by Caitlin Pace | Jan 18, 2021 | Activities, Nature, Photography
Dear Mother Nature, I have been inside for days now, maybe weeks, time is unclear because everything just blends together. The only light I get is artificial with the occasional sunbeam streaming through the closed windows. Just living the “hamster wheel of life” over... 
by Taylor Bulstrode | Jan 11, 2021 | Activities, Nature
Are you looking for a few fun activities during lockdown? Are you sick of sitting inside waiting for the snow to melt? I think it’s time we embrace our winter surroundings and try a few socially-distanced outdoor activities for the whole family! Check out my top... 
by Simon Bell | Jan 4, 2021 | Nature, Photography
Hello Young Nature Photographers! In this post I’ll share a few of my photos of birds in winter and offer some tips on how to take them. Around here in winter (I live in Guelph, Ontario) there are lots of winter birds to be found and photographed. A recent bird... 
by Natalie Verschueren | Dec 21, 2020 | Photography
If you’re anything like me, you love decorating for Christmas! Putting up my Christmas tree has always been one of my favourite festive activities, but I was tired of taking the same photos of my Christmas tree every year! That is why I put together 5 easy tips for... 
by Simon Bell | Dec 14, 2020 | General
Hello Friends of Focus on Nature, As part of our pivot online, we are reviving our blog with weekly posts about all the things we love: nature, photography, outdoor activities for kids and whatever we think you might find interesting. So let’s start a... 
by Simon Bell | Nov 11, 2020 | Activities
As part of the Focus on Nature Fest, we created some fun activities that whole family can do! Here’s one that will get you outside exploring nature and learning more about our natural heritage. To get started, just download and print out the 4-page PDF below.... by Simon Bell | Apr 10, 2018 | News
“The beauty of photography is being able to pay attention to the particularity of nature. You make decisions in two ways – what is worth noticing and how it should be framed. In a sense, this is the basis of all art. Noticing nature enriches your life and... by Simon Bell | Mar 4, 2013 | General, Uncategorized
Hello! Allow me to introduce myself with this my first blog on our website. I’m the new executive director at Focus on Nature. Many of you may know me already through my role as lead instructor with FON for the past two years, and before that as... by Shirley Hunt | Jan 10, 2013 | Nature, Uncategorized
Great piece in Outside Magazine about the therapeutic effects of walking in a forest: http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/wellness/Take-Two-Hours-of-Pine-Forest-and-Call-Me-in-the-Morning.html by Shirley Hunt | Dec 5, 2012 | Nature, Photography, Uncategorized
Just spotted this great piece by British landscape photographer Joe Cornish about art (and specifically photography) facilitating an interaction with the natural world. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2012/may/02/art-nature 
