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Art in Signs on the streets of Toronto
Art in signs on the streets of Toronto What’s in a sign? Can it be art? Art signs on the streets of Toronto vary from official signs, to quirky love poetry to graffiti wars and everything in between. It’s all created and designed by someone. Right? On my morning runs…
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Fairies After Dark
Fairies After Dark – A Memorandum Fairies are everywhere, but you are most likely to see them after dark. I learned this while walking in the woods of a most exquisite Fairie Garden. Or is it Faerie? Or Fairy? Fae?It seems that spelling is as ever-changing and fleeting as the…
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Old Red truck and Daisy
Old Red truck and Daisy Sturdy but forgotten, the Old Red truck, not much red left anymore, sat parked by a bright white and yellow Daisy. Daisy was young, happy, vibrant – everything the Old Red Truck was not. She woke up smiling. That’s what Daisy was: a smiling…
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Rio Tortuga, another day in paradise
We started out at 7am, just as the sun was rising over the mountain range, in the Osa Peninsula. Hiking Rio Tortuga was just another day in paradise. Our meeting spot was at one of the bends of the Rio Tortuga, 2km east of Ojochal, a charming, Tico & Expats…
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Surreal Reality in Ice Landscapes
The beach is a rich playground of new, ever-evolving landscapes. Especially in temperate, seasonal latitudes of the world. Surreal Ice is the reality on this beach. Taken from this past winter, on a local beach in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. The accumulation of snow, ice, meltdown and new ice created magic.…
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Winter Solace
Winter solace is the ultimate Vipassana in life. The ground is covered in a blanket of water crystals, sometimes several feet thick. So thick in fact, that many small creatures live beneath the white layers. Yet, the air is still. The pace is slowed. Sleep is all around you. The…
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Look of Stress
 look of stress is undeniable It is different for everyone of us, but we see it don’t we? Or do we? Stress is one of those ubiquitous words that you hear all day every day, just about everywhere you go.‘Oh I’m just stressed’ – you hear on street. Just… stressed.…
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Cherry Blossom Dreams
Cherry Blossom Dreams This is my experience of the Cherry Blossoms at High Park – a cherry blossoms cream Spring time is dreamy, when the Cherry Blossom Bloom in Toronto Magic is in the air every spring, at the High Park gardens in Toronto. All 2000 of the cherry blossom…
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Spring Storm on the Farm
Spring Storm on the farm is a most magical sight. The wind, the rain, the sleet, the wind assault all the senses. But, nature is resilient and she stands her ground. It invites you to explore the boundaries between heaven and earth. A foggy warm blanket hovers on the…
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ACTION TO RECONCILIATION
What if we took action to reconciliation? What if Action was first so that reconciliation would follow? What if Action was the action we took toward reconciliation and the words, offerings, prayers and honorary land acknowledgements followed? What if Action led to Reconciliation? The writing is on the wall.…
