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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
Sky, Lake Powell AZ
Sky and more sky. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Skies, Travel
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National Treasure #55: Stratford Festival
Founded in 1952, the Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada produced its first play, Richard III (boo, hiss), in 1953 in a tent 0n the banks of the River Avon in . . . wait for it . . . Stratford, … Continue reading
National Treasure #54: Trans Canada Highway
The longest national highway. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Through Canada
Tagged Highways & Vehicles, History
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National Treasure #53: Great Lakes
Water, water, everywhere, and one or two drops to drink. Continue reading
National Treasure #52: Group of Seven
Hey, not all national treasures need to exhibit the high-brow artistry of Bobby Gimby’s Canada: the Group of Seven can qualify for some love, too. Franklin Carmichael Arthur Lismer A.Y. Jackson Frederick Varley Lawren Harris Frank Johnston J.E.H. MacDonald OK, … Continue reading
Pigeons, Kata Tjuta AUS
http://www.traditionaliconoclast.com/2016/10/19/national-treasure-49-joni-mitchell/ Continue reading
National Treasure #50: Rex Murphy
Rex Murphy: Newfoundlander, Rhodes scholar, sometime boozer, and voice of Canada. Continue reading
National Treasure #49: Joni Mitchell
Saskatoon girl makes extraordinary. Continue reading
Fuchsia, Vancouver BC
Underexposed red fuchsia blossoms. Continue reading