Looks winter is here already.
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PostArctica: Verdun Waterfront Today
Didn’t have my camera when when we got hit with sunshine combined with blinding wet snow but got a few of the aftermath.
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Why we can’t be friends when you’re in Hawaii
My cousin is in Hawaii right now, and I have vowed that she and I can NOT be friends until she is home. Now. She’s a professional photographer, so all of her pictures of her little “vacation” are fucking gorgeous, and because I am not at all petty or jealous,
Continue readingPostArctica: Ice Storm 2015
Nothing like ’98 but still there are people without power, treacherous walking and driving conditions. Nature at it’s finest, cold, brutal, beautiful. The nets on the balconies to prevent pigeons from roosting take a beating in an ice storm
Continue readingcmkl: I’m thinking I should own these
The time is fast approaching, if today is any indication. But it seems hard to locate them. Phat Moose, says they do. But oh the price.
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: CanadiAnt economy’s surprise weak start to 2014 blamed on bad winter
Inspired by these headlines: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-economy-starts-2014-with-weak-gdp-gain-1.2659284 http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/28/3442208/meteorologists-climate-change/
Continue readingPostArctica: More Winter
Might as well, storm blowing out there…
Continue readingcartoon life: Robin sighting
Robins, #ldnont, Yes I’ve seen Robins — doug rogers (@dougsamu) March 7, 2014 @dougsamu Robins with tiny snowshovels and driving tiny snow plows — doug rogers (@dougsamu) March 7, 2014 Filed under: comment Tagged: robins, snow, spring, Winter
Continue readingPostArctica: Snowfall
Snow is a bitch to get right, be satisfied with…but we go forth anyway despite snowblind and other temporary post processing afflictions..
Continue readingWalking Turcot Yards: Verdun Lanes – Winter
All of these were taken behind Wellington street between 1st and 2nd on the Verdun side. On different days – wink!
Continue readingChadwick's Blog & Commentary: It’s snowing, snowing, snowing…
I was looking outside today as the snow fell in Collingwood (-11C when we awoke, -10C when I first walked my dog…) and thinking of my brother-in-law in England, where they are getting walloped by a Canadian-style winter. He must … Continue reading →
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: An Atheist Celebrates a Secular Christmas in a Multicultural Canada
So why would a non-Christian celebrate Christmas. Well first of all from a religious point of view Jesus Christ is not just the Christian Messiah but also considered to be an important prophet amongst both Muslims and Jews so there is no reason they cannot celebrate his birth, while not
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Excerpt from The Fridgularity: a ski in the storm
Given the arrival of Winter here in Souwesto, I thought I’d put up an excerpt from the second half of The Fridgularity (A Cold Reboot), in which the lead character goes for a little cross-country ski, and things go awry. … Continue reading …
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Snow is Coming – Looking for an Upside
I’m not a a huge fan of snow, but I’m trying, I really am. For instance, you don’t get dinosaurs in the summer or fall… It is a start I suppose. Filed under: Rant Tagged: Meh, Snow, Snow Dinos, Winter
Continue reading350 or bust: Meatless Monday Musings
It’s Meatless Monday, and here in Northwestern Ontario we’ve just come through a January cold snap (which some people complained about, but which was reassuring for a climate activist!). It’s the time of the year that it’s great to curl up in front of our pellet stove with a good
Continue readingThe Skwib: Betsy of Narnia Reveals the Ugly Truth
‘Allo, dearie, I suppose you’d like to hear all about your hero Aslan and those Pevensie folk, but you don’t want to hear it from the likes of me. You want to talk to Edmund’s horse Phillip or p’raps those Beavers (desperate suck-ups the Beavers). They’ll tell you want you
Continue readingTrashy's World: I’m dreaming of a…
…greeeeeeen Christmas…
Continue reading350 or bust: Celebrating Winter
After all of the politicking and game-playing in Durban last week at the U.N. climate negotiations while both the suffering of poorer nations and the scientific evidence were ignored in favour of the status quo, I think it’s time to remember and celebrate what we do have. At the same
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