The writing and photography of Mandy Joy Poole
I took a trip home to St. Lewis to spend Thanksgiving with my family. It was really nice to spend time in the shed with dad, and to spend time crafting with mom. And I mean, the turkey dinner wasn’t too shabby either. Here’s some photos from recently. Cheers; M.
I woke up at 4am the other night with that line in my head for some reason. Very bizarre. But it was important enough to me that I wrote it down. A couple of hours later when I got out of bed to start the day I had this crazy urge to create.. so I…
Most from Birch Island Creek. There is a beautiful boardwalk around the area, nearly finished. It’s a beautiful walk. M.
My posts have been few and far between, life has been busy. I’ve been battling sickness since the beginning of August and it has intensified into a sinus infection which I’m medicating for now. There’s ginger and lemon everywhere in my house! Some stuff: I’ve re-started Keto. I did this ‘diet’ when I was renting…
Labrador is really good at sunsets. Seriously good. Here’s one of many! Plus some other scenes that caught my eye this past Sunday. M.
On Friday Amrit, Douglas, Gracie and I celebrated Amrit’s 25th birthday with a beach fire. Amrit’s birthday was earlier in the week but we were all working, so we collectively got Friday night off and spent the night at the beach singing, dancing (Amrit lol) and eating good food. This is kind of a new…
It’s Sunday, July 30. I’m really having trouble believing how fast this summer is going by. Especially since lately I’ve been woken up by rain and crows cawing in the trees in the backyard (which I love by the way). Fall is the absolute best time of year and the last few days have been…
For Canada Day this year I spent the weekend at home with my parents. My mother and I travelled to the Labrador Straits again (this is twice now in the last three weeks haha!) Here’s the photographic evidence. This is my Canada. M.
I took a quick trip home last weekend, which actually extended ‘up along’ to the Straits. My parents and I drove as far as L’Anse au Clair because Dad wanted to go to the hardware store, and we slowly worked our way back down. My only requests: I need to see the lighthouse again, look…
No dismay, just a play on words for how us coastal locals say ‘this’ haha… Not a lot to report today but I had to make a record of how May went in photos. Promise I’ll write more next month, celebrating 7 years of blogging! 🙂 M.
The world around you is a work of art; the only payment required for viewing is to keep it clean and safe from harm. M.
Heartsongs: sometimes it’s just a really fucked up rhythm. Always going after what it wants no matter the consequences, then doubting, then regretting, then making peace, settling, being happy, wondering, and maybe even turning back to regret. Heartsongs, no two are alike. But isn’t that the beauty of it? It’s been almost a full month…
A year ago I never thought I would be here. Yesterday, after a 12km night ride under the moon, I surpassed the 400km mark on my Avro. When I got home and marked my nightly adventure on my calendar I realized I’d hit 409km. That made me sooooo happy. A year ago I struggled to…
