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Yes, New Brunswick deserves its own day!

Posted on August 5, 2019 by

Few people outside the small eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick will know that today is New Brunswick Day. Even fewer will care! In fact, there is nothing historically significant about today – or the first Monday in August – … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – what are we doing to our planet? | Jul 17/19

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

Image credit: https://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/Effects_of_Water_Pollution

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Wordless Wednesday – what are we doing to our planet? | Jul 10/19

Posted on July 10, 2019 by

Time for another photo. Let’s go for one of LA. Image credit: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu  

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Wordless Wednesday – what are we doing to our planet? | Jul 3/19

Posted on July 3, 2019 by

It’s Wednesday. Let’s try another wordless offering. Image credit: https://blueocean.net/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-plastic-pollution/  

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Wordless Wednesday – what are we doing to our planet? | Jun 26/19

Posted on June 26, 2019 by

I thought I’d try a Wordless Wednesday for a change. This widely disseminated image was taken by the Danish Meteorological Institute on the melting Greenland ice sheet earlier this month.

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Guadeloupe: there’s more to sun destinations than just sun, especially learning about new places

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

When we tell people that we’ve just come back from a week in Guadeloupe, it’s surprising how often the response is, “Where’s Guadeloupe?” It’s right in between several other popular Caribbean winter getaways that we northerners seek out – even … Continue reading →

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A virtual tour of snow, lots of beautiful snow

Posted on February 27, 2019 by

There have been a number of blog posts lately lamenting unusual weather patterns.  A blogger in the UK posted a spectacular field of snow drops, but voiced concern that, though stunning, they are blooming too early because of very warm spring … Continue reading →

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Lessons learned from watching our bird families

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

We have been blessed the past few summers. Bird parents of nearly every persuasion have selected our backyard for their nurseries and our feeders as their restaurant of choice. The result has been a “bird’s eye” view of bird parenting … Continue reading →

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