Wildlife Photography Exhibit

If people would like to see some of the world's best wildlife and landscape photography, would like to tell them about the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Ontario....  There's currently a display of the "Wildlife Photographer of the Year," which came from the Natural History Museum in London, England....  [www.rom.on.ca] There are many photographs by photographers from around the world, and I was happy to hear about it on the radio this morning....  Apparently the display at the ROM will be available for the next several months.  And as far as I understand, the exhibit is travelling to other locations around the world. [The link for the Natural History Museum is: www.nhm.ac.uk.]

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This photo was also taken from the Duchesnay Creek and Falls area.... [North Bay, Ontario.] The falls look different in different spots because the creek flows down over a gradual, rock-face.... It's quite interesting to see, in my opinion...! [They used to have a hiking trail in the area, if they've maintained it...? I haven't been there for some time....]

To Do Journaling, or not to...???

It's one thing to record your activities or thoughts and feelings in a diary or journal.... Myself, I've tried it a few times in my life.... But whenever I went back a little while later to re-read what I'd written, I somehow felt stupid...! [The journals might've helped to clarify my thoughts somewhat, at the time....]

However, in a book called "JumpStart Your Thinking," by a motivational speaker named John Maxwell, he recommended to keep a journal and write down new things that you learn...!  I've found I can also write some personal notes about how I'm applying what I've learned, etc. And this approach has transformed my journal-writing! I now enjoy it and get a lot of benefit from it--even when, or especially when, I go back and review my writing...!

Earlier, Tony Robbins had recommended to keep a "success journal."  Don't recall exactly what he said about it but I used one to record what I'd learned from the motivational speakers and experts in books and audio books.

There are blank, hard-cover notebooks that can be purchased from dollar stores and business stores.... And even the lined, school notebooks can be helpful....

A link for John Maxwell is listed in the sidebar of this blog. And I'll post Mr. Robbins' website again: www.TonyRobbins.com.

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This photo and the two below were taken from the town of Fenelon Falls, Ontario. www.fenelonfalls.info There's a lift lock on the Trent-Severn Waterway, which is commonly known as the Trent Canal, I believe...?  [It used to be....]

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Self-Help Books

Since my son has grown up and moved away from home, I have more time to read regular books again.... Instead of just listening to the audio books....

After the holiday season last year, I happened to be looking in my favourite department store for a book to buy.... The non-fiction books I was looking at were mostly on sale; and I ended up buying four books, plus an adult colouring book.... Recently, I found a lot of good books in the self-help section of a major bookstore in town.... I bought only one from there, to start with, but I know where to go if I need more....

The self-help books teach about relationships, mental and emotional health, physical health, business, etc. I've discovered that these books can be worth hundreds of dollars, and perhaps even thousands of dollars, in professional advice.... They can be worth far more than the price paid for the book...! One of the business books helped me with my legal matters within the past year, and I'll write about that book and author separately....

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This photo is from the grounds at the Parkwood National Historic Site in Oshawa, Ontario. www.parkwoodestate.com   The photo was taken by myself and is published by permission.

There are some leaves that turn pink or reddish-pink in the fall.... This photo could almost pass for a spring photo but it really was taken in the fall....