comments

Let the beauty of what you love, be what you do. Rumi wrote those words. So many of us can relate to and also practice that advice. To segue from doing what we love to trying new things seems natural…. Read more

grid of 9 sky images taken by Diane M Schuller in Qualicum Beach, BC.
black and white image of a single peony in a glass vase

A Story

memory

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 Diane5 Comments

The fragrance reminded me of when I’d visit my mom as an adult. I’d enter the cool of my bedroom and the first scent that came to me was the soft sweetness of peonies from her garden. She always had… Read more

Letter & Note Writing

Postcards

July 25, 2022November 24, 2022 Diane4 Comments

Although I send far more postcards than I ever have received, I love them. When I receive a postcard, it’s really what is written that means the most don’t you think? And I can never bear to toss them. I… Read more

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