Welcome to a year in the life of our greyhound/lurcher Styxx, compressed into twelve daily posts leading up to Christmas. We start with Styxx visiting Sara the camel in Glenboro, Manitoba.
12 Days of Styxx, 2020 Edition: Day 1
Vintage Inglis Grain Elevators Meet Vintage Polaroids
"A group of five grain elevators in Inglis in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West is one of the last remaining examples of a once-common prairie icon. Now preserved as a national historic site and a provincial historic site, the Inglis site represents an important period in the development of Canada’s grain industry from 1900 to 1930. The history of the... Continue Reading →
Polaroids On The Beach
It was a warm summer afternoon, a good opportunity to walk along the shoreline of Lake Winnipeg. Just up the eroded slope, Gail and Styxx (our greyhound) lounged in the yurt we had rented for a few days at Camp Morton Provincial Park. Down here, the lake was calm, gently lapping on the smooth stones... Continue Reading →
Just Published: Navigating Hope by David Firman and Gail Perry
I’m proud to announce the publication of Navigating Hope. This is the seventh in my Ways To Walk series of small softcover books documenting—through photography, prose and map graphics— a number of my short, mostly Winnipeg walks in search of nothing in particular other than some vague understanding of where I am at any particular... Continue Reading →
12 Days of Styxx, 2019 Edition: Day 12
Welcome to a year in the life of our greyhound/lurcher Styxx, compressed into twelve daily posts leading up to Christmas. We've arrived. It's Christmas Day. Styxx, Gail and I wish you all the best on this special day!
12 Days of Styxx, 2019 Edition: Day 11
Welcome to a year in the life of our greyhound/lurcher Styxx, compressed into twelve daily posts leading up to Christmas. At the row of five historic grain elevators in Inglis, Manitoba.
12 Days of Styxx, 2019 Edition: Day 10
Welcome to a year in the life of our greyhound/lurcher Styxx, compressed into twelve daily posts leading up to Christmas. Examining the crops near Asessippi Provincial Park.
12 Days of Styxx, 2019 Edition: Day 9
Welcome to a year in the life of our greyhound/lurcher Styxx, compressed into twelve daily posts leading up to Christmas. Styxx tours the historic stackwall cabins at Camp Morton Provincial Park.
12 Days of Styxx, 2019 Edition: Day 7
Welcome to a year in the life of our greyhound/lurcher Styxx, compressed into twelve daily posts leading up to Christmas. Styxx leads us on a walk through Camp Morton Provincial Park.
12 Days of Styxx, 2019 Edition: Day 6
Welcome to a year in the life of our greyhound/lurcher Styxx, compressed into twelve daily posts leading up to Christmas. Styxx returns to Gimli Beach for his pickerel lunch.