by Mike Zastre | Apr 7, 2021 | Conversations, Musings
Hazel wood forest, Lough Gill, Co. Sligo With the theme of forest floors and gold, I’m reflecting on my visit to the forest in Ireland that is said to have inspired Yeats to write “The Song of Wandering Aengus”.
by Mike Zastre | Mar 17, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all! So hopefully that explains the title of this brief post. (1) St. Patrick and the story about the snakes. (2) Tourist travel to Ireland is still a little ways off. Back in May 2009 for two weeks Susanne, Robert, Stephen and I...
by Mike Zastre | Mar 13, 2021 | Musings
As I walked out my front door this morning, on my way to fetch coffee across the street, I saw this mask hanging from a tree some paces away from my fence. Some person was kind to lift the mask from the sidewalk and onto the leafless branch. Friday, March 13, 2020. A...
by Mike Zastre | Mar 3, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Paul’s image from the foyer of the UVic library reminded me of an image sequence I made together with my son’s help in that very library. This sequence was my work for an exercise in a “Personal Documentary” photography course. Since many have...
by Mike Zastre | Mar 1, 2021 | Art & Photography, Conversations
Old SFU Burnaby Transportation Centre Reading the memories Francis shared about busing up and down Hastings reminded me of trips these past 25 years into and out of the Lower Mainland, many starting and ending with the 640 bus at the Tsawwassen Ferry terminal walk-on...
