Tag Archives: Canada

Cottage Country

Posted on September 1, 2017 by If It Was Today

In early July we visited a friend’s cottage on a local lake. Many of these lakes are surrounded by forest now, but a hundred years ago they were surrounded by farms. In most cases the land was marginal, at best, … Continue reading →

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Sunset

Posted on August 31, 2017 by If It Was Today

Sunset on the water. What more can I say?

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Sun, Water, and Sky

Posted on August 30, 2017 by If It Was Today

In preparation for my not-quite-annual father/sun road-trip (try saying that quickly five times in a row!) I want to finish posting some of the pictures I’ve taken this summer. We didn’t travel much this year, but then we rarely do … Continue reading →

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Loons

Posted on August 22, 2017 by If It Was Today

Oh my – has it really been that long since my last post? I must do something about that. I haven’t been doing much in the way of travel lately, but I have been fortunate enough to visit friends who … Continue reading →

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Toronto By Train

Posted on March 10, 2017 by If It Was Today

It has been quite a while since my last business trip of any kind, but more on that later. Today I’m going to write about my train trip to Toronto. There was a time when I routinely took business trips … Continue reading →

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Water

Posted on February 26, 2017 by If It Was Today

It was gorgeous today. The sun was shining in a clear blue sky, perfect for a walk to check out the melting snow. There is something about running water, especially from melting snow, that brings out the kid in me. … Continue reading →

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Winter

Posted on February 25, 2017 by If It Was Today

I haven’t been traveling at all for a while now. My last trip was early December. It’s one of those “good news – bad news” stories best shared over a drink, so I won’t go into it here. I’m okay … Continue reading →

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Groundhog Day

Posted on February 16, 2017 by If It Was Today

The basic idea behind Groundhog Day is that the groundhog’s shadow will determine if we have an early spring or six more weeks of winter. This has always confused me because where I live these are pretty much the same … Continue reading →

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Pioneer Days

Posted on September 11, 2016 by If It Was Today

Sigh. So much for trying to post more often… I spent this weekend driving around a corner of southern Ontario just north of Lake Ontario. We lived here for a few years at the other end of my working life, … Continue reading →

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Twisted

Posted on May 11, 2016 by If It Was Today

I find it fascinating to see how plants can twist themselves into the most amazing shapes simply by following the light, year after year. Sometimes the effect is fairly modest, such as this tree that clearly had to grow at … Continue reading →

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