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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

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Colour photo essay, part 2

Posted on July 11, 2013July 24, 2013 by Van Waffle

In my new schedule, Thursday is photo blog day. However, I have more essays to post from last week’s photography course, so we…

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Colour photo essay, part 1

Posted on July 5, 2013July 24, 2013 by Van Waffle

I have just finished a course in travel and landscape photography with Rob Stimpson at Haliburton School of the Arts, Fleming College. It…

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A virtual garden tour of Toronto

Posted on June 9, 2013June 8, 2013 by Van Waffle

Early June is my favourite time of year to visit Toronto. What good luck that a conference brought me here the week. First…

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Fall fungus gallery

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

A walk in the woods this time of year will turn up a vast array of mushrooms and other fungi. Here are just…

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Too much of spring

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Van Waffle

This frost-damaged magnolia is in the Japanese garden at University of Guelph Arboretum.

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Weekend retreat

Posted on June 28, 2011June 28, 2011 by Van Waffle

[slickr-flickr id=”12687067@N00″ type=”gallery” tag=”butterfletch1″] I retreated to the cottage for the weekend. Sunday morning I photographed these three butterfly species within five minutes…

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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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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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Fern frost gallery

Posted on March 8, 2011March 16, 2011 by Van Waffle

[slickr-flickr id=”12687067@N00″ type=”gallery” tag=”fernfrost”] It’s too bad we have to worry about energy efficiency. As new windows replace old ones in our homes,…

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