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Of wolves and inquests
(With apologies to Barry Lopez for the title). Some time ago I wrote a post stemming from the death of Kenton Carnagie, who was killed by wolves in Northern Saskatchewan. I see in the news today that an inquest is being held looking into his death, in part because it has been suggested that a…
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My mum in Australia wants to talk to you. Part three.
Link to Page one. I have to admit, I love the expression on people’s faces when they are arrested. Well not everyone, but certainly the ones who never dream of getting caught, the smug ones. The only other facial expression you encounter in police work that can top it is when you introduce someone to…
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Er, I feel safer, more sovereign and strangely poorer already.
An interesting article appeared on CBC’s news site the other day. Apparently the Canadian Government is buy several Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, to patrol the Arctic. Now I’m not quite sure what their purpose will be, the article seems to be saying that they will be taking the place of Aurora…
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Grey Ice
When I awoke this morning I looked out to a skiff of grey ice on the Bay. If it manages to stay calm for a couple of days freeze up will take hold. So far about two weeks late.
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Of Cats and Birding Cape May
Cape May New Jersey is one of the world’s great birding spots, somewhere that has been long on my list of places I hope to visit some day. It is no longer on that list, as the city has shown that it cares little for the protection of birds, the same birds that draw thousands…
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Cleaning up
I sort of got away from the Blogosphere lately. My posts dropped off, and I was hardly reading any of the blogs that I normally do. I’m not sure what caused this blog torpor, but I’m crawling slowly back into the virtual world. In the course of all of this I’ve started cleaning up my…
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Who says sugar makes kids hyperactive
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I and the Bird #60
David Ringer is a gifted wordsmith who, in addition to his day job as a publicity writer for a Dallas based non-profit, writes the wonderful Search and Serendipity. This is his second turn at hosting I and the Bird, and once again has hit upon a unique, highly entertaining premise for hosting. Anyone who follows…
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My mum in Australia wants to talk to you. Part two.
Link to Part one. My first thought when she spoke to me was “But I don’t even know anyone in Australia. The only person there I knew was a woman I dated in University, but that was like 24… years… ago… Nah. Couldn’t be.” It wasn’t. When I went into the kitchen and picked up…
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A very pleasant lunch
One of the nice things about the summer/fall/early winter season here is that it (eventually) brings the return of a friend of mine to Arctic Bay. Stewart Klebert is a Captain with the Canadian Coast Guard, whom I first met my first summer here, 1999. We share an interest in Arctic History, and Arctic issues…
