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It's cold, not dead

I should preface the photo posts by emphasizing that I’m putting up what I find interesting, not what necessarily would win any photography contests. This creek runs through a small ravine behind several detached homes, and is part of the Don River watershed. The greenspace it runs through isn’t part of the park or trailContinue reading “It's cold, not dead”

Posted byAndrea McDowellDecember 27, 2008Posted inVisualLeave a comment on It's cold, not dead

Who

(The first couple of posts will constitute the inevitable throat-clearing while I get a few things out of the way, such as: who am I, what am I talking about, and why should you read me?) When I was a child, I spent weeks at my grandparents’ cottage, near Apsley, Ontario. It was a shack.Continue reading “Who”

Posted byAndrea McDowellDecember 23, 2008Posted inBig Picture2 Comments on Who

First Snowfall

I snapped this about a week ago, in a mini-greenspace during our first substantial snowfall. After the snowstorms this week, no ground is visible anymore. <a href=”http://technorati.com/claim/h6k6nqjvpj&#8221; rel=”me”>Technorati Profile</a>

Posted byAndrea McDowellDecember 21, 2008Posted inVisualLeave a comment on First Snowfall

Why

I’m not worried about Nature. Nature is tough. Give her the slimmest of cracks in the concrete and something will come through. Many people see this as carte blanche to treat Nature any way they like. But just because she can recover from a massive assault is no reason to massively assault her, any moreContinue reading “Why”

Posted byAndrea McDowellDecember 20, 2008Posted inBig PictureLeave a comment on Why

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