by pattihenderson | Feb 4, 2025 | The Extra Innings Adventures of the Vagabond Photographer
“Somewhere the hurting must stop.” – Terry Fox I took the photo above one day after learning I had Stage 3 Her 2 Triple Positive Breast Cancer. After a night of no sleep due to an overabundance of fear for my future, I decided to go for a walk to the one place that I...
by pattihenderson | Jan 17, 2021 | The New Adventures of the Vagabond Photographer
“What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood?”Beatrix Potter Can you remember when you first learned to read? What was your favourite book? Series? I remember devouring Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit series. I had the good fortune to grow...
by pattihenderson | Jan 4, 2021 | The New Adventures of the Vagabond Photographer
“We will open the book, its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and the first chapter is New Year’s Day.”Edith Lovejoy Pierce If ever there was a year where we would like to start a New Year like a fresh page in...
by pattihenderson | Dec 28, 2020 | The New Adventures of the Vagabond Photographer
On Christmas morning 2020 I went for a long, snowy walk through my neighbourhood, searching for signs of Christmas. There was snow…a good start! About 5 inches of the fluffy stuff fell overnight and blanketed this city in white. I live in The Distillery District in...
by pattihenderson | Oct 12, 2020 | The New Adventures of the Vagabond Photographer
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”G.K. Chesterton Today is the one year anniversary of my refurbished “Adventures of the Vagabond Photographer” blog. A mere year ago I was celebrating a...
by pattihenderson | Sep 20, 2020 | The New Adventures of the Vagabond Photographer
Can it possibly be 40 years since Terry Fox captured our hearts in The Marathon of Hope? It feels like yesterday! I remember following his progress across Ontario. I remember the painful interview on September 1, 1980 when he announced he had to stop his run because...
by pattihenderson | Aug 30, 2020 | The New Adventures of the Vagabond Photographer
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust I was reminded this week that I am entering my 27th year in educational publishing! I started my career as a supply teacher in Lambton County, just fresh out...
by pattihenderson | Aug 3, 2020 | The New Adventures of the Vagabond Photographer
Life was hectic growing up on the farm. I can recall three words…chores, chores and chores. But on the odd occasion when we had completed our chores and new ones were not on the horizon, our parents said the magic words “Let’s go for a drive!” We would hop in our old...
by pattihenderson | Jun 14, 2020 | The New Adventures of the Vagabond Photographer
Have you ever noticed when out for a drive in rural Ontario a brightly painted quilt on a barn? Have you wondered what they are and why they can be seen on more and more barns throughout the province? Near Picton, Ontario It all began in Ohio in the early 2000’s with...
by pattihenderson | May 3, 2020 | The New Adventures of the Vagabond Photographer
Dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison’s full quote goes as follows: “Learn the craft of knowing how to open your heart and to turn on your creativity. There’s a light inside of you.”Judith Jamison Canadian author and philosopher Matshona Dhilwayo also writes: “When...
Hi, I’m Patti, wonderer, wanderer and photographer. During the week I’m a marketer in the publishing industry and on weekends I take to the road to explore this beautiful planet we live on.