Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Jul 26, 2011, 11:38 pm
The other afternoon I met Suzanne, a photographer at the beginning of her creative photography career. She had a tripod, a decent camera, a good eye for a photo, and a few questions - which I tried to answer. And that got me thinking... I realized that I have never posted about photographic techniqu...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Jul 17, 2011, 11:00 am
It is with great fondness and joy that I recall that fine summer's day when I married Diana, the red haired girl of my dreams. Even though it’s been 29 years, the scene seems like only yesterday. Since that wonderful, life changing moment in 1982, my life has not gone according to plan, but overal...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Jul 3, 2011, 10:59 pm
Writing Tips Over the course of many years, I have read and analyzed a lot of different writing styles. I think that if you, as a writer, are happy with the words on your paper then your words are probably good enough and your style is probably good enough too. Being overly critical can stifle crea...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Jun 25, 2011, 7:06 pm
In my fast paced life I appreciate taking time to pause to consider my well nourished roots. I was born in Canada - quite probably the most war free country in the world, and I am grateful for the peace and safety I enjoy living here. I suppose there will always be those immature and socially dysfun...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Jun 19, 2011, 12:03 pm
Father's Day Tribute - To My Dad I’m grateful that I remember my Dad. Sadly, that’s more than some can say about their own fathers. On August 2nd, 1995, at the end of 69 years of life, my father passed away peacefully, leaving my mother and six children to go on with life. I was 35 years of age ...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Jun 12, 2011, 6:47 pm
A few months ago, I dropped in to a Camper’s Village store in Edmonton (the capital of the province of Alberta) and discovered a big clearance sale in progress. Happily, I found a pair of trail runners in my size and in my price range. When does that ever happen!! The Salomon X-Trail 1 shoes fit m...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Jun 4, 2011, 11:22 am
I'm a thinker (and that's not an apology), and in this weeks post I want to drip a few more drops of ink from my overactive mind. I hope you will find my thoughts interesting - and perhaps even personally beneficial. In considering life, its meaning and its progression from birth to death, I believe...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - May 29, 2011, 12:53 am
It was a real pleasure for me to witness this modern portrayal of a lesser known, but very significant historical event – an event that profoundly influenced the world in which I now live. On September 1st, 1939, as the inevitability of World War II rolled across the British Empire like thick Eng...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - May 21, 2011, 10:25 am
Southern Alberta is not really cold in the summer, but the winters can get nasty. Here, we enjoy Chinook winds in the winter months - warm winds that melt the snow and raise the temperature as much as 40 degrees C in 24 hours. In the spring however, the Mother Nature provides us with a variety of co...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - May 14, 2011, 5:21 pm
What do you think? I bet you have an opinion. Some say, “Don’t sweat the small stuff”. Others say, “Everything is small stuff.” Well, I agree and I disagree – all depending on how I look at the definition of small stuff. Today, I’d like to talk about ‘time’ – you know, the small...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - May 7, 2011, 10:37 am
This morning I found a fun place to start my day. I visited Deirdra Eden Coppel's blog and found a very cool widget! I followed the link to a program that analyses a person's writing style: http://iwl.me/ Rather curious about comparing my own writing style to the styles of others, I posted a small s...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Apr 30, 2011, 11:02 am
Consequences - A Moral Dilemma! I seems that one of my biggest challenges in life has been to accept the fact that when I pick up one end of a stick, I also pick up the other. When I jump off the diving board, no matter how high I spring into the air, I’m always going to fall and I really hope I...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Apr 23, 2011, 10:35 am
Samsung N210 I bought a Samsung N210 Netbook about a year ago and I love it. I’m an author on the move and really appreciate the very long battery life. I often sit in bed and type while my wife sleeps in beside me. In the dark, the lowest screen brightness setting is plenty bright. Even in daylig...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Apr 16, 2011, 6:00 am
In my backpacking adventures in 2009 and 2010, I used this recipe and loved it. I've never seen a recipe for dried ground beef, so I invented my own and thought some of you out there might like to try it. The dehydrated ground beef reconstitutes in boiling water in just a few minutes and is a great ...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Apr 9, 2011, 6:00 am
OK, OK, enough serious blog posts. Several weeks ago, I mentioned my new work of fiction, and here I am, as promised, to tell you about the excitement. It all began in November 2010, when my wife Diana and I went to Mexico with some friends. I went scuba diving 13 times and was awed at the sights an...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Apr 2, 2011, 6:00 am
Siamese Twins, World Peace & Homosexuality Last week, I talked about world peace and offered my thoughts on how we can achieve it. In last Saturday’s post I said, “I think that tolerating and even encouraging reasonable differences in others are the twin keys to world peace.” I feel that thes...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Mar 26, 2011, 6:00 am
