Sunfire, noble steed
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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