Colour of Outdoors by Mandy Ford

  • little January

    We’re a little over half way through the month, and I’m in a particularly good mood today because it’s sunny. A sunny Sunday. There’s been some shifts in my life these last few weeks. I am no longer working in… more ›

  • the sun will come up

    It’s the last night of 2023, and I’m only actually realizing that now as I check the time on my iMac to see when to start cooking supper. It’s eye of round steak and risotto if you’re curious. In 2023… more ›

  • chandeliers of hope

    If you haven’t heard this Christmas song yet, you’re missing out. This song, along with Hey Rosetta’s Carry Me Home, are my favorite modern day Christmas songs. We’re well into December now, only a week left of work before we… more ›

  • tetuk for me too

    There’s been a lot happening lately. I have lots of thoughts, but the best course of action is to ignore the noise at this point. Here’s some snaps from the end of October, and so far in November. Yours,M. tetuk… more ›

  • this is what autumn feels like

    Thankful. – M more ›

  • Remembering Ms. Sophie

    Dear Grandma,It was only the last little while that I felt like I could call you Grandma, as you are Jeffrey’s Grandma and very much a big part of his life. But you became a big part of mine. I… more ›

  • out of character

    There is too much chaos in the world today. And every person wields a piece of that madness. We are, clearly, all still trying to figure things out at every stage of our lives. We can look at other people’s… more ›

  • Great Cycle Challenge – take two!

    Hey there Color of Outdoors fam, Next month, I’m riding 100km in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids’ cancer! Because right now, more kids in Canada lose their lives to cancer than any other disease. Kids should be living life,… more ›

  • kavisilik 2023

    I spent 6 nights in St. Lewis this month. Took a trip home to spend some time with my parents and take my turn with the annual kavisilik (atlantic salmon) netting season. Here’s some snaps from my trip.. see captions… more ›

  • Canada Day weekend

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