Podcast appearances and mentions of fairy lake

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Ben and Judah are back on their proverbial "BS" as it were! Munching on food and walking around Fairy Lake! Just bros being guys being dudes being buds! What could be better than this? No seriously, seriously, be real. Seriously. I challenge you to come up with something better this this! Seriously. And DON'T say another podcast because that'll totally freaging piss me off. Sorry for the language, I hate that you had to see me like this. Anyways, thanks for listening, sorry for my stupidity.

A bonus podcast! From our outdoor service and "party in the park" at Fairy Lake on August 21st, 2022. We hear the word "gospel" a lot in Christian circles. The 4 biographies of Jesus are called "Gospels"... there's the "gospel coalition", "gospel music", "gospel business man's association"... Maybe you know enough to know that the original word literally means "Good News" but maybe "The Gospel" has become such a ubiquitous Christian word that it starts to lose meaning for us. So what IS the gospel and why is it even better news than we could possibly imagine?

A bonus podcast! From our outdoor service and "party in the park" at Fairy Lake on August 21st, 2022. We hear the word "gospel" a lot in Christian circles. The 4 biographies of Jesus are called "Gospels"... there's the "gospel coalition", "gospel music", "gospel business man's association"... Maybe you know enough to know that the original word literally means "Good News" but maybe "The Gospel" has become such a ubiquitous Christian word that it starts to lose meaning for us. So what IS the gospel and why is it even better news than we could possibly imagine?

Visit Fairy Lake Visit Fairy Lake, sit with the water and enjoy a guided meditation The Fairy Lake is located in Acton ON Canada. For directions and more information please visit www.becomingpresent.earth/haltonhills

At NAC's outdoor service in the amphitheater at Fairy Lake in Newmarket, ON we close out our "Cabin Fever" series with the story of the friends and disciples of Jesus who had just witnessed their mentor and teacher... their hope... be murdered and laid in a dark, locked, little room called a "tomb". Now they found themselves in a locked little room themselves, afraid and confused and hopeless. But in a few moments someone is literally going to just appear before them that will change EVERYTHING. Some of you today are in an emotional or spiritual dark, locked, little room. Things seem hopeless. Jesus's invitation is for you to come out of darkness and into His glorious light. ** Note: This service was recorded at an outdoor venue. You may notice wind sounds and other audio disctractions **

At NAC's outdoor service in the amphitheater at Fairy Lake in Newmarket, ON we close out our "Cabin Fever" series with the story of the friends and disciples of Jesus who had just witnessed their mentor and teacher... their hope... be murdered and laid in a dark, locked, little room called a "tomb". Now they found themselves in a locked little room themselves, afraid and confused and hopeless. But in a few moments someone is literally going to just appear before them that will change EVERYTHING. Some of you today are in an emotional or spiritual dark, locked, little room. Things seem hopeless. Jesus's invitation is for you to come out of darkness and into His glorious light. ** Note: This service was recorded at an outdoor venue. You may notice wind sounds and other audio disctractions **

Our guest this week is Csenge Zalka.Csenge is a professional storyteller and author from Hungary. She got her MA in Storytelling at East Tennessee State University, and has her PhD in Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University, OH. She performs traditional stories (folktales, myths, legends and epics) internationally in English, Spanish and Hungarian; she has been featured at festivals in the USA, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, and Greece.If you want to skip straight to the stair, you can find it at 26.00Get access to every House of Legends episode and patron-only worksheets by becoming a patron at:https://www.patreon.com/houseoflegendsStudy with me at the Roundhouse Storytelling School:https://www.roundhouseschool.comLearn about Myth Singers, my storytelling coaching program, at:www.houseoflegends.me/story-coachingGet my books, Scottish Myths & Legends, The Shattering Sea and Finn & The Fianna, at Amazon US:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+allison&crid=3LFU9R8PFUBP1&sprefix=daiel+all%C3%AD%2Caps%2C217&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_1_10Amazon UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Allison/e/B081PNRL92/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1Amazon Canada:https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3ADaniel+Allison&s=relevancerank&text=Daniel+Allison&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1Get my FREE ebook Silverborn at:https://www.houseoflegends.me/landing-pageJoin us on FBhttps://www.facebook.com/houseoflegendspodcasIGhttps://www.instagram.com/houseoflegendspodcastMusic by Kate Young https://www.kateyoungmusic.com

Did you know the Q-Tip is a hundred years old? This week, we have some Q-Tip history for you about the inventor of the famous cotton swab, Leo Gerstenzang. We also have stories about "Ocean Atlas", a huge underwater statue near the city of Nassau in the Bahamas; a tiny tree growing in Fairy Lake near the town of Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island, Canada; a lucky man in Colorado who hit the lottery not once, but twice in one day; and an animal hospital in Nairobi National Park in Kenya. There are trivia questions about Tasmania, Lou Ferrigno, and a snaffle. And we'll learn about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; the Colombian Andes, ostriches, and popcorn. As usual, you can get your weekly horoscope and lucky numbers and some fun jokes to tell your friends and family!

