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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Tag: canada

Three beech trunks to the left on the left show white fluff indicating the onset of beech bark disease.

Two diseases invade Ontario beech forests

Posted on March 9, 2022March 17, 2022 by Van Waffle

Walking on a sunny winter day in Twin Oaks Woods, I was struck as always by the glow of the beech leaves that…

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Drawing water from the spring

Drawing water from the spring

Posted on August 21, 2017March 30, 2022 by Van Waffle

Drawing water from a spring inspires reflection on where this essential resource comes from.

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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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Goldthread, spring wildflower

Goldthread, brief beauty in the woods

Posted on May 21, 2015March 30, 2022 by Van Waffle

The charming wildflower, goldthread, is one of the earliest to appear in Central Ontario woodlands, even before trilliums. The ground around our cottage…

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Farley Mowat leaves an imprint

Posted on May 7, 2014March 3, 2022 by Van Waffle

Well-known Canadian author and environmentalist Farley Mowat has died at 92. His 1963 bestseller, Never Cry Wolf, is credited with changing public perception…

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Nature news roundup June 28 2013

Posted on June 28, 2013June 28, 2013 by Van Waffle

A sudden, massive die-off of bumblebees in Oregon is blamed on application of pesticide to trees for cosmetic purposes. President Barack Obama released…

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Exploring ecopoetry: Don McKay

Posted on September 18, 2012September 17, 2012 by Van Waffle

Eden Mills Writers’ Festival on Sunday devoted one session to ecopoetry. To my shame I was unfamiliar with all three writers, apparently established…

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Bringing home the idea of north

Posted on September 4, 2012September 26, 2012 by Van Waffle

It is hard to know the Arctic. The idea of north is difficult to verbalize even here in Canada where we have so…

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  • Three beech trunks to the left on the left show white fluff indicating the onset of beech bark disease.
    Two diseases invade Ontario beech forests
    Mar 9, 2022
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Van on Flickr

  • Peony
  • Pansies
  • Eramosa River - Late autumn dusk
  • Light and shadow - Lake Erie
  • Lake Erie winter beach
  • Crushed
  • Lake Erie, December afternoon
  • White stucco cottage
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

  • Close up of fallen
  • Dolphin Rock, Point Cartwright, Sunshine Coast Qld.
  • Praia Da Apulia
  • Chiesa di San Carlo dei Lombardi in Florence, Italy.
  • Dr Draw [42 sec]
  • Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery
  • Wyoming – Yellowstone National Park
  • Waterfall at Carsaig

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