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Simple pleasures

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Van WaffleOctober 29, 2018
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Simple pleasures: here are some of mine. What are yours?

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Delectable mushroom: chicken of the woods

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Van WaffleOctober 25, 2018
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This is a taste experience I won’t soon forget.

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Posted in foraging | Tagged chicken of the woods, edible fungi, Edible Toronto, foraging, giant puffballs, ontario, wild mushrooms | 1 Reply

Seeing with and without cameras

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Van WaffleOctober 18, 2018
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Photography can be both a useful tool and a hindrance in observing nature.

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Posted in photography | Tagged about this life, barry lopez, mindfulness, nature photography, senses, spirituality, texture | 5 Replies

Macro photography and the value of curiosity

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Van WaffleOctober 18, 2018
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Curiosity can be an anodyne for our inner resistance to change, or new ideas. It can also get us into trouble. Macro photography illustrates the value and risk of curiosity.

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Posted in photography | Tagged curiosity, macro photography, mental health, mindfulness, texture | 6 Replies

Memories of an outdoor cat

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Van WaffleSeptember 13, 2018
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I don’t often see cats on my rounds. This one reminded me of the feral kitten my family adopted when I was 3. Grey Shadow remained an outdoor cat by choice, and an inveterate predator.

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Posted in animals | Tagged childhood, Lake Erie, outdoor cat, predator | 2 Replies

The beauty of a spider web: overcoming prejudice

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Van WaffleSeptember 11, 2018
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This macro image of a spider web holds a lesson about beauty and prejudice.

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Posted in nature | Tagged arachnophobia, beauty, cobweb, funnel, macro photography, nature photography, orb, prejudice, sheet, spider webs, tangle, tunnel | 3 Replies

Mystery solved for a nettle look-alike

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Van WaffleSeptember 6, 2018
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A woodland plant resembling stinging nettle had me stumped for several years: Canada wood-nettle. Like stinging nettle, it’s reportedly good foraging.

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Posted in foraging | Tagged Canada wood-nettle, foraging, Laportea canadensis, stinging nettles, urtica dioica | Leave a reply

Collecting raindrops

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Van WaffleAugust 22, 2018
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Today I stood outside collecting rainwater in a dish. It was an exercise in patience with oneself.

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Posted in spirituality | Tagged mental health, rain, weather | Leave a reply

Why cicadas are important to me

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Van WaffleAugust 7, 2018
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Cicadas hold particular meaning for me. We hear them a lot more often than we see them, so I took the unusual opportunity for a photograph today. This one was lying dead on the bicycle path, somewhat the worse for … Continue reading →

Posted in nature | Tagged childhood, dog day cicadas, Neotibicen canicularis, silver poplars, spirituality | 1 Reply

Review: A classic in creative career design

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Van WaffleJuly 31, 2018
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Creating a Life Worth Living by Carol Lloyd (1997) is a classic in the self-help genre for artists, providing a pattern for career design.

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