This is what -36°C looks like ... ... at the southern end of Great Slave Lake in Northwest Territories. In Fahrenheit, that's -33. Very sharp and sunny, but my, is it chilly! Somehow, the air looks cold. I usually walk to work, but today I needed to take my vehicle; it was slow to start…
Author: Lynette d'Arty-Cross
Flying Anyone?
I found this airplane stuck to a pole ... It's one of the types I learned to fly, back when I was in my salad days. It made me a bit sad to see it there, poised as if in flight but stuck, permanently roosted and rooted to the ground, a facsimile of its former…
A Short Pause
I am taking the pause that refreshes. After being promoted to a new job that is testing any and all abilities that I might or might not have, I have to take a break. A summer photo from the Okanagan in British Columbia. I will be dropping in from time to time to…
Remembrance Day
30 Days of Gratitude- Day 11 (Photo credit: aussiegall) I first published this post on November 11, 2013 and then again in 2015. As a tribute to my family's veterans and all those many, many others, here it is again. Thank you for your service. We will remember. In Canada, today…
A Picture (or Two)
I missed Wordless Wednesday but here's a picture for Thursday ... of a sunny Okanagan day in July. And another ... of the snowboarding venue for the Arctic Winter Games for 2018. We are starting to collect a lot of snow. Greetings and happy November from the Northwest Territories. 🙂
Rebel Coffee Cake/Blogger Awards Nominations
I have been nominated for a blogging award. 🙂 I'm not going to do the award requirements but I do want to pass on the names of the nominator and the other nominees. In particular, please take a look around Cecilia Kennedy's Fixin' Leaks and Leeks blog. Lots of good recipes and tips. Many thanks…
Crossing the Mighty Mackenzie River
The Mackenzie River is the largest river system in Canada and the second largest in North America. It is so big that in places it looks like an ocean or huge lake. It even has a vanishing point. Driving across the bridge that spans the Mackenzie going south from Yellowknife doesn't capture that effect. However,…
Mourning the Loss of a Narcissist
There are many types of losses, most of which are natural and normal, even if they hurt like hell. Most of us will experience the loss of parents and grandparents, the loss of a relationship or two, the loss of a friendship. Some losses are much worse than others; the loss of a child, for…
More Yellowknife
This photo shows a recent overcast day at a small lake just outside of Yellowknife. To me, the landscape is iconically northern-looking with much evidence of the Canadian Shield covered by short trees. Clear ice is also forming on this pond. Probably enough to walk on, but I wouldn't take the chance yet.And, one more shot…
Yellowknife
Yellowknife is pretty famous among tourists as a great place from which to see the Aurora Borealis. But a sunset is also quite wonderful. Yellowknife at night. A land of light within the dark.
