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Arluit Video
As much as I wish I was out in a boat taking these videos, I wasn’t. Here are some videos from my brother-in-law of the Killer Whale pod in Arctic Bay. And the second… Number three…
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Fill ‘er up, again
Our summer shipping season is well underway, as evidenced by this – our second tanker delivering heating oil and/or gas and/or aviation fuel for the year. We've already had a tanker this year, our first sealift the other day (which was the shortest sealift I've ever seen, I didn't even get down to watch some…
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Arluit!
I've just experienced one of those moments, where the unexpected catches you. A first for me up here, and something that I gather is a very rare event in Arctic Bay. A pod of Orca, Killer Whales, or as they are known up here – Arluk Arluit, just spent a couple of hours in Arctic…
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Calm waters.
The first of this years sealift has arrived. This scene is in sharp contrast with the frenzied activity that will soon be taking place down at the shore.
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Late night thoughts on an August blizzard
There has been a fair amount posted on our blizzard this past week (although I don't think Environment Canada called it a blizzard, but I believe that is because of temperature). And late the other night I tried to wrap my head around how to present it to the world. Or at least the world…
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This ain’t Philadelphia
I'm finding it very difficult to stay away. One thing I've discovered about not blogging is that I enjoy blogging. I also blog in my head all the time. A blizzard in August? Well I'd write it like this. Travis' first day of school? Hasn't happened yet because of a persistent sore throat? But I'd…
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Eclipse
I’m trying hard to keep away but it is difficult not to share a once (well twice, I witnessed the 1979 eclipse) in a life time event. Obscuration was 98.33 percent here in Arctic Bay. 4:33 am 4:51 am 5:18 am 5:20 am (a minute away from mid eclipse, the next shots didn’t really turn…
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So long, and thanks for the fish
It’s come down to this. I have something on the go in my life that requires all of my time and attention. Well, non-family time and attention. So I’m afraid that I need to give up blogging, at least for the foreseeable future. I appreciate all of you who have stopped by here over the…
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Travis’ birthday
There was of course cake… And jell-o… Lots of jell-o… Big bubbles… Presents… Cool expressions… Friends and family… Games… Some played with dice (also known as bones)… Some played with bones (also known as bones)… And a pinata, whose spillage produced a scrum worthy of rugby game in prison. All in honour of my little…
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Going for Gold: I and the Bird #80
Patrick, he of the Hawkowl’s Nest, has put together an Olympic effort for this edition of the premiere bird carnival on the web. Once again, it is filled with gold calibre posts from around the world. They’re all worthy of a visit, but I’ll direct you to Coffee and Conversation’s Know your coffee birds: Blue-crowned…
