(sorry only the text portion of this post remains; photographs have been removed) Red Breasted Nuthatch at our peanut feeder here in frigid Alberta I hope you all had a Christmas season that was filled with joy and glad tidings…. Read more
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
I love everything about Christmas and the Christmas season, except for the insane marketing hurricane it has become. But I keep myself out of the hurricane, instead focusing on the simple things. What I enjoy the most about the season… Read more
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For the Weekend
(sorry only the text portion of this post remains; photographs have been removed) A few posts ago, I shared a photo of a novel I was reading, Resistance. It was excellent! and I highly recommend it — actually anything by… Read more
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I Heart Reading
I definitely recommend this novel whether for yourself or as a gift, Resistance by Anita Shreve Who are your favourite heroes (heroines) in fiction? This is one of the questions posed by CBC in their version of Proust’s Questionnaire. One… Read more
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Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep, part 2
I was fortunate to get these even though they’re not top quality. It was getting quite dark so I had to pump up my ISO plus I didn’t have a long enough zoom with me either. They sure are majestic… Read more
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Dogs Take Over the Opening of this post
(okay, so I get desperate for titles!) … Our aging Springer Spaniel Maggie had surgery on her eye this week. Good old Pearl went immediately into protection mode the moment I brought Maggie home from the animal hospital. That was… Read more
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Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, a pictorial
I took these a few weeks ago on a trip through Jasper National Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep are frequently seen through the snowfields in the mountains. In winter they are often seen licking salt applied to the roads so… Read more
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Dog Gone Fun in a field an hour from Grande Prairie
If I were to try and put a caption to this photo of an 8 year old puppy it might go something like, “Is that my youth down in there somewhere?” Next post is a pictorial of Rocky Mountain Sheep… Read more