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Category Archives: commentary
Etty versus Doug
Etty would not have approved of Doug or his lawn. Etty was the daughter of Charles Darwin and she helped her father with his editing, alas, often with an eye to bowdlerizing biology to conform with her Victorian sensibilities. Etty’s … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, wildflowers
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Slides on mountains
People, around Kootenay Lake and beyond, have been concerned about the massive slide that destroyed lives and homes at Johnsons Landing (North Arm of the Main Lake). The event has been reported extensively in the media (e.g. the CBC) … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, history
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Summer begins
Summer began today. After an unconscionably wet spring, the Sun rose to a clear sky and estival forecasts. Of course, when I say summer began, I am offering an observation, not a proclamation. Alas that was not the case, when two weeks … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, weather
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Two bees or not to be
Yesterday afternoon, I was watching the last of the C.P.R. wreck saga: the lifting of the flatcar that had jumped the tracks and slid down the bank towards the Lake. That story has been told through a number of … Continue reading
Posted in bugs, commentary
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Excavator out
This posting follows the earlier ones about: Train wreck, Wreck, stage one √, Wreck, Sunday, and Drowned excavator. This morning, a large barge and crane arrived from the Nelson side. By 3:30 pm the excavator was no longer under water, but was … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, history
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Wreck, Sunday
I was wrong when I guessed that the track was repaired last evening. This morning was spent doing this. I expect that this afternoon will be more interesting if they lift the flat car and excavator. Images of that will … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, history
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Ogopogo
It was the churning water, the splashing, and the spreading waves that drew my attention to an unreasonably long and sinuous animal with a whipping tail and fish-devouring jaws. Yikes, it is an OGOPOGO !!! ( ← Note my hyperbolic use of … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, mammals
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Pictographic seachange
Pictographs are at once art and narrative. Pictographs—rock paintings—were created by Aboriginal people over millennia. Alas, many have become obscured by time, suffering fading, erosion, lichen, and sometimes vandalism. There is now often difficulty in discerning many of the shapes depicted. … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, history
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Snow eater
A weather condition that results in the particularly rapid melting of snow is often referred to as a snow eater. I explored the term, snow eater, on the Web and was disappointed by how many sites sloppily treated as if it were … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, weather
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White line
The white line that is often seen on rocky portions of the shoreline has long presented a mystery to me. What is it made of? As the waterlevel changes, what turns its formation off and on? Why does it … Continue reading →