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Photo Memory of the Week
Also not a finch. Or a canary.
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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
Hot Peppers, Ottawa
Peppers in a Byward Market stall. Continue reading
National Treasure #40: Ian Tyson
Folk singer turned country singer turned cowboy. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through Canada
Tagged Musicians
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Reflections, Ottawa
Distorted reflections in (presumably) flat windows. Continue reading
National Treasure #39: Northern Lights
Aurora borealis – but no photo, darn it. Continue reading
National Treasure #38: Gordon Pinsent
Canadian actor, writer, and director. Continue reading
Stones on Driftwood, Olympic Peninsula, WA
Rocks, wood, and water. Sorta like the Canadian Shield. Or not. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Beaches
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National Treasure #37: Kathryn Dawn Lang
Canada’s amazing mezzo-soprano. Continue reading
Walterdale Bridge, Edmonton
Original and replacement Walterdale Bridge, Edmonton. Continue reading
National Treasure #36: Alert
Way up North, where it’s so dry there’s hardly any snow . . . Continue reading