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Sunset
Praise the light of late November, the thin sunlight that goes deep in the bones. The sun set today, and we’ll not see it again for three months, not until its return on the 6th of February. Actually we didn’t even get to see it today as it was an overcast day, a dull windy…
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Kines in 2005
I received a phone call this afternoon from the Mayor of Arctic Bay and after the standard pleasantries the conversation went something like this. "I’m going to nominate you for mayor, and I don’t want you to decline… stop laughing I’m serious. No really stop laughing. Clare, I’m serious""Sorry I’m going to have to decline""Why?""Where…
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All Hallows Eve
Halloween was celebrated here on October 31st. Now I realize that that sounds redundent, but Halloween isn’t always on the 31st here. If, for instance Halloween falls on a Sunday, it is rescheduled to the Saturday (can’t be celebrating ancient Celtic holidays on the sabbath don’t you know). Halloween here differs in a couple of…
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Circus of the Spineless #2
Circus of the Spineless (the sequel) is up and running at the excellent blog Snail’s Tales. Sit down, relax, and order something off the menu. Actually order at least one of each, it will be worth having your lovely(?) server returning to your table again and again. Hope you brought a big appetite.
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Kautaq Joseph (c1930-2005)
One of Arctic Bay’s Elders, and one of my favourite people, died this evening here in Arctic Bay. Kautaq Joseph was a fantastic woman, born around 1930, with sparkling eyes and a ready smile, a truly beautiful woman. She had lived in Arctic Bay (the community) longer than anyone else, having moved here when she…
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Frozen in Time
Somewhere, not too far from the cozy warm house where I sit and write this, an Arctic Woolly Bear Caterpillar (Gynaephora groenlandica) sits frozen solid, in the spot where the dropping temperatures of an Arctic fall found it. It is one of the most cold tolerant species of insects known. It is also long lived. …
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The Walk To Work
It’s dark now on the walk to work, the landscape is no longer in focus but is a silouette against the sky. The sky glows! On the eastern horizon it is incredible shades of orange, quickly darkening to blues and then to black. The ciel is pierced with bright points of light. Light billions of…
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I and The Bird #9
I and the Bird #9 is up over at Girl Scientist’s excellent blog Living the Scientific Life. She has kept up that same high standard of hosting that has come to be the norm for I and the Bird (and which fills me with dread for my turn at hosting #11 in a month). And…
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Like an Old Friend
For the most part I embrace technology. I’m typing this now on a beautiful G4 Powermac, listening to music on it, over a wireless network. I’ve games and other electronic toys. When it comes to books however I have to admit I’m a Luddite. I enjoy reading blogs on line, but give me a book…
