Saturday Photo: A Walk in the Snow
Well, actually the photo was taken some time ago, after another winter storm, but today when I was out I forgot my camera, so it will have to suffice. Lots…
Mary Soderstrom
Saturday Photo: January Morning…
The stark beauty of winter, with, thank goodness, the promise of lengthening days. The sun is coming up about 7:15 these days, which means that there’s a hint of light…
Saturday Photo: Getting Itchy Feet…Need to Start Travel Plans
Last Monday was supposedly Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year. Well, my mother always said that January was the longest month of the year, and perhaps its…
Saturday Photo: Okay, It’s Cold
…and it may be colder in the Prairies and, good heavens, what about the snow in Newfoundland, but it’s pretty frosty here too. Just came in. Think I’ll stay in…
Saturday Photo: Oldness, Beauty and Keeping Busy
John McPhee, one of my favourite writers, has a lovely piece in The New Yorker this week. In it he writes about a meeting with the novelist Thornton Wilder when…
Saturday Photo: Against War in Iraq 17 Years Ago, at -26 C (-14.8 F)
Must credit Jacques Sabourin for this photo taken February 15, 2003 when something like 200,000 people turned out in Montreal to protest again a war in Iraq. We were there,…
Saturday Photo: Concrete Really Is the Rock of Ages, until It Isn’t
This is what Montreal’s Turcot Interchange looked in late 2018, when it was being torn down. The design of this elevated stretch of highway probably wasn’t the best to begin…
Saturday Photo: Natural Trees….
This photo shows why I chose this tree for a Christmas tree: the pine cones. Of course, I wasn’t the only one doing the choosing, but nobody objected to what…
Saturday Photo: The Morning Rush Hour in Outremont, Version One
The photo was taken about 8 a.m. last Thursday, when folks were cutting through Parc St-Viateur near our house on their way to where ever. No crowds, but they were…
Saturday Photo: Sunny Winter Day…
Yes, I know, I’ve posted this before but it fits today perfectly–sunny, some snow, and people outside enjoying themselves. This winter has started out with a lot of energy but…
Saturday Photo: Jade Plant in Full Bloom
First let me say that I kill orchids, and can’t get African violets to bloom. Don’t know why, but after several years of trying, I’m faced with defeat on that…
Saturday Photo: Winter Biking, Bixis, and Snow
Montreal’s bike share program, Bixi, ended for the season Nov. 15, after what appeared to be a very good year. The non-profit reported a record breaking 320,000 individual users logging…
Saturday Photo: The Definition of Tenancity…
Snow on the ground, but not all the leaves off the trees. Is that perseverance, tenacity or stupidity? Don’t but it does provide some relief from a nearly monchrome palette.
Saturday Photo: Just to Remember on a Day When Snow Falls Gently
This was what it was like last summer in Mount Royal Cemetery. Blue sky and green grass. It will come again, I have every hope. Until then, keep warm.
Saturday Photo: The Book on Display…
Had a wonderful launch of Frenemy Nations: Love and Hate between Neighbo(u)ring States last Tuesday. Great crowd, good conversation and quite a few books sold. Don’t quite know what this…
Saturday Photo: Eviction Notice for Ducks?
Not sure which way the causality ran, but the family (or families, not sure if there were two) of 11 ducks which spent the summer in neighborhood parks have flown…
Saturday Photo: When You’re Forced to Take a Step Forward for the Planet
The cold weather is coming to this neck of the woods, climate change or not. Everyone knows you can’t live here without having heating, and until now we’ve relied on…
Saturday Photo: Glass Houses, and On Line Harrassment
A strange thing happened this week: an anonymous person tried to comment on this blog, writing “Dear Mary; Find a room in the glass house that you like to live…
Saturday Photo: No, This Time It’s a Video of my Walrus Talk…
“Across the River, The Height of the Land: Physical and Political Boundaries” That’s the title of the Walrus Talk I gave Sept. 23 in Gatineau. It was great fun to…
Saturday Photo: Asters, the Stars of Fall
Two sort of asters have sprung into bloom in the last couple of weeks. The first are the ones to the right which I’ve been encouraging in our little garden.…