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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Category: creativity

Seeing with and without cameras

Posted on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 by Van Waffle

Photography can be both a useful tool and a hindrance in observing nature.

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Macro photography and the value of curiosity

Posted on September 26, 2018March 3, 2022 by Van Waffle

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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Awakening: images from a day in Prince Edward County

Posted on June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 by Van Waffle

After posting a daily photo journal on Flickr for more than seven months in 2008 I seemed to burn out for one reason,…

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Whatever your problems are…

Posted on July 14, 2017October 20, 2021 by Van Waffle

Always remind yourself: somewhere, someone else has it worse.

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Men’s knitting retreat: an act of creativity

Posted on April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 by Van Waffle

The idea of creativity invokes arts, crafts and design. We usually use it to describe an individual or small group of collaborators who…

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Creativity: surprising lives of the wise and wonderful

Posted on August 4, 2015August 4, 2015 by Van Waffle

Mason Currey’s book Daily Rituals describes the work habits of artists, writers and thinkers. It offers entertaining reading, but also insight and affirmation for creative people.

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A stroll through St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market

Posted on July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 by Van Waffle

Local food and colourful bustle at St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market (12 images).

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Buffy Sainte-Marie sings family and power

Posted on July 1, 2015March 3, 2022 by Van Waffle

Buffy Sainte-Marie never falls behind. Her new album Power In The Blood, released when she’s 74, appears to coincide with the conclusion of…

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Macro photography: a closer look around the cottage

Posted on June 25, 2015March 30, 2022 by Van Waffle

Here are some of the most exciting images (click a photo to view larger images in a carousel) so far showing off what…

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The Potters' Market 2015 fox pot

The Potters’ Market

Posted on May 30, 2015October 20, 2021 by Van Waffle

[Update: The Potters’ Market has been cancelled for May 31, 2015, due to a forecast of strong wind gusts, cold and more rain….

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