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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Tag: inspiration

Information box: Where We Spin

Handspinning Seminar will nourish your soul

Posted on May 24, 2022November 6, 2022 by Van Waffle

When Danny and I chose to move to this neighbourhood, one thing at the top of my list of things to look for…

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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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Amy Tyler: the creative process

Posted on May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 by Van Waffle

Amy Tyler’s talk on Sunday at Ontario Handweavers and Spinners biennial conference gave me pause to reassess my creative process. For a brief…

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Gallery: late fall colour in a suburban neighbourhood

Posted on November 6, 2013November 6, 2013 by Van Waffle

Please click the image above to view a gallery of 13 images. The fall colour remains glorious. It is incredible to enjoy such…

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An exotic pigeon inspired this handspun, knitted shawl

Posted on May 21, 2013May 22, 2013 by Van Waffle

Bath Time by Sue Demetriou Last year our local Guelph Guild of Handweavers and Spinners presented a show at Greenwood Quiltery‘s gallery, featuring…

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Digging For the Story in Urban Nature

Posted on June 30, 2012August 7, 2012 by Van Waffle

My weekend retreat brought a burst of creativity. It has been many months since I did so much pen-and-paper writing in the space…

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Reverse Bucket List

Posted on June 16, 2012June 16, 2012 by Van Waffle

We need to dream, but how often do we count our dreams fulfilled? Last month I blogged my bucket list, a list of…

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Inspiration: Lorraine Roy

Posted on May 26, 2012May 27, 2012 by Van Waffle

We all need people who inspire us, whether heroes, models, mentors or friends. During the WordCount Blogathon Speed River Journal will present a…

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Bringing Inspiration Home

Posted on May 22, 2012May 22, 2012 by Van Waffle

It was good to be away. It is good to be home. Normally vacations leave me mildly depressed about returning to life as…

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Latest Articles

  • Information box: Where We Spin
    Handspinning Seminar will nourish your soul
    May 24, 2022
  • Discover wilderness in a small urban creek
    Apr 6, 2022
  • A photo of a great blue heron taking flight is not part of my memory of the encounter
    Improve memory and take great photos
    Mar 30, 2022
  • Mud: a poetic meditation on early spring
    Mar 23, 2022
  • A calendula in my garden on a rainy day appears to emanate its own light from within.
    Check my new photo albums
    Mar 16, 2022
  • 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
  • Enchanter’s nightshade
    Jul 10, 2019
  • Cottage vignettes: flora and fauna around the dock
    Jul 5, 2019

Van on Flickr

  • Danny at le jardin botanique de Montreal
  • Van at le jardin botanique de Montreal
  • Miniature landscape
  • Comma on a beach towel
  • Brenna at Poplar Bluff Beach
  • Candy-striped leafhopper on yellow rose
  • Presqu'ile Bay at dusk
  • The Whistling Duck Restaurant
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

  • 039197a- The Gravel Roads Start Here...
  • le papillon 6 septembre 2025 15h29min47s
  • i used to graze in a field
  • Wood Sunshine
  • Sea Arch at Port Wen Brick Works
  • La Raya Church at the highest point (4,335 meters) on the road between Puno and Cusco, Peru
  • Crete – Kissamos
  • Two is company

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