In a completely gratuitous demonstration of the pathetic fallacy, the weather appears to be mirroring my response to a weekend of marking papers. Gloomy! Heck, I’m even close to assuming that these ships sulk on…
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I was thrilled to catch a flash of yellow (legs), then red (long bill) on the beach the other day, and then count 1, 2, 3, and 4 oystercatchers on the beach. Even more thrilled…
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Photo taken fromthis Wikipedia page Last week I was blessed by not just one, but two, encounters with barred owls. The first happened on a dark, rainy Wednesday morning after I had coaxed myself to…
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I can’t manage many words today — too busy processing my students’ — but I can give you pictures of the morning’s glorious light. As glorious as the election results last night — well done,…
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A few weeks ago, running in Vancouver, I was amused to be alerted by a runner approaching from the opposite direction, pointing excitedly to a seal, wanting to make sure I didn’t miss it. He…
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