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What was lost
You know, I whined about the weather a fair bit in the last little while. It was snowy, cool, and miserable for much of our vacation south, and the weather seems to have followed us. Ottawa was nice when we arrived but pouring rain when we left. It was gorgeous here the day we got…
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My family
Here's a photo of my family taken during our trip south. I love them and miss them all dearly. Well except for Leah, Hilary and Travis who are here. The missing part, I love them also, but they're here so I don't miss them. Oh never mind. Here's the photo.
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Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird in snow storm Blackbird by C. K. Williams There was nothing I could have done— a flurry of blackbirds burst from the weeds at the edge of a field and one veered out into my wheel and went under. I had a moment to hope he'd emerge as sometimes they will from beneath…
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Eastern Phoebe
Much of the weather we had while we were south was pretty miserable. It snowed many of the days we were in Roblin, and one day we even made a snowman. For May that is pretty remarkable. I guess I shouldn't have been so vocal about saying the weather was only going to be five…
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More Franklin’s Gulls
A couple more photos of pink hued gulls for you.
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Mom
I missed being home with my mother for Mother's Day by only a couple of days. The last time I saw her, on Thursday (not including Skype) she was crying, as were my daughter and son. I don't know how long her tears lasted, but I know we were some 20 minutes south of Roblin…
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Pink. Its the new white.
One of the birds we were lucky enough to see very well when we were in Roblin was a flock of Franklin's Gulls foraging for earthworms at the fair grounds there. It is amazing what can find out about a bird that you never knew. When I first saw the flock I was somewhat startled…
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Because a sports car is impractical…
… where I live, I have no hair to perm and they don't make Hummers any more; I give you my new tattoo. The elements are the Crest of the Force; the crest of my Grandfather's regiment (the 16th Canadian Scottish); and the inscription from my namesake's grave in France.
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A bird in the hand
Much of the weather while we've been down here has been downright dreadful. Heavy wet snow, rain, wind and cool temperatures. Yesterday was no exception, in fact it was the coolest feeling day since we've been here. Its not a really big deal, the idea of the trip is to visit family, and let the…
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Randon thoughts while sitting in a wet bathing suit
This post was actually made over a week ago on the 25th of April. For some reason it saved as a draft instead of posting. So here it is now. We're in Winnipeg. And we're very tired. Starting your day at 4:00 am after flying all day and then not stopping all day, tends to…
