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Calls from the Field: All Around the Circle
As part of my All Around the Circle Exhibit as part of the Unscripted Festival, opening in Twillingate on September 4, I am making it easy for folks to listen to the calls I made in from the field. As … Continue reading
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Tagged AATC, All around the Circle, I'se da B'y, media arts, photography, Twillingate, Unscripted Festival
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AATC: Looking Back at the Circle-Expedition Summary
Our sea kayaking expedition was inspired by the well-known and loved Newfoundland folk song, I’s the B’y. Our goal, like the song’s lyrics, was to paddle “All Around the Circle,” exploring the rugged and picturesque Notre Dame Bay coastline while, … Continue reading
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged adventure, All around the Circle, camping, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, kayaking, Moreton's Harbour, Nature, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel
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AATC Day 13: We’ve Gone All Around the Circle
Oh We’ve gone all around the circle!! We landed this afternoon back on the beach from which we left. Big challenging conditions but so excited, proud, and thrilled to have completed our expedition so not many pictures of today’s paddle. … Continue reading
AATC Day 12: Codjacks Cove
A windy forecast kept us on the beach today. We have one more pivotal paddle rounding the top of South Twillingate Island to complete our All Around the Circle expedition. It’s has been pouring rain all morning starting just as … Continue reading
AATC Day 11: An Audio Post from Codjacks Cove
Day 11 is complete, and we reached Codjacks Cove. Listen to our audio call below. We completed the expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support!
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged 2024, AATC, All around the Circle, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, Moreton's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel, Twillingate
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AATC Day 10: Paddle Magic Around Every Point
This will be brief. Today was awesome. Big paddling. Calm paddling. Cool paddling. Warm paddling. Paddling with whales. Even cooler was magic around many points: friends coming out in fast craft to say hello and take photos, surprising a dear … Continue reading
AATC Day 9: I’s the B’y Who Builds the Boat
We were winded off again today. We used the morning to prepare for our intended departure tomorrow by doing some making, marking maps, charging batteries, and ask local folks to share their knowledge of the coastline ahead. Chores done, we … Continue reading
AATC Day 8: A Whale of a Windy Day
With the high wind and waves, we were invited to our first shore/rest day of the expedition. As we were finishing breakfast, Bev came by our campsite to say that if we could be there in 15 minutes, there was … Continue reading
AATC Day 7: Hip Your Partner
We are camped in Sandy Cove tonight and when we paddled in, it seemed like a tropical paradise. Sandy, warm, and turquoise water had us pinching ourselves. Could this be real? It was indeed and we received such a warm … Continue reading
AATC Day 6: The Quiet of the Cove
I’m sitting under our rain tarp hiding from the sun in Cape Cove. We decided the weather was favourable for going around this formidable head at the corner of Fogo Island with a stiff breeze from the Southeast. We had … Continue reading
AATC Day 5: An Audio Post from Little Seldom
Day 5 is complete, and we reached Little Seldom. Listen to our audio call below. We are conducting this expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support!
AATC Day 5: Arrival on Fogo Island!!!