Vancouver Island is so close, yet I’ve only been to shoot there once. In this episode I am able to learn so much more about this photographer’s fantasy island. This is Latitude Photography Podcast, Episode 82 for May 24, 2020 Links Mentioned in today’s show: Find Drake’s work here: http://drakedyck.com/ (this site is a work in progress). Get some free resources here: https://brentbergherm.com/info/resources/ Palouse Shoot-n-Print Photography and Printing Workshop Get on the list for updates on Latitude Photography School  Shop at lensrentals.com with my affiliate link and I’ll get a small commission of the sale. Use the code "latitude15" at checkout and you'll get 15% off your order. I also have an affiliate link with ThinkTank Photo  Thank you for your support! Main Topic: Memorial Day Weekend As I release this we are celebrating Memorial Day here in the US. I’ve shared a few pics in the facebook group from the time about 12 years ago that I visited Arlington National Cemetery, where my great-grandfather is buried. I’ve got a few others in there of the tomb of the unknown soldier and the like. It’s a sobering place that is worth your time for sure. My great-grandfather was a chaplain in the army. And there’s two really interesting things about him. First off, he followed his son, my grandfather, into the army. They both served during WWII. And secondly, as a chaplain, he was the spiritual leader for many a soldier. One of them was my wife’s grandfather. My great-grandfather actually performed my wife’s grandfather’s baptism. In our faith tradition, that’s kind of a big deal. And when I first met my wife’s grandfather he just couldn’t believe the connection. He talked my ear off for hours about the Army and how he knew my great-grandfather. It certainly is a small world sometimes. I just wanted to take some time to honor the many people, past and present, who dedicate their lives to their nation, their people. It’s truly a sacrifice, and whichever nation you’re from, if you are currently serving or have served in the past I suspect your nation is grateful for your service. I know I certainly am very grateful for the service of our people. Main Topic: Vancouver Island Today I have another Latitude Regular joining me, Drake Dyck, welcome to the show! Drake, tell us a bit about yourself. Before highschool I just shot with a little 110 film camera, but when I got to HS, I acquired a 35 mm Canon AE1 Program Thoughts behind this camera, what new possibilities it opened for me. The Canon was a great camera for me, as it was fairly easy to use and had a decent light meter.  I quickly learned the relationship between shutter speed, aperture and film speed (ASA) by trial and error. I had a 50 mm and 75-200 zoom lens.  The longer reach of the zoom lens really gave me a lot more options and made shooting much more exciting. My older brother and I took a night class in B&W darkroom photography, and afterwards I became the photographer for the school newspaper and yearbook (just the fun photos, not the professional headshots) Every year, for about five years running, I would go to the Abbotsford International Airshow to photograph the planes… At the time that was my photography obsession, I even made it to the Whidbey Island Airshow one year.  Unfortunately, with many moves over the years, my photos and negatives from this time have all disappeared I joined the Canadian Armed Forces, where I spent 25 years   I spent most of my career as a MP and I served at several bases across Canada, as well as on tours in the middle east at an airbase, in Afghanistan, and accompanying a frigate in the Persian Gulf / African coast. I also had the chance to accompany a frigate to Bulgaria and Romania… we had some extra time in Romania and I even got out to the Bran castle (which the castle in Dracula is said to have been based upon), in Transylvania unfortunately, most of the time, I only had my phone to take photos One of the few things directly related to photography during my MP career was some crime scene photography training, which was part of a Criminal Investigations course I took   Photography ‘dry spell’  About eight years ago, I got a T3i, which is when I again became serious about photography, and have since moved to a 6d Mk ii I also renewed my interest in film, and have developed several rolls of B&W 35mm & 120 film I have several old cameras, most of which are nothing special, but my favourite right now is my Hasselblad 500 EL/M unfortunately it has been stuck in the shop for a couple months because of Covid-19 Renewed Interest in Photography I retired from the CAF a couple years ago and now work for the provincial government I try to get out for photography locally as often as I can, and on at least one trip to a more distant location (requiring air travel) per year and several others that are longer/farther than just a day trip Current situation Israel (the scenery, history and people are all fantastic), Romania (a beautiful country with diverse landscapes and wonderful people) & Seychelles (Wow. An island paradise.  I was blown away by its beauty and the friendliness of the people) Three destinations I would love to return to on a photo-trip would be: Vancouver Island It is located on the west coast of BC, Canada, directly to the north of the Olympic Peninsula in Wa. State. It’s the largest island in the Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand.  