the temple

These are some pictures from a trip to Sacramento this month, taking in a Youth Worker's Conference (and, therein, finding enough thought to last me the rest of the year. that's always good).


This one is not by me. Lolcats is the perfect waste of an afternoon, indeed.



Some poems I wrote on paper cups.


This is a shoe. It belongs to Carla. Last I heard she found herself a man, and is getting married :D


While visiting Sacramento we found this coffeehouse called "The Temple", which was so good! It was heaven. We visited there about 5 times in 4 days.






This is me, enjoying a fine coffee from Guatemala


This is the story of the prodigal son, told in sand-art. It was amazing seeing the story unfold in sand, the artist telling through shapes. Very interesting.



This is a catholic church in downtown Sacramento.

All in all a great trip.

Take care.

later summer, early fall

Hello again, after a long absent of sorts.

I'm spending a lot of time wearing no shoes, I'm becoming more mature (no, really) and summer is slowing closing it's blinds, expecting the colors of an early fall.

I'm looking forward to the feeling of resting before the cold of winter, settling into a new semester at school, working out artistic projects, working out my own faith with great fear and trembling, and pressing leaves in journals to send to friends.

So, here is a small collection from my two weeks of epiphanies and arrivals, a perspective on the closing days of a season. Enjoy.


This is a pitcher I keep around my house, situated, at this moment, next to a bowl of onions destined to take part in a yam soup.


Summer is all about friends.


This is the new journal I'm using.


Some leaves.


If I was a rabbit....


This is where I carry all my journals, and other sundry items.


Some local fare which I shared with some friends.


And the entertainment for the evening.

More to come.

we found our way into the afternoon

Here is a collection of pictures all about the summer. I like to think that summer is a perfect time to travel and experience life. Though, I have not done an extensive amount of traveling lately. This has to change soon, before August closes it's curtain. We'll see.

August 2006. This is a potted flower in my Aunt's garden. (classic picture of the day).



This is me, driving to Seattle to see "The Album Leaf", wearing Jamison's glasses.




This is tea that I really like, that I enjoyed whilst listening to a jazz concert.


July 2008. Some kids and I drove into Seaside, Oregon, in a 15 passenger van. This is one of the small cites in Oregon.


I didn't get a whole lot of time to explore oregon, because I was at this beach most of the time. But I am definitely going back next spring break. Oregon really is a great place to be. If there was an Oregon version of Baywatch it would look like this-



This is a friend I met down by the beach. There were lots of cute girls around, but for some reason hanging out with squirrels seemed more appealing (being shy sucks, man).



Driving home.


... Thus ending my Oregon / Seattle adventure. These are the cups that Starbucks gives you if you buy coffee near Pike Place Market-


Pike Place Market is the place to be.

More to come.

the haystack

There are some experiences in life that "i'll be telling my grandkids" if it ever gets to that. The first four months of the year sort of melted into one of those experiences, spending three months in europe, and one touring western canada. For today's post, i'll show you some of my favourite moments from the tour.

Here we have Dallas on the harmonica, and I in the back. Dallas only played with us for one night, but his harmonica work was bar none.

This is the first night of the tour, and we're all pretty excited. So much so that here we're pictured right before a monstrous jump. We've got Garret on the left, myself, Dallas, and Andy. Andy was the brains behind the group, and Garret played the drums.

Here we are before a show in Edmonton. Believe it or not, but we only started drinking after the show.

...and later that evening.

Now that you know us a little bit more intimately, here are some of my favourite photos of us from the tour.











Take some time to check out Andy Shauf.

she wasn't lying

The island of Iona, Scotland is a serene place. On the sunny days, it feels like summer will never end, and the white sand beaches are alive with windy waves and pilgrims looking out into the ocean. On the rainy days, the power of God is revealed through wind and water, both of which are powerful enough to knock you off your feet. Whatever the weather has in store, the island is a beautiful place, that was difficult to leave, and will always linger with me.

can i ask you, about today?

I haven't had the pleasure of posting here yet, but I figured tonight would be the night. Here's a quick introduction to my life.


Here I am, Jamison Dick. That's me jumping from a ledge on the night of my 22nd birthday. I'm not normally as scared as I look here.


One of my greatest passions is art. Here I am showcasing some of my creative outputs in Victoria, BC.


I'm a fan of falling in love. I liked climbing trees with this one.


I love smoking, even though I am fully aware of the stupidity of it.


I love trees, nature, sunny days and autumn. All those seem to get wrapped up in this picture.

Now that you have a simple glimpse into my life, hopefully you'll be able to understand the reasoning for the photos I'll be posting on this page. I hope you enjoy them, and hopefully they'll inspire you to take some pictures yourself!

this time last year

I was searching through the many hundreds of old entries, in my townhouse journal, and I found...

this.

and this.

Enjoy.