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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Author: Van Waffle

Photovember 16

Posted on November 16, 2012November 15, 2012 by Van Waffle

Eastern tamaracks make a brilliant autumn display. They are an anomly, a deciduous conifer, a member of the pine family that sheds all…

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Survival in the winter garden (Photovember 15)

Posted on November 15, 2012November 14, 2012 by Van Waffle

In Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard mentioned finding an etiolated leaf in winter. She commented that while we like to separate everything…

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Photovember 14

Posted on November 14, 2012November 13, 2012 by Van Waffle

A volunteer seedling grows in worm poo.

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Photovember 13

Posted on November 13, 2012November 13, 2012 by Van Waffle

Walking downtown I was struck by the sight of these leaves huddled outside Knox Presbyterian Church. The stonework is quintessentially local to Guelph….

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Photovember 12

Posted on November 12, 2012November 11, 2012 by Van Waffle

Ring-billed gulls at Royal City Park

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Photovember 11

Posted on November 11, 2012November 10, 2012 by Van Waffle

Amaryllis bulb. Certain flowers particularly remind me of Mom. A few of them are: forsythia, daffodils, lilacs, irises, chrysanthemums, azaleas and amaryllis.

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Photovember 10

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Van Waffle

Saturday morning in Guelph: the lady on the hill.

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Photovember 9

Posted on November 9, 2012November 8, 2012 by Van Waffle

Ice pattern

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Photovember 8

Posted on November 8, 2012November 6, 2012 by Van Waffle

The Gosling Wildlife Garden offers a rich fall tapestry of colour and texture; at University of Guelph Arboretum.

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Photovember 7

Posted on November 7, 2012November 6, 2012 by Van Waffle

Yesterday first ice was spotted at the Gosling Wildlife Garden at University of Guelph Arboretum.

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