World Peace, Gay Marriage and Every Other Tough Issue In a previous blog post, I promised that I would soon take a leap into controversy. And here I am. Not only am I making good on my promise but I’m diving right into a very volatile area of current affairs. This week, come with me while I begin...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Mar 19, 2011, 6:00 am
Movie Review - “True Grit” John Wayne, or “The Duke” as he's known to us old guys, was a masterful cowboy actor. He could put on a brilliant performance of toughness and skill on a horse and with guns of all sizes. John Wayne’s performances left audiences breathless and other actors wanti...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Mar 12, 2011, 6:00 am
Movie Review – “127 Hours”This movie depicts a real-life extreme adventure where the main character is trapped in a life or death situation. In order for him to live, he has to amputate his own arm (which is graphically portrayed). This true story is set against the breathtaking scenery of mou...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Mar 7, 2011, 10:57 am
Something profound has happened in my soul. Perhaps my recent lack of outdoor adventure has made me long for a fresh connection to the miraculous world I live in. Perhaps I’m just getting sentimental in my old age (not that I’m all that old though)? Perhaps I’m just more sensitive than I used ...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Mar 5, 2011, 6:00 am
BOOK REVIEW - "The Stone Traveler" by Kathi Oram Peterson  - Narrated by Jason Tatom It’s difficult to review a book that takes the reader to ancient America, in Book of Mormon times, without automatically comparing the writing to that of the “Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites” series (by Chri...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Feb 26, 2011, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2011 Chapter 45 Multiple motors sent exhaust into the night air. The procession of one car and three vans wound their way out of the Midnight Lake Campground. Down the dark dusty road they drove, the Kilronan Valley only vaguely visible in th...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Feb 25, 2011, 1:41 pm
From the day of its very humble and halting beginnings on June 17, 2007, I am pleased to say that my blog has now enjoyed over 10,000 page loads. A long time reader from Milo, Alberta, Canada got the number 10,000 spot! Congrats! I'm grateful and glad that so many have visited and re-visited. I hope...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Feb 19, 2011, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2011 Chapter 44 It only took one brief glance before Lillie tore away from the gawking group and sprinted though the darkness towards her own campsite. A flashlight flared in the McPherson campsite, but it went unnoticed by the rest of the g...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Feb 17, 2011, 1:40 pm
Queen of Chaos said...     (In the Comment Section on Chapter 43) Woah! You're posting your book on your blog? I have never seen this before! I must go back to previous posts and find out the answer. ;) I think you're brave. Aren't you afraid of copyrite laws- even though you wrote Copyrite 2011 ...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Feb 12, 2011, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2011 Chapter 43 Midnight Lake shimmered calmly in the sunset’s afterglow. It would be dark in just a few more minutes. Alida’s oldest son Richard had just lit the propane lantern before retaking his seat by the warm and cheery campfire. T...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Feb 5, 2011, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's ShadowBy Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2011 Chapter 42 The starter engaged and the truck’s engine came back to life. A third blow pulsed through the truck’s metal skin, this time sliding the rear tires sideways. Stan heard Glen grind a gear into place. The engine roared. Springin...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Jan 29, 2011, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2011 Chapter 41 Glen grabbed the door handle and glanced skyward. Overhead, the afternoon sun was still shining, but that was about to change. Thick clouds were billowing in from the west and a fresh breeze was puffing their way. The exhauste...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Jan 22, 2011, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2011 Chapter 40 “Get up!” From some distant mountaintop, the sound floated into his mind. Like the feet of a tiny butterfly alighting on a rose petal, the sound caressed and soothed Glen’s water-soaked eardrums. “Get up!” Suddenly, t...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Jan 15, 2011, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2011 Chapter 39 “Glen?” Lillie’s voice floated into his ears. The sunlight dazzled her delicate features and caused her hair to catch fire. “Come on Glen.” Lillie was running across a verdant meadow of green. The vivacious redhead...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Jan 8, 2011, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2011   Chapter 38 Darkness squeezed every spec of light from the tree-covered landscape. The stars came out to play, trying in vain to illuminate the lonely tent sitting beside the frothy mountain stream. In several more hours, the moon would...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Dec 31, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 37 For the next few minutes, both men rested. Finally, Glen crawled from the ground and began to set up their camp. They needed the backpack unlashed from the litter, the tent erected, and some supper made. As the remnants of the ...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Dec 24, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 36 The afternoon deepened and then waned. As the day progressed Glen required rest stops more frequently. The winded Scot was becoming less and less able to drag his large friend. The speed of their progress had diminished. It h...