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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: Photos of Flora
Salt Spring Vistas – Part 3
Different ways of seeing the forest and the trees. Continue reading
Salt Spring Vistas – Part 2
Another viewpoint. Continue reading
One Up One Down
A picture might be worth a thousand words, but which thousand? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Flora
Tagged Flowers, Other Plants, Trees
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Good Neighbours
Saffron threads come from peonies? Who knew? Continue reading
I’m Melting
Weather meets the Wicked Witch of the West. Continue reading
The Drum Roll, Please
An exciting announcement, on behalf of the Government of Canada. You heard it here first. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Officialdom, Photos of Flora
Tagged Community, Other Plants
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Spring Flowers, Waterton Lakes & Glacier National Parks
In Spring, a young plant’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of seeds. Continue reading
Wildfire
Nothing is all good or all bad? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Mountains, Trees
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Magnolia, Ottawa
Some years, I win. Continue reading