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I like the flowers, and the bees, the birds, and the trees. I like wisps of steam floating upward from wiry ferns and the fireflies dancing at night. I like everything that belongs to all of us.
Source: Bhuwan Thapaliya
Posted: 2025 Dec 17
Category Archives: Rambles
National Treasure #17: Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell – inventor of the telephone. Continue reading
National Treasure #16: Calgary Stampede
My grandmother lived on Crescent Road in Calgary, overlooking the Bow River. The view west – at least on a clear day – was of the Rocky Mountains on the horizon. The view south was the downtown. The view east … Continue reading
National Treasure #15: Thrombolites
Clotted accretionary stuctures – who could ask for anything more? Continue reading
National Treasure #14: Rick Mercer
Rick Mercer – oddball comic genius. Continue reading
National Treasure #13: Parliament Hill Sound and Light Show
Turning Parliament Hill into a sound and light show extravaganza. Continue reading
National Treasure #12: Mackenzie Delta
The Mackenzie Delta, part of Canada’s longest river (second only to the Mississippi in North America). Continue reading
National Treasure #11: Sir Sandford Fleming
Key, critical, and instrumental contributor to the adoption of standard time. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through Canada
Tagged History, Inventors
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National Treasure #10: Inuksuk-Inunnguaq
Inukshuk or inunnguaq – a widely recognized symbol of the North. Continue reading
National Treasure #9: Banting and Best
National treasure #9 – Banting and Best. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through Canada
Tagged Science
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