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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Tag: weather

Severe thunderstorm passes over Waterloo

Posted on August 2, 2015August 2, 2015 by Van Waffle

This afternoon my partner and I drove through one of the most frightening weather events I’ve experienced. We had spent two hours working…

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Snow that will not stop

Posted on February 3, 2014February 2, 2014 by Van Waffle

What I usually dislike about snow in February is how it becomes dirty and crusty. This year it hasn’t had a chance. It…

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Gallery: 2013 December ice storm

Posted on December 25, 2013December 24, 2013 by Van Waffle

Merry Christmas, everyone. Click on the image above for a small gallery of four images taken in the aftermath of the Dec. 22…

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Fall colour at Hanlon Creek

Posted on October 3, 2013October 2, 2013 by Van Waffle

I cannot say I mind the persistent summer weather. This was taken yesterday in Guelph’s Hanlon Creek Conservation Area a.k.a. Preservation Park, for…

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City trees hit hard by ice storm

Posted on April 16, 2013April 15, 2013 by Van Waffle

Guelph, Ontario, where I live, takes a lot of pride in its green space. Riverside Park has always been one of the prettiest…

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A photogenic winter

Posted on April 13, 2013April 12, 2013 by Van Waffle

After this week’s ice storm most people around here are more than ready for spring to hasten its late start. I do not…

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The challenge of snow

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

We do not get a lot of severe weather here in Guelph, Ontario. The occasional modest tornado touches down somewhere not far away….

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Photovember 27

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

Winter is best embraced. It was easy to admire the first snowfall at our cottage on Sunday morning.

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Standing in the rain

Posted on August 11, 2012August 9, 2012 by Van Waffle

Thursday was a special day. When I stepped outside for my habitual morning tour of the garden, a fine rain had begun to…

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Intense lightning

Posted on June 8, 2011June 8, 2011 by Van Waffle

Last night we were hit with one of the most frightening thunderstorms I can remember. It started with violent gusts of wind that…

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