At 31,285 km² (12,079 mi²), is 3x bigger than the island of Hawaii and bigger than all the Hawaiian islands combined It’s 460 km (290 mi) long by 100 km (62 mi) wide population about 870,000, about half of which live in greater Victoria area on the south end of the island Most of Vancouver Island is covered by a Temperate Rain Forest, with some huge trees, although only a small percentage of the Old Growth, which contains the giants, remains Black bear, Cougar, Roosevelt Elk, deer and many other animals are common here.  There are some distinct species/sub-species to the island as well, such as the Vancouver Island Marmot and Vancouver Island Wolf (which prey on fish and other sea life) There are national and provincial parks spread across the island, as well as many regional and local ones, that all offer great opportunities for photography.  I’ll start with a few locations on the south end of the island, near where I live (pictures to give you a bit of a better idea of what they’re like): Specific Destinations Botanical Beach - A Provincial Park, at the west end of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, with incredible seascapes, unique tide pools, great trails  Fairy Lake - there’s a campsite at the lake, but it’s not in a park.  It has a unique ‘bonsai’ tree in middle of lake, growing out of an old stump Big Lonely Doug (2nd largest Douglas Fir in Canada) & Avatar Grove (Gnarliest tree) - not in a park, but protected as of 2012 Sombrio Beach - Part of Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, it has a nice beach, but the star is the “hidden” waterfall Mystic Beach - near the east end of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, a nice beach with interesting trails, a waterfall and marine life Sandcut Beach - Part of Jordan River Regional Park, has a low, wide waterfall at the beach  Sheringham Point Lighthouse - built in 1912, the government declared it “in excess of requirements” in 2003 and the community stepped in to preserve it. In 2015 it was made a Heritage Lighthouse and is being restored by a local group Mary Vine Falls - waterfall in the Sooke Potholes Provincial Park (the Potholes themselves are amazing) Whiffin Spit Park - a 1.25 km (¾ mi) long, narrow spit with a great walking trail with many birds, seals, sea lions and even occasionally whales  All this is only the south west corner of the island, but I think it would be a great start.  I could add places like East Sooke Regional Park, which is a huge area with many trails and lots of sea access, Roche Cove, Matheson Lake and others, which are between Sooke and Victoria, but that could be a lot for one episode. Perhaps some of the following would make for good additional topics, or we could do a quick overview?  There are a lot of great “must see” photography opportunities in and right around Victoria as well, especially for other photography interests, like the BC Legislature (Parliament Buildings), the inner harbour, the 2nd oldest Chinatown in North America, Hatley Castle (seen in several movies), Fort Rodd Hill (historic fort and lighthouse), Craigdarroch Castle, Beacon Hill Park, and the Buchart Gardens.  Then there are many areas on the central part of the island, some of which I have explored, and others are high on my list, especially a bunch in Strathcona Park (lots of mountains, lakes and some caves).  There’s even a few areas on the far northern end of the island that are excellent for photographers.  I’ve made a couple trips to Cape Scott (about a seven hour drive), where there is a huge diversity of scenery and some great sea stacks. Tip of the Week. Drake: When planning to photograph seascapes or anything around the ocean, make sure to check the tides in the location you are going to.  Often there can be considerable differences between locations that are not too far apart.   I use the iOS app “Tide Charts Near Me” https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tide-charts-near-me/id957143504 It’s also available in the Google Play store as “Tide Charts Free” https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SeventhGear.tides&hl=en_CA   I find this handy to know how much time I will have before being cut off by the incoming tide, or when the best time to go to explore the tide pools. Reminders Find us on the web at http://latitudephotographypodcast.com Find me on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/brentberghermphoto/ Find the podcast facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1892577214293688/ Find me on instagram @brentbergherm Find me on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/brentberghermphotography Find me online at https://brentbergherm.com And finally, my online learning platform for photographers is found at http://latitudephotographyschool.com Find Drake’s work here: https://wilddrakephotography.com (transitioning to my new site…) http://drakedyck.com/ (work in progress). Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3H9CcnHVt2XlqGvdH5zsgA  Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/frontlinepacificislander/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrakeDyckPhotography/  Instagram: @drakedyck Other places to find Drake’s work: 

