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An I and The Bird Christmas Card
The Thirteenth I and the Bird is up and running at WoodSong. Those of you who may be superstitious may not know how lucky you are that it is being hosted by this exceptional photographer and blogger, Cindy. She has put together a carnival that is as warm and inviting as sitting in front of…
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Winter Solstice
Today the sun begins its journey back into our lives here in the North. The next six weeks will see the twilight lengthen noticeably every day until February 6th, when we’ll get our first glimpse of the sun in three months. Right now, as I get ready to go to the house, the sky is…
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Ivory Gull Podcast
Buoyed by the success of my Narwhal Podcast, okay, buoyed by my discovery that a podcast is just a published media file, and my discovery about how to post some film, I’ve decided to add another movie from a warmer, sunnier time… early July. Here is a short clip of an Ivory Gull that hung…
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Narwhal Podcast
Ah, I love that title… Well, seeing that Narwhal have been in the news lately for the discovery that the male’s tusks contain millions of nerve endings (I have issues with it being called a sensory organ, mostly around it being a male only attribute), I thought that I’d share a little movie of Narwhal…
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House at night
The other day Gary took this photo of the front of the house in the darkness, with some of the hamlet in the background. I really liked the composition of the shot, but it was blurred by camera shake, so I turned it into a woodcut in Photoshop.
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Small World (Wouldn’t want to paint it though)
It’s a strange thing this internet. When I googled the reporter who had contacted me it led me to the blog and webpage of Anita Daher, a children’s book author. Turns out that we’ve lived in many of the same places.. Winnipeg, Thompson, La Ronge, Saskatoon, Northwest Territories (her Yellowknife, just north of where I…
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Ghosts of Christmas Past
It’s funny where this little piece of the blogosphere has led me. I received an email last night from a reporter in Saskatoon, who was/is interested in including me in his column about people’s different Christmas experiences. I’m quite honoured that he thought me interesting enough to include in his column. He is, I believe,…
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Friday Construction Post
I’ve spent very little time at the house in the past couple of weeks, when I really should be spending more. Truth is I’ve been trying to get the paper monster under control, and catch up on all of the accounting which I’ve ignored for far too long. Far too long. I also was anxiously…
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I and The Bird #12 – Birding with Chaucer
David, of the thoughtful Search and Serendipity, has just released I and The Bird #12 The Canterbirdy Tales, a wonderful edition of a classic carnival. There are a lot of good stories from our merry band of wandering bird lovers, come join us on our journey, you won’t be disappointed. Birds, poetry, Chaucer, companionship, we…
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Birding Alone
For some reason or another I got to thinking the other day about one of my earlier experiences with watching birds alone. A little south of the town I grew up, lies a empty spot on the map, where my grandfather spent part of his youth. Assessippi was one of the places my great grandfather…
