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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Tag: travel

Sunfire, noble steed

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Van Waffle

Yesterday morning we purchased a 2010 Jetta sedan. It will be ready for us to pick up Monday morning for the first trip…

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Nature of Winnipeg: Assiniboine Park

Posted on January 9, 2014January 8, 2014 by Van Waffle

Click the image to view a gallery. In October I promised to post more pictures from my visit to Winnipeg for Canadian Thanksgiving….

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Nature of Winnipeg: downtown

Posted on October 15, 2013October 15, 2013 by Van Waffle

Over the next few days I will share some images and experiences from a recent trip to Winnipeg. It is one of the…

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Pencast: Reflection on Stan Rogers, going deeper

Posted on August 13, 2013August 13, 2013 by Van Waffle

This morning I had an exchange with a friend about my favourite Stan Rogers song, “The Lock Keeper”. Alan McLean commented that it…

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Sense of place: Joe’s lake

Posted on July 23, 2013July 23, 2013 by Van Waffle

In a recent contest, I asked readers to tell stories about places that had deeply impacted them. The various thoughtful responses will appear…

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Announcing the winner of the 2013 armchair travel contest

Posted on June 24, 2013June 20, 2013 by Van Waffle

My 2013 blogathon armchair travel contest did not receive many entries, but the few were excellent. Participants were required to answer this question,…

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Tools for an urban adventure

Posted on June 5, 2013June 5, 2013 by Van Waffle

Today is a special day in the blogathon: we are supposed to blog about our favourite apps. But today I feel like my…

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The 2013 Blogathon armchair travel contest

Posted on June 4, 2013June 4, 2013 by Van Waffle

This month a contest in running on this blog. All you have to do is respond to a question. There are no tricks,…

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Repost: A day at Presqu’ile Provincial Park

Posted on September 22, 2012September 17, 2012 by Van Waffle

Today I am reposting one of the most popular posts from earlier this year. Presqu’ile Provincial Park is one of Ontario’s best birding…

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Connecting to the planet: Chris Earley discusses the Galapagos

Posted on August 28, 2012August 29, 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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