Colour of Outdoors by Mandy Ford

  • bare bones.

    If I don’t see you in the end goal, helping me grow, teaching me something, you cannot stay. My heart wants everything and very little. We had that kind of closeness that was so unreserved, so free, so silky, it was… more ›

  • about being gentle

    there is something undeniably powerful about being gentle. as if the world expects and prepares for your harshness and you throw light at the darkness instead. being strong is sexy, but being humble is gold. M. more ›

  • Grace turns six

    In October 2014 I adopted a pure-bred Labrador Retriever from the SPCA here in Goose Bay, her name is Grace (also known as Gracie and G-dawg). Since that day her and I have become very good friends. For a non-human,… more ›

  • Things I want to remember

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  • August in photos

    Here’s my mid-late August photo stash. The good ones anyways. M. more ›

  • An Ending.

    “Who are you when no one’s watching?” That’s a question I ask myself quite regularly. Usually whenever I catch myself doing something out of the ordinary. I ask myself why I did it, or why I didn’t do it. Keeping… more ›

  • An open letter to the Minister of Environment for Newfoundland Labrador

    Dear Minister Trimper, and all concerned parties; I am writing in regards to the proposed site for the collective garbage disposal for Labrador’s south coast. While the idea of a mass site with adequate storage and separation of waste for… more ›

  • Solo Artist.

    Since the writing of my last few posts my iMac’s hard drive has failed and I’ve lost 11 years worth of my photography. For the time being, the only photos I have are the ones that exist on this blog… more ›

  • In response to the closure of 54 libraries

    Libraries are worlds where ideas are born. Today the Newfoundland Labrador government, in an attempt to save money, announced the upcoming closure of over HALF of this provinces libraries. Fifty-four (54!) libraries will close. The library is one of the very… more ›

  • Knitted Love

    My Mom and my Aunt Lucy are true artists. Every now and then I’ll receive a ‘care package’ from my hometown and it’ll be full of baked goods, bottled moose and jam, chocolate, and something that’s been hand knit by… more ›