Monthly Archives: July 2015

Labrador 2015: All Packed Up & Almost Ready to Go

The food is packed into barrels. The barrels were packed into Lew’s van. The one canoe was packed into the other. The third one loaded onto Paul’s car. The two canoes together make a tricky hoist onto the van. Success! … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1164 I am not a teacher, but an awakener…

I am not a teacher, but an awakener. ― Robert Frost

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Visual Soliloquy #1163 The whole secret of the study of nature lies in learning how to use one’s eyes…

The whole secret of the study of nature lies in learning how to use one’s eyes… –George Sand

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Labrador 2015: Shipiskan to the Sea

The most common question I am asked is, “What’s Next?” Given the current reports of the veracity of the black fly population in Labrador this summer, my most frequent answer at the moment is, “Bug Bait.” I can’t believe how … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1162 Hope is a state of mind, not of the world…

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1161 As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind…

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1160 We learn the rope of life by untying its knots…

We learn the rope of life by untying its knots. –Jean Toomer

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Visual Soliloquy #1159 I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it…

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion. –Mia Hamm

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Visual Soliloquy #1158 When one door of happiness closes, another opens…

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. ― Helen Keller

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Visual Soliloquy #1157 My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant’s point of view…

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant’s point of view. ~H. Fred Dale

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Visual Soliloquy #1156 The sky is that beautiful old parchment in which the sun and the moon keep their diary…

The sky is that beautiful old parchment in which the sun and the moon keep their diary. ~Alfred Kreymborg

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