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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

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Eastern screech-owl

Posted on May 8, 2011May 30, 2012 by Van Waffle

Last night, my partner and I received a mysterious and memorable visitation. With the sun setting behind the Church of Our Lady, we…

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Mixed-flock swallow phenomenon

Posted on May 4, 2011May 30, 2012 by Van Waffle

Over the weekend I witnessed interesting behaviour in a flock of swallows along the Speed River. Friday afternoon on the way home from…

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Arboretum spring walk

Posted on April 30, 2011May 30, 2012 by Van Waffle

[slickr-flickr id=”12687067@N00″ type=”gallery” tag=”arb1104″] On Easter Monday my partner and I went for a stroll at University of Guelph Arboretum. Nowhere is resurrection…

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Milk of happiness

Posted on April 14, 2011May 30, 2012 by Van Waffle

One obstacle to switching to locally produced food is the cost. People on low incomes cannot afford to give up the savings of…

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Connecting to the planet: Chris Earley discusses the Galapagos

Posted on April 5, 2011June 27, 2012 by Van Waffle

Chris Earley is interpretive biologist and education coordinator at University of Guelph Arboretum. He has written four field guides to birds of North…

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Speed River Project update

Posted on April 3, 2011May 30, 2012 by Van Waffle

Yesterday Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) Guelph hosted a meeting to discuss its Speed River Project. Guest speaker Dr. Karen Morrison discussed…

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Making beauty in the city

Posted on March 27, 2011March 27, 2011 by Van Waffle

The air feels cold like late winter, but the light is early spring: more intense, direct and engaged, having shaken it’s winter detachment….

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Reconciling science and spirituality

Posted on March 26, 2011May 30, 2012 by Van Waffle

Where lies the intersection between science and spirituality? As a former evangelical Christian who one day realized he no longer believed in God,…

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Tree bark gallery

Posted on March 16, 2011March 16, 2011 by Van Waffle

[slickr-flickr id=”12687067@N00″ type=”gallery” tag=”treezone2″] This winter I got in the habit of feeling tree bark. One weekend on a stroll through cedar woods…

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Consciousness and eyesight

Posted on March 15, 2011March 16, 2011 by Van Waffle

Addressing Why did consciousness evolve? Malcolm MacIver at Science Not Fiction theorizes it arose as animals left the sea and adapted to terrestrial…

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