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Seeing Through Someone-else’s Eyes
Going for a walk, despite its physical distancing obstacles, can still be great. For me, it isn’t as great as going for a bike ride, but that isn’t a fair comparison. When the bike is really humming, you might appreciate … Continue reading
Posted in Aurora, cell phone, nature, perfect moment, perspective, photography, walking
Tagged Aurora, nature, perspective, photo, photography, River, seeing through someone-else's eyes, walking
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Trees at Night
It was a tough teaching day. It seemed to drag on forever and I was feeling pretty tired when I got on the bus to go home. It didn’t help that there was an accident somewhere up the road slowing … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, nature, perfect moment, photography, snow, winter
Tagged beauty, depth, nature, pictures, snow, three dimentional, tree branches, trees, winter
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More Than Dew
As mornings go, I had no reason to think this one would be massively different than any other. I hit the snooze button an extra time, and felt a bit scrambly. My lunch wasn’t prepared and I feared that I … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, commuting, morning, rain, Viva, weather, York Region, YRT
Tagged beautiful, clean, dew, dewy morning, freshness, landscape, nature, rain, wet
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Where Are We Going?
My cycling club does an admirable job of maintaining their website. They even send out quite a bit of email about upcoming events. I don’t always pay attention to it all, but I did note that something special was going … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, cycling shoes, group rides, Newmarket Eagles, positive comments, Saturday morning, self improvement
Tagged beautiful roads, bicycles, cycling, equipment, gear, group rides, nature, Newmarket Eagles, photographs, riding, road bike
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Finding Perfection in a Darker Palette
I celebrated a beautiful Spring day yesterday. Today, the rain came pouring down for most of the day. I didn’t enjoy the walk to the bus stop and I my walk to work in the downpour was only made better … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, photography, rain, seasons, smart phone, Spring, weather
Tagged Berlin, nature, Paris, photography, rain, seasons, smart phone, Spring, water, window
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Unexpectedly Perfect
After we got back from cycling and the rush it gave me, I expected the rest of the day would be just okay. I was completely wrong on this front. Our guide offered his own personal tour. He said it … Continue reading
Posted in alcohol, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, atmosphere, beverages, blogging, breathtaking, colours, comfort, conversation, Costa Rica, creative, entertainment, enthusiasm, environment, G Adventures, travel, travel writing
Tagged Cacique, Costa Rica, frogs, hot springs, nature, soaking, volcano, wildlife
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Respect
I write a lot about my students because they give me a lot of material to work with. As we finally embrace winter, the questions begin. Is February warmer than now? How long does winter last? Is Montreal warmer … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Canada, clothes, ESL, fashion, footwear, lifestyle, nature, seasons, students, style, teaching, weather, winter
Tagged balmy day in Toronto, boots, confusion, fashion, Google, nature, questions, respect, seasons, students, style, weather, winter
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Underfoot
Rain only hastens the falling of the leaves from the trees. The drops of water strip the trees bare, leaving only bloody leaf pools. Grim though it may be, I instead think of the leaves as nature’s brilliant carpet underfoot.
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, autumn, blog, blogging, blogposts, fall colours, growing your blog, increasing blog traffic, photography, rain, seasons, weather, writing
Tagged autumn, carpet, changing colours, changing leaves, fall, leaf, leaves, nature, photographs, photography
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Jealous Trees
Good things happened and a whole lot of blah happened this week. It’s been the kind of week when I felt I was drifting. Thing were great and things seemed empty. My bus rides to work have been interesting and … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, autumn, beauty, colours, incredible, nature, seasons
Tagged autumn, changes, changing colour, fall colours, green, leaf, leaves, nature, read, yellow
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Nature Moots the Discussion
I witnessed a curious interaction between two of my students. The first said that winter wasn’t so bad. The second answered that it wasn’t the winter he had experienced the previous year. Both students are from warmer climates than this … Continue reading →