Tag Archives: Winter

Packing

Posted on January 27, 2023 by If It Was Today

We’re getting ready for our next trip. A very long trip. Just shy of 24 hours from takeoff, to touchdown at our destination in Auckland New Zealand. If you measure door to door, it is even more. I’m tired just … Continue reading →

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Winter

Posted on February 18, 2019 by If It Was Today

Ah winter.  What would we do without it?  I’m not sure, but I’d love to find out. Another week; another 18 inches of snow.  And it’s only mid February, so it’s a long time till spring. Perhaps you think I’m … Continue reading →

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Finally

Posted on March 6, 2016 by If It Was Today

At long last we are seeing the first signs of spring. And the first, very tentative, signs of new growth. As you no doubt are beginning to suspect, running water is one of my favorite things about spring. It brings … Continue reading →

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San Francisco

Posted on January 28, 2016 by If It Was Today

No – this is not San Francisco. This is the view from my window in Ottawa as I was packing on Sunday. It has been cold enough, for long enough, that my neighbour has been able to build a skating … Continue reading →

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Context is Everything

Posted on March 11, 2015 by If It Was Today

Any idea what this might be? Cotton batting? Styrofoam? Without context, it’s difficult to say. As it happens, this is a swimming pool. Yesterday. Needless to say, no one seemed all that enthusiastic about actually swimming. The good news is … Continue reading →

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So Over It

Posted on March 6, 2015 by If It Was Today

I took this picture last night. That’s right – March 5th, with Christmas lights still up and a thick coat of snow on the ground. Clearly someone was trying to look on the humorous side of it all… It didn’t … Continue reading →

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Obsession

Posted on February 27, 2015 by If It Was Today

When something captures my imagination, it tends to capture it completely. I’ve been told it is “part of my charm”. Thank heavens Jan sees it that way, because it’s all too easy to see how someone could find it incredibly … Continue reading →

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Kids Being Kids

Posted on February 25, 2015 by If It Was Today

It’s nice to find someplace where kids can still go out and have an innocent game of pickup hockey without structured supervision, full protective gear, and bubble wrap to keep them safe.

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Cold

Posted on February 22, 2015 by If It Was Today

Washington is wonderful city with a rich heritage of impressive monuments. It’s also a very pedestrian friendly city, at least in the core. This gives you the opportunity to see iconic monuments from a different perspective. So when I visit, … Continue reading →

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Who Would Have Guessed

Posted on February 9, 2015 by If It Was Today

The ice sculpture competition at Winterlude attracts artists from around the world. You have the usual suspects for ice sculpture – Canada, USA, Russia and such – but the competition also attracts artists from less obvious places. Like Japan, where … Continue reading →

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