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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Two diseases invade Ontario beech trees
Finding the soul in a place
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Memories of an outdoor cat

Posted on September 13, 2018October 20, 2021 by Van Waffle

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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Rain droplets caught in a cobweb

The beauty of a spider web: overcoming prejudice

Posted on September 11, 2018March 30, 2022 by Van Waffle

This macro image of a spider web holds a lesson about beauty and prejudice.

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Canada wood-nettle seed heads, Laportea canadensis

Mystery solved for a nettle look-alike

Posted on September 6, 2018June 1, 2022 by Van Waffle

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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Collecting raindrops

Posted on August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 by Van Waffle

Today I stood outside collecting rainwater in a dish. It was an exercise in patience with oneself.

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Why cicadas are important to me

Posted on August 7, 2018March 30, 2022 by Van Waffle

Cicadas hold particular meaning for me. We hear them a lot more often than we see them, so I took the unusual opportunity…

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Review: A classic in creative career design

Posted on July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 by Van Waffle

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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Floral celebration

Posted on July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 by Van Waffle

My garden this year has shifted focus from vegetables to flowers. This morning’s offering include a new lover, the California poppy, and an old boyfriend, ‘Abraham Darby’ rose.

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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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What gorillas and chimps can teach us about eating well

Posted on May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 by Van Waffle

A new study of chimpanzees and gorillas offers clues about how diet may affect human disease.

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Lessons from trees

Posted on January 31, 2018March 15, 2022 by Van Waffle

There are different kinds of gratitude: spontaneous joy and the simple practice of appreciating things.

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Van on Flickr

  • Textured night
  • Ion train at CIGI Campus
  • Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, black wall
  • Monthly Collage for Project 365: January 2023
  • She doth teach the torches to burn bright
  • Silent army
  • Warm & cold
  • Bridge on Laurel Trail
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.

Genius Loci

  • Braided river.
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  • Hearst Castle Private Tour - Feb 2023
  • Lost Lagoon, Vancouver
  • The Wind....
  • One frosty morning.
  • Through the alleys of Hogsmeade, Parchment I
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