Tag Archives: video
The Changing Light – Subtle, Relentless, Pure
Afternoon turns into night. Time lapse photography from the porch of Yurt #4 at Spruce Woods Provincial Park. Click pic to watch my video
Filed under Film, Images, Linda, Parks, Sacred Places
Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church, Kosiw, MB
Reid Dickie Located in the Kosiw district south-southwest of Dauphin, MB, near the northern boundary of Riding Mountain National Park, the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Sts. Peter and Paul is a fine interpretation of a type of traditional church … Continue reading
Filed under Churches, Ghost Towns, Heritage Buildings, Manitoba Heritage, Spirit, Uncategorized
Why It’s Called A Combine
Reid Dickie Click the pic to find out.
Filed under Day Tripping, Prairie People, PRAIRIES
New Video – Frozen Warnings Taxi Mix
Reid Dickie A blast from the past! Alternate take of “Frozen Warnings,” a Nico classic covered by beautiful Linda and myself somewhere in the early 1980s. (Find our original version here.) This time, join us on a taxi ride from … Continue reading
Filed under Art Actions, BEAUTY, DickToolery, Family, Humour, Linda, Video, Winnipeg
Manitoba Heritage Under Duress
Reid Dickie I was going through my photographs of Manitoba heritage sites and came across this piece of Manitoba heritage that was lost to vandals in 2004. Glenboro Canadian Pacific Railway Water Tower, Railway Avenue, Glenboro, MB The very … Continue reading
Filed under Heritage Buildings, Local History, Manitoba Heritage
Tree Birds Dog Trucks Dead
Reid Dickie In the cemetery of the church yard around St. Francois Xavier Roman Catholic Church in St. Francois Xavier, MB stands a huge tree, once magnificent in every season, now dead every day. On its naked branches, some entangled … Continue reading
Filed under Birds, Churches, Critters, Day Tripping, Life and Life Only, Spirit, Video
Sordid Amok (because we’re all just kids in a closet)
Reid Dickie After an exhaustive, year-long dig working under harsh and inhospitable conditions, a crew of experienced archies has unearthed something rare. Resurrected and dusted for carbon dating, this video relic from the distant past resonates even today in our post-communicative … Continue reading
Filed under Art Actions, BEAUTY, DickToolery, Humour, Linda, video art
Prairie Dogtown in Grasslands National Park
Reid Dickie For sheer cuteness and adorability it’s hard to find a rodent more fitting than the black-tailed prairie dog. Largely extirpated from most of their habitat which extends down into Texas, the prairie dogs in Canada are safely preserved in … Continue reading
Filed under Critters, grasslands national park, Parks, Sacred Places, Saskatchewan
1870s TV Ad for Free Farms in Western Canada
Reid Dickie A delightful impossibility! In 1870 the Dominion of Canada bought Rupert’s Land, which was pretty much all of western Canada, from the Hudson’s Bay Company. After passing the Dominion Lands Act in 1872, the government embarked on an advertising … Continue reading
Filed under Pioneers, Prairie People, Humour, Hope, Manitoba Heritage
