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SPRING BLIZZARD
We knew it was coming. It was a matter of when, not if. Those pussies on the willows now have to put on their mittens. And their toques. They shoulda known better. Yesterday you had to really hunt to find … Continue reading
Posted in GREENSTONE, NATURE
Tagged daffodils, greenhouse, Northern Ontario, Northwestern Ontario, Wildgoose Lake
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THE FIRES OF SPRING
Yep. She’s gonna be a dry spring. The last floe in Wildgoose Lake has disintegrated. Just a few isolated slabs now, attached to shorelines. The shore in front of our cabin is ice-free. Sun bouncing off the pebbles underwater. On … Continue reading
Posted in GREENSTONE, NATURE
Tagged Canada, forest fire season, largest wildfire, Northwestern Ontario, Wildgoose Lake
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WHEN WINTER LOOSENS ITS GRIP
I woke up this morning because the lake was growling. Olga and I live in the bush on the shore of a lake. Our house perches on a hill perhaps 10 metres high, about 30 metres back from the lake. … Continue reading
YOU KNOW WINTER IS HERE WHEN . . .
All images from our back yard on December 11th.
Posted in GREENSTONE, NATURE
Tagged Canada's north, Northern Ontario, Northwestern Ontario, Wildgoose Lake, winter, winter scenes
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FROM GOLDFIELD TO JACKFISH 2 (3 Chapters)
Jackfish is a ghost community. It used to be a depot on the Canadian Pacific Railway where locomotives refueled, the coal being brought in by lake freighters. I had phoned friend Duncan in Terrace, a man with local knowledge. Sure, … Continue reading
Posted in NATURE, THE GERALDTON NORTHBOUND, WRITING
Tagged cobble beach, cobbles, CPR, Hwy. 17, Jackfish, Jackfish Lake, Lake Superior, quad trail, Slate Islands, Terrace Bay, Tunnel Bay
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WINTER’S RAGGED HAND
Been feeling it all week: that hand. We were told to expect last Wednesday a punch in the face in the form of 30 centimetres of snow. Never happened. Just 10 centimetres fell overnight, a mere 4 inches. And over … Continue reading
Posted in GREENSTONE, NATURE
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MAGIC HAPPENS
Here in the boreal forest of Canada, winter is a-coming. I got a taste of it last Monday, when Clarence and I were scouting a trail into the Kamuck River. It was bitterly cold – no snow, just cold. … Continue reading
Posted in GREENSTONE, NATURE
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EXTREME HISTORICAL EVENTS
If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound? The answer is yes. If a tsunami sweeps across an inland lake in the boreal forest, and there is … Continue reading
Posted in NATURE, THE BEARDMORE RELICS
Tagged cobblestones, extreme weather, Greenstone, history, Lake Nipigon, local history, lost history, Pukaskaw, Pukaskaw pit, Royal Windsor Lodge, seiche, storm surge, tsunami, writing
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LAUNCH TIME – HUNGRY?
This afternoon I took a run down to Beardmore. I was setting up a book launch at the library for Wednesday evening, May 18th. I just had to take a run to Lake Nipigon. It’s only a quarter-hour from downtown … Continue reading
Posted in NATURE, THE BEARDMORE RELICS, WRITING
Tagged Beardmore, book launch, book signing, Greenstone, Lake Nipigon, Poplar Lodge Park
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TIRED AND RE-TIRED 3
Yesterday we – Olga and I – ventured from the home place to go to town. Town is 23 klicks away as the crow walks. It is the second time I have left my driveway in a week. Because . … Continue reading
Posted in NATURE
Tagged Canada geese, Greenstone, snow cover, spring, summer, writing
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