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Gold
Some times you look out the window and the world is Grey. The tones and texture are magnificent in their own right. But there are also times when can look out at the same vista and see gold. Shimmering and bright, gilding the hills, and newly forming ice. Later touches of pink will appear, but…
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Hip-hop in Da House
This past week has seen a group of young men and women (and the not so young) in Arctic Bay, teaching Hip-hop and (more importantly) life skills, to local youth. Buddah (okay he's my age, and can slide across the floor in a head stand), is the leader of Blueprint for Life, and he and…
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The last Sealift ship has arrived
… and I'll bet they're just pumped about doing this in Mid-October. I know I'm thrilled about unloading my crates in this weather.
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Arctic Photography
Some of the most amazing photography from the Arctic gets posted on a blog from Pangnirtung, called Kluglanoch Corner. I believe he uses a technique known as HDR photography (High Dynamic Range), but what ever it is his images are simply stunning. It behooves you to pay a visit and check them out. This is…
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So you want my vote do you?
Apparently there is an election going on. Or two. Who knew? I have to confess that I'm not much of a political animal. I find it all off-putting. Party politics that is. I've long believed that the political party system is the biggest impediment to democracy that exists. Party politics have devolved into this apparatus…
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The Death of Roderick Bell-Irving
Its funny what you find, looking for something else. Last week I wrote about 16th Canadian Scottish's Final Battle, one that saw the death of the second in command, Major Roderick Bell-Irving. He was the man who recommended my Grandfather for his commission, which in some ways may have saved his life, for he spent…
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Grey
As the light grew this morning, it seemed as though the entire world was an Ansel Adams' photo. A greyscale world of half-tones. Even the iceberg replaced its blue-white glow with a dark grey, looking for all the world like a gigantic shark's fin rising from the gun metal blue grey of the Bay. It…
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The House on Facebook
I've been on Facebook for some time now, but as of today the House has it's own Facebook Page. If you're on Facebook you might want to stop over there and become a fan.
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Cuban Trogan found in Arctic!
Along with a Striped-headed Tanager (that may not be the correct name now). Okay, they were found in an box of old slides, but still… Did I tell you I speak Trogan? I don't speak Tanager however, so it is a little farther away.
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That was quite the dump of snow.
Yesterday it snowed, and snowed. It was probably one of the heavier snowfalls I've seen here, at least one unaccompanied by wind. Environment Canada's site showed there was 18.6 mm of precipitation, which I believe translates into 18.6 cms of snow on average. It would be a little less than average though as it was…
