Tag: #travel

• Art meets Sport

  

  Cold art gallery Worth nearly “frozen” fingers Unique and quirky I had to dig a little but I found the artist here @ Assemblage Art. It’s hard to appreciate it in one dimension but the pieces are all made with discarded snow sport equipment. The puns in the titles, “artist” names and in the pictures was hilarious.…

  Bernie

  February 19, 2026

  Photos, Poetry

  #archecturaldetails, #creativity, #exploreCanada, #haiku, #local art, #murals, #noedits, #nofilters, #roadtrip, #travel, #travelblogger, blogging, skiing, snow

• Vancouver Island Art Works

  

  Such endless artwork Helped revive community Now an art mecca Not to be outdone The old buildings bear witness To their history Bernie

  Bernie

  January 31, 2026

  Photos, Poetry

  #archecturaldetails, #blueskiesandsunshine, #Canadians, #creativity, #exploreCanada, #flowers, #giftsfromtheheart, #haiku, #murals, #noedits, #nofilters, #travel, #travelblogger, blogging

• My Favourite Captured Moments for 2026

  

  Dreadfully hard to narrow it down So many moments captured in pixels Travel photos start the Saturday parade Picking favourite people is far easier Hard to limit to six pictures Love life in our rural setting Far TOO many photos of it Oops I didn’t stop at 6!

  Bernie

  January 3, 2026

  Photos, Poetry

  #blogprompt, #exploreCanada, #exploreSaskatchewan, #gardenlife, #grandkids, #growwhatyoueat #beer, #landoflivingskies, #rurallife, #SixwordSaturday, #travel, #travelblogger, blogging

• Quick Doors Throwback

  

  Quick Thursday throwback With Alberobello’s doors A super cool place Looking down a main street Just in time to catch this Just as interesting at night Alberobello Italy, Sept 2025 Bernie Ps zoom in on the feature door and check out their “doghouse”.

  Bernie

  December 4, 2025

  Photos, Poetry

  #blueskiesandsunshine, #Italy, #noedits, #nofilters, #ThrowbackThursday, #Thursdaydoors, #travel, #travelblogger

• The Shadow of War

  

  The shadow of war Hangs in past but lives daily World is a hard place My 99 year old mother and I attended our small town Remembrance Day Ceremony. I presented within the program a PowerPoint called “Between the Crosses”. Bernie

  Bernie

  November 11, 2025

  Photos, Poetry

  #blogprompt, #haiku, #Novembershadows, #roadtrip, #travel, #travelblogger, blogging

• Shadow or Reflections

  

  I’m still not quite sure Reflection or an ice shadow Pretty either way So the sun was due south but the shadows are running from the west. But without a shadow would they have had a reflection? Without the ice would any of it have shown up? Bernie

  Bernie

  November 10, 2025

  Photos, Poetry

  #blogprompt, #Novembershadows, #roadtrip, #travel, #travelblogger, blogging

• ThrowbackThursday

  

  A Victoria A charming city for sure A feast for the eyes Deeply impactful Extraordinary man His legacy lives on     (OK, it didn’t work as a haiku) But wait, there is more A pretty nighttime view next Isn’t it gorgeous? Not to be outdone Spotted our Emily Carr Tucked by some flowers Final offering…

  Bernie

  October 16, 2025

  Photos, Poetry

  #archecturaldetails, #blogprompt, #blueskiesandsunshine, #Canadians, #creativity, #exploreCanada, #gardenlife, #haiku, #noedits, #nofilters, #roadtrip, #Thursdaydoors, #travel, #travelblogger, blogging

• Flowers in Victoria

  

  Vancouver Island Abundant flowers around A feast for eyes Bernie

  Bernie

  October 14, 2025

  Photos, Poetry

  #blogprompt, #creativity, #exploreCanada, #flowers, #haiku, #noedits, #nofilters, #roadtrip, #theflowerhour, #travel, #travelblogger, blogging

• It is a great day!

  

  Apparently it is National Beer Day here in Canada. That makes it a great day in my mind. There are so many great craft breweries and a few decent big ones (that have not been bought out). So naturally, I had to post a few pictures, but alas, most of my beer pictures are taken…

  Bernie

  October 8, 2025

  Photos

  #blueskiesandsunshine, #eatwhatyougrow, #exploreCanada, #growwhatyoueat #beer, #roadtrip, #rurallife, #travel, #travelblogger, #Yukon, beer, blogging

• Gratitude Monday

  

  So much gratitude When friends and nature collide It’s just the very best Bernie

  Bernie

  October 6, 2025

  Photos, Poetry

  #blueskiesandsunshine, #exploreCanada, #friendship, #giftsfromtheheart, #haiku, #noedits, #nofilters, #roadtrip, #travel, #travelblogger, blogging