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Dec 18, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 35 A pair of large brown beady eyes spied from within the leafy camouflage. The grizzly breathed smoothly, unflinchingly. As the big bear watched, he was surprised to notice the presence of two humans instead of what he thought ...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Dec 11, 2010, 11:18 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 34 Dawn crept quietly over the Mistawasis Mountains, first striking the snow capped tip of High Tor. Once the light had condescended to touch the lesser peaks, Ravenscrag Mountain found illumination too. The thick nimbostratus cloud...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Dec 4, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 33 Auburn hair shimmered in a flowing cascade behind her. In their weightless environment, Glen stared through the glass of his diving mask at Lillie as she descended just ahead of him. Her long hair waved smoothly through the water...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Nov 27, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 32 Creeping soundlessly on cat’s paws, darkness finally overtook the weary hikers. Before the sun had vanished, however, Glen had the tent erected. He had put it up in the dark several times before and utilizing the waning light o...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Nov 20, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 31 Aromatic evergreen boughs rustled gently in the fresh, late afternoon breeze. Birds scavenged among the bushes for seeds and insects. Green leaves danced and the long grasses, growing along the woodland trail, whispered to one...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Nov 13, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 30 Behind the hobbling hiker lurked the bear. He couldn’t see the small man especially well, but at only two hundred feet away, the carnivore could see well enough. Besides, the alpine air was thick with the man’s sweat-ripened ...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Nov 6, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 29 Twin nostrils flared and then relaxed. Moisture glistened on the black tip of the brawny snout. Rhythmic slumber was the exclusive activity that presently occupied the silver-tipped bruin. Suddenly the grizzly’s beady eyes flicke...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Oct 30, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's ShadowByDavis L. BigelowCopyright 2010 Chapter 28 The analog display on Stan’s scuffed watch read twenty minutes before six o’clock. Humidity hung in the tranquil air of Green Canyon. It wasn’t suffocatingly hot, just a mild summer’s afternoon at 4,500 feet above sea level....
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Oct 23, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 27 Tired of waiting for the frail-looking human to drag the odd-looking contraption his way, with any kind of speed, the grizzly backed a few steps deeper into the foliage. Silver-tipped fur shimmered slightly as the 1,700-pound bruin...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Oct 16, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 26 Beneath the gloomy, nimbostratus clouds a small figure travelled. The strange creature moved three of its limbs on or near the ground plus two more limbs that were higher up on its body. The distant human had a wide-brimmed hat o...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Oct 9, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 25 Before either man noticed, the hours of their third day had slipped imperceptibly past one forty-five in the afternoon. Glen and Stan already felt tired. From his two and a half mile hike in bear territory Glen was undisputedly t...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Oct 5, 2010, 2:58 pm
Since 1913, long before my birth in 1960, there have not been so many Sockeye Salmon in a spawning run than there are this year. The last count I heard was 25 million fish in the Fraser River system alone. For reference, that's nearly the human population of Canada! Last year there were 10 million f...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Oct 1, 2010, 9:59 am
This past Monday evening, the small trucking company I work for announced that the boss was retiring (after 51 years) and that they were selling off all their semi tractors to another company - effective Thursday night. Thursday night was last night, so I had three full days to prepare for the chang...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Oct 1, 2010, 9:08 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow by Davis L. Bigelow Copyrite 2010 Chapter 24 To the both men’s surprise, the bear’s entire body seemed to become fluid. Right in front of the riveted and reluctant spectators, the bear’s thick cinnamon-coloured coat began to shimmer surreal silver. The grizzly’s mass...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Sep 25, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L.Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 23 A tiny droplet careened through the subdued daylight. Soundlessly it fell. Pure in character and teardrop in shape, the raindrop bore down on a single silver mound. The mirrored bump shimmered slightly. Dark and light patches of c...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Sep 24, 2010, 3:57 pm
Jack - frozen in time & hoping for some food to fall. Scuba bubbles in Waterton Lake - slow exposure makes the image blur.To me, still photography is irrefutable evidence that contradicts the accepted space/time theories of physical science. Still photography makes time stand still - a feat nixe...
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Davis Bigelow posted an article on DAVIS BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer... - Sep 18, 2010, 6:00 am
In Ravenscrag's Shadow By Davis L. Bigelow Copyright 2010 Chapter 22For the fourth time since arriving at Maple Creek, Glen McPherson drank deeply from a hydration pouch, washing down the final remnants of a mint chocolate protein bar he had been feeding on. The cool mountain water gurgled as it wen...
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