My M is my Valentine. And no, he's not James Bond's boss. (Thanks Ralph. 🙂 You can visit Ralph and his funny comments at https://bluefishway.com/ ) Almost eight years ago, I was introduced to a tall, loquacious, humorous, principled man. At first sight, we each were sure we would get on. We did. A lot.…
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The Big Chilly
Right now I am living deep inside a real big chilly. It's something like -42 C or whatever. When it's that cold, does it matter any more? I don't even check. It's -40, yada yada. Up until recently, it's been fairly easy to live with. But ... there's always something. First, my truck wouldn't start.…
Cold Weather
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Happy Thanksgiving
Summer reflected in the bounty of fall. Happy Thanksgiving.
Don’t Call Me Petal
Are there "pet" names in your life? Names that are perhaps more sour than sweet? Names that make you roll your eyes? Or worse, make you want to hurl? I mean, I've been called names that, well, I can't repeat here. Like, you know, twitface and frackwit. I can take those. But what I really…
