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Colour
One of the great things about the start of the Dark Season is that we pretty much have continual sunrise/sets from the moment the sky lightens. In good conditions it is a constantly changing, all "day" light show. Here is the start this morning, with a waning crescent moon thrown in for good measure.
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In life, Service.
Often on a grave in France, there is an inscription. One of the principals of War Graves Commission was that all of the fallen would be treated equally. The headstones were simple and essentially the same, no bodies were allowed to be repatriated, rich or poor, officer or enlisted man they were all buried where…
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A shot in the dark
The H1N1 immunization team came to town this weekend, for a mass immunization that is running for two days (yesterday and today). We were scheduled for our shots last night at 8:15pm. I have to say that the procedure they had in place was a model of efficiency and kudos should be going out to…
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Coffee?
I was quite excited with the news that WildBird on the Fly's First Friday contest was being revived. It combines two of my passions, birds and writing. More than that I find that trying to write a 500 word story, within the constraints of the contest, an excellent exercise for building my writing skills. I've…
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Bring on the Night
Today marks the start of the dark season in Arctic Bay, the Sun set for the last time until rises again on the sixth of February. In actual fact, for our latitude, the Sun will continue to rise for about a week, but because of the terrain here we will not see it again for…
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First Friday
Amy, over at WildBird On The Fly, has revived the bird related fiction contest, First Friday. It's a contest that I've enjoyed participating in the first time it was running, even winning a couple of times. The rules are simple: Write a 500 word work of fiction It should include a setting, character(s), conflict and…
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Brush strokes
As I looked to the sky a little while ago it appeared that someone had taken a giant calligraphy brush to it. This is truly a wonder filled world we live in.
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My pirate is such a joker
I hope to have a longer post about Hallow'een up soon, but in the mean time I give you photos of my children. Both Travis and Hilary had costumes that they wore at their school parties, but it was a cold, wintery night here last night and we opted for just made up faces and…
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Thank you Súin
I received a wonderful card in the mail today from a reader in Queensland. Thank you for the kind kind words, and the beautiful card. *The artwork, by the way, is Leslie Van Der Sluys, a hand coloured linocut print of Red-tailed Black Cockatoos and Banksia.
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Going down in (Olympic) flames
I'm not sure why this story about the Olympic Torch's trip through the north struck me as funny. My first thought when I saw it was "Sure, an open flame on an airplane, but if I try to board one with nail clippers or a bottle of water…" My other thoughts turned to what often…
