Category Archives: Canada

Winter

Posted on January 18, 2015 by If It Was Today

The Rideau canal runs through the center of Ottawa. It was built in the 19th century for defense. Today it carries pleasure boats in the summer, and skaters in the winter. I sometimes imagine trying to explain this to the … Continue reading →

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Contrast

Posted on July 15, 2013 by If It Was Today
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Summer

Posted on July 12, 2013 by If It Was Today
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A Slight Exaggeration

Posted on July 9, 2013 by If It Was Today

Okay, so maybe I exaggerated a little when I said I’d given up gardening. But I did give up a lot of my vegetable garden. The bunnies just love the tender pea and bean shoots. Even beets seem fair game. … Continue reading →

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Why I Gave Up Gardening

Posted on July 8, 2013 by If It Was Today

Nuff said.

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Shades of Brown

Posted on July 7, 2013 by If It Was Today

The rain has stopped, at least for the moment, and the sun has come out. But the past week started me thinking about mushrooms, and I can’t seem to let it go. Probably says something profound, or more likely disturbing, … Continue reading →

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Life In A Northern Town

Posted on July 6, 2013 by If It Was Today

There are many drawbacks to living in a northern town. Take winter. Please. After four months of snow I think that anyone, whether in their right mind or not, should have had more than enough . And forget that “winter … Continue reading →

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Not Quite Jordan

Posted on July 3, 2013 by If It Was Today

A while back, one of the bloggers I follow, Middle East Moments, commented that “Jordan does do a good sunset“. She obviously has a knack for understatement. In reality, Jordan does amazing sunsets. My Jordanian sunset posts pretty consistently get … Continue reading →

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Rainy Days

Posted on July 2, 2013 by If It Was Today

When the promise of summer warmth gives way to cool damp days, on the first week of July no less, a not-so-young man’s thoughts turn to … mushrooms. They are strange, and more than a little fascinating, creatures. Or entities, … Continue reading →

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Wildlife

Posted on June 25, 2013 by If It Was Today

Probably not exactly what you were thinking, but wildlife comes in all sizes. It is a busy week, so this will have to do for now.

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