Window-dressing . . .

I used to be unreservedly grumpy about all those signs of Christmas that appeared as soon as we passed Halloween. Now, of course, they begin even earlier — this year I saw trees being decorated…

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frightful weather, delightful food . . .

Even these neutral colours, illuminated as they are by afternoon sunshine, seem brilliant compared to today’s stormy offerings. I took these several weeks ago after noticing the rich combination of decaying fall leaves and needles…

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Peace and Quiet

I took this photo through my back door window (my back door is pretty much all window, actually!) several weeks ago — I love the quality of that early morning light. And the sense of…

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Fall Fishing . . .

A few weeks ago, when Pater and I were paddling our kayaks ’round the island, we hit a long stretch where the water was seething, boiling around us with salmon (pinks, he thought) just beneath…

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Happy Hallowe’en — a recipe and a monster for you!

I saw this very imaginative pumpkin Ogopogo (or perhaps a Cadborosaurus) up the road while I was out on my run today, and I just had to go back with my camera, especially since we’ve…

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