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Today's blockbuster from the Livyer's Line has me sharing my NL picket sign improvement to prevent wind injuries. I know that windchill is the mother of invention. Our picket line choreography & ability to withstand the chill gets stronger each day. #FairDealAtMUNL #FairDealAtMUNOur 8 am choreography is getting stronger each day as are we! The dip in temp this morning meant that even more of us spent some time on the dance line! Movement is a key strategy for keeping warm in the cold (just don't sweat-#sweatisevil!) #FairDealAtMUN #FairDealAtMUNLOur first big ski of the season-it was so hood to go to the back of beyond of Pippy Park, bushwhack, breathe fresh air and forget about life for awhile!Robert Holloway took this picture of Quidi Vidi around 1905. I took the colour picture in 2023. You can see from my overlay mine of RH's, that I didn't shoot it from the same spot. I need to move further South & be a bit lower since my pic shows the ocean horizon. #NLgeoartI have frequently heard folk tales about the elusive Barmp Whisperer but, today I have finally captured exclusive footage in our Day 8 Livyers Line Summary Video-you'll have to watch until the end to confirm Cameos by @MemorialHKR & @Janna_RosalesNLSome potato love-as I cut up some potatoes for roasting for supper, this one reached out and sent me and my colleagues this spud love! #spudslove #FairDealAtMUNL #FairDealAtMUN #communitygarden #growyourownfood #spud #foodsecurityTA’s Facebook Page
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Mont Blanc Hallelujah
(Click the video to play while reading the blog entry) I’ve heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don’t really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, … Continue reading
Mont Blanc Day Three
We spent the night at the Orny Hut in Switzerland with the plan to climb back over to France. After a restless night in a room with 23 other climbers, we got up pre-dawn to get a good start on … Continue reading
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Mont Blanc Day One
As someone who lives at sea level, my goal for day one was to get my body as high as I could to remind it of the upcoming need for acclimatizing. The wondrous thing about the Chamonix valley is there … Continue reading
What’s TA Climbing Next? Hvannadalshnúkur, Yding-skovhoj, and Mont Blanc
Congrats to Trien…She’s taken my set of wild clues and solved the puzzle. I’m climbing to three (no, actually four) country high points in the next few months. In April, Marian and I will be climbing Hvannadalshnúkur (the highest peak … Continue reading
Mountains to Sea
I remember being fascinated as a kid when I learned that all water went to the sea. That the rain that fell in our lake emptied into a creek then joined with a river which eventually flowed to the ocean…amazing. … Continue reading
The Other Side of the Mountain
There was a change in the weather. With things drying on the deck after the big day out on the glacier, I felt an almost imperceptible cooling that signaled, “Its about to rain.” I dashed out to the deck, grabbed … Continue reading
Of Crows, Cats and Cows
It’s funny when life “turns a phrase” on you. Riding a big yellow school bus the other day up the shore, Natelle turned to me and said, “So what was with the baby cow?” “Cow?” I replied. “Yes,” she said, … Continue reading
Ripples in the Pond
When you drop a pebble in a pond, it makes ripples that travel out to the shore and then they refract back until they lose energy and dissipate (or at least that is how I imagine it). When we lead … Continue reading
TA’s Adventures
TA loves to share expeditions with schools and the community in engaging ways. Recently, TA completed her sixth paddling expedition in Labrador. This expedition was called the River with Two Names. In April 2019, TA completed another section of the Great … Continue reading
Feeding Paddling North
Ms. Gamble’s Grade Three class asked how we are doing our food for the expedition so here goes. We are using a pantry system rather than a meal by meal. This means we have a bunch of food (I.e. 360 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, Athabasca River, canoe, Mackenzie River, Slave River
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Dry It, You’ll Like It!
There is nothing like holding a whole jar of salsa in your hands, without any drips, that gets you excited about an upcoming paddling trip. Marian Wissink and I spent the last week turning 40 kg of “wet” food into … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #1058 A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith…
A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities. -William Arthur Ward
Visual Soliloquy #585 The color of the mountains is Buddha’s body; the sound of running water is his great speech…
The color of the mountains is Buddha’s body; the sound of running water is his great speech. ~Dogen
Visual Soliloquy #520 I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed…
I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #452 You may have a fresh start at any moment…
You may have a fresh start at any moment, because this thing we can “failure” is not the falling down, but the staying down. –Mary Pickford
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Tagged 2012, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #352 What saves a person is to take a step. Then another step…
What saves a person is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Tagged 2011, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #296 How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains…
How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! ~John Muir
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Tagged 2011, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #295 Our heart away from nature becomes hard…
Our heart away from nature becomes hard. ~Standing Bear
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Tagged 2011, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #280 Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpos e–a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye…
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose–a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye. – Mary Shelley
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Visual Soliloquy #278 For hope is but the dream of those that wake…
For hope is but the dream of those that wake. – Matthew Prior
Visual Soliloquy #277 Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do…
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Tagged 2011, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #276 Fortune favors the brave…
Fortune favors the brave. – Publius Terence
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Tagged 2011, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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