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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Month: January 2014

Nature of Winnipeg: Assiniboine Park

Posted on January 9, 2014January 8, 2014 by Van Waffle

Click the image to view a gallery. In October I promised to post more pictures from my visit to Winnipeg for Canadian Thanksgiving….

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Start the day with a nourishing ritual

Posted on January 7, 2014January 6, 2014 by Van Waffle

Rituals are valuable. They help us focus and remember what matters to us. But we must not become slaves to activities that make…

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Van on Flickr

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Genius Loci: The Spirit of a Place is a Flickr group curated by Van with 250 members and growing, exploring how places influence our lives.

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