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Photo Memory of the Week
Also not a finch. Or a canary.
Music of the Week
Quote of the Week
“You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing — that's what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.”
Source: Richard P. Feynman, "What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character
Posted: 2025 Nov 28And check out this post for more of Richard Feynman's world view.
Category Archives: Appreciating Deeply
National Treasure #131: Liberation of Holland
Liberation Day in the Netherlands Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through Canada
Tagged History, Military
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American Coot, Chandler AZ
An unexpected model. Continue reading
Wind Spinner, Gilbert AZ
Playing with slow shutter speeds. Continue reading
National Treasure #129: Alice Munro
Master of the contemporary short story. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through Canada
Tagged Storytellers
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National Treasure #128: Richard Wagamese
First Nations author. Continue reading
National Treasure #127: Daniel Lanois
Bilingual Ontarian (now a Dear Ontarian, per ServiceOntario) makes good. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through Canada
Tagged Musicians
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Avocet, Gilbert Water Ranch
A lucky shot. Continue reading
National Treasure #126: Huron Carol
Our first carol. Continue reading
National Treasure #125: Queen Elizabeth II
Blooming where she was planted. Continue reading