We made it to Fogo Island and we paddled here! This was one of the big moments we hoped for on this trip but of course, was highly weather dependent. We had an early start so we could cross the … Continue reading
AATC Day 4: An Audio Post from the Port Albert Peninsula
Day 4 is complete, and we reached the Port Albert Peninsula. Listen to our audio call below. We are conducting this expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support! View our current location on the … Continue reading
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged 2024, All around the Circle, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, Moreton's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel, Twillingate
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AATC Day 3: Finding Our Groove
We’ve adopted an early to bed, early to rise paddling schedule so the picture above is me making breakfast before sunrise. Today’s paddle was fantastic! The coastline was rocky and treed with several Bald Eagles keeping watch as we paddled … Continue reading
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged 2024, All around the Circle, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, Moreton's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel, Twillingate
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AATC Day 2: An Audio Post from Intricate Harbour
Day 2 is complete, and we reached Intricate Harbour. Listen to our audio call below. We are conducting this expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support! View our current location on the All Around … Continue reading
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged 2024, All around the Circle, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, Moreton's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel, Twillingate
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AATC Day 1: An Audio Post from Moreton’s Harbour
Day 1 is complete, and we reached Moreton’s Harbour. Listen to our audio call below. We are conducting this expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support! This is our current location on the All … Continue reading
Tibb’s Eve for All Around the Circle
Tibb’s Eve is celebrated in Newfoundland and Labrador on December 23rd-the day before, the day before Christmas. Tibb’s Eve also refers to a day that will never arrive. When the to-do lists were endless, we thought, departure for this expedition … Continue reading
Happy New Year from Signal Hill
Marian and I took a stroll up Signal Hill yesterday to celebrate the New Year, get some movement and physical activity into our day, and enjoy the view. As usual, Signal Hill didn’t disappoint. I’ve been working on my website and … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Loca-venturing, Winter
Tagged 2024, Happy New Year, photography, Signal Hill
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Visual Soliloquy #1280 It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure…
It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. –Joseph Campbell
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Tagged 2017, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #1279 If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind ?”
If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind?” –Mary Ann Pietzker
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Tagged 2017, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #1278 Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us…
Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us. ― David Richo photo Credit: Megan Frost
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Visual Soliloquy #1277 “It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always . All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story…
It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story. ― Patrick Rothfuss
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Visual Soliloquy #1276 I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity…
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #1275 The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go…
The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go. ― Shannon L. Alder
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Tagged 2017, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy # 1274 I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow…
I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow. — David … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy # 1273 The river has taught me to listen; you will learn from it, too. The river knows everything; one can learn everything from it. You have already learned from the river that it is good to strive downwards…
The river has taught me to listen; you will learn from it, too. The river knows everything; one can learn everything from it. You have already learned from the river that it is good to strive downwards, to sink, to … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #1272 They who marvel at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter…
They who marvel at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter. –John Burroughs He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #1271 Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal…
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. –Henry Ford Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. Henry Ford Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/obstacles.html
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Visual Soliloquy #1270 Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light…
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.–Helen Keller Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. Helen Keller Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/search_results.html?q=light
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Visual Soliloquy #1269 Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye…
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. –Helen Keller
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Visual Soliloquy #1268 The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you can alter, even by a millimetre, the way people look at reality, then you can change the world…
The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you can alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change the world. -James Baldwin
Visual Soliloquy #1267 Life is a tapestry woven by the decisions we make…
Life is a tapestry woven by the decisions we make. ― Sherrilyn Kenyon
Visual Soliloquy #1266 I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one…
I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one. –Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Visual Soliloquy #1265 Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything…
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. –George Bernard Shaw Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_bernard_shaw.html
Visual Soliloquy #1264 They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for…
They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. ― Tom Bodett
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Visual Soliloquy #1663 It’s okay to spin around and around in the same place. Just so long as you’re singing your heart out…
It’s okay to spin around and around in the same place. Just so long as you’re singing your heart out. ― Chica Umino
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Visual Soliloquy #1262 Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you’re just a reflection of them?
Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you’re just a reflection of them? ― Bill Watterson
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Visual Soliloquy #1261: We always see the point of an iceberg. So I’ve always accepted the idea that people – they don’t necessarily know everything I am…
We always see the point of an iceberg. So I’ve always accepted the idea that people – they don’t necessarily know everything I am… –Olivier Theyskens
Visual Soliloquy #1260: Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley…
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. –Theodore Roethke Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/theodorero120661.html?src=t_mountain
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Visual Soliloquy #1259: If flowers want to grow right out of concrete sidewalk cracks I’m going to bend down and smell them…
If flowers want to grow right out of concrete sidewalk cracks I’m going to bend down and smell them. –David Ignitor
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