An inside joke, a walk around Fairy Lake, and a code-blue heart rate on Bow Bridge in NYC. This is the true love story of Emily and John as told in their real wedding ceremony at The Manor on their actual wedding day. Mark Allan Groleau is currently a New Brunswick wedding officiant based in St. Andrews-by-the-Sea. He specializes in creating unboring wedding ceremonies, blogging about wedding officiating, and training wedding officiants. He officiates at www.unboringwedding.com, he blogs out pointers and pro-tips for wedding officiants at www.howtoofficiateawedding.ca, and he trains wedding officiants how to craft ceremonies tell stories just like these through his online courses at www.unboringofficiant.com. You can reach him directly at mark@unboringwedding.com.

Pacific Marine Circle Route This Easter weekend we decided to take a day trip from Victoria BC around the Pacific Marine Circle Route from Victoria BC. This time we decided to follow the route counterclockwise and started out through Goldstream, the Malahat lookout points and stopped in Duncan at Garage cafe for coffee and cinnamon buns. We continued on our drive across the island through Lake Cowichan. Our next stop was Fairy Lake. Our main destination this day was Avatar Grove. We managed to drive our small compact Yaris on the 1 km of logging roads up to the old growth forest. The short hike up to the gnarliest tree in Canada is totally worth it. The energy in that forest is incredibly calming and healing. There are a lot of stairs on this hike and at this time of year after all the rains of winter, the trails can be quite slippery, so although the hike is short, the elevation and terrain may not make it for everybody. From Avatar Grove we drove into Port Renfrew to find food. We stopped at Bridgeman's restaurant adjacent to the marina with incredible views of the water and the mountains. We saw sea lions, and seals while we were eating our dinner. One of the most fun things about this great place to eat is that you can bring the fish that you catch and they will prepare fish and chips for you. It is a gorgeous location and we will definitely be back. #bridgemansrenfrew At this point, we had definitely run out of steam, despite a good dinner. You can do Pacific Marine Trail in one day, but I would recommend three. We missed out on all the beaches close to Port Renfrew: Botanical Beach, Sombrio Beach, China Beach, Mystic Beach. We didn't even stop at Shirley Delicious. We did stop at Sheringham Lighthouse in Shirley, just outside of Sooke to close out the vlog. It is a beautiful location and a shot hike from a new CRD trail designed to protect private property. Interesting. This makes it less accessible for individuals who cannot walk that far. On this trip of Marine Circle Route, we entirely missed all the stops in Sooke: Whiffin Spit, Sooke Potholes and East Sooke Park. Please thank Tim for editing this vlog by giving it a thumbs up and put I love the Marine Circle Route in the comments. Thanks for watching. Namaste, Melissa and Tim Botanical Beach Vlog Mystic Beach Sooke Potholes and Aylard Farm  

Episode 5 includes readings of: "Under the Bridge" by Jeff Chapman "Fairy Lake" by Patrick W. Marsh "The Quest of Iranon" by H. P. Lovecraft

Episode 5 includes readings of "Under the Bridge" by Jeff Chapman, "Fairy Lake" by Patrick Marsh, and "The Quest of Iranon" by H.P. Lovecraft.

With storm clouds chasing us north we paddle across Boot Lake.  Waiting out a heavy rain on the portage between Boot and Fairy Lake we emerged on the other side to find sunny skies again.  We continue north through Gun Lake and  over the 300 rod portage.  In the series of rivers and lakes that get you on into Friday bay on Crooked Lake we encounter a river otter and the unique pitcher plant.  Join us as we paddle our way to Friday Bay.

With storm clouds chasing us north we paddle across Boot Lake.  Waiting out a heavy rain on the portage between Boot and Fairy Lake we emerged on the other side to find sunny skies again.  We continue north through Gun Lake and  over the 300 rod portage.  In the series of rivers and lakes that get you on into Friday bay on Crooked Lake we encounter a river otter and the unique pitcher plant.  Join us as we paddle our way to Friday Bay.