It’s been decades since I’ve seen a sundog. I remember seeing them all the time when I lived on the prairies. Last night at sunset there was a huge rainbow-colored sundog:
Entries from April 27th, 2009
antarctic encounters
April 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · reviews
Just watched the documentary, Encounters at the End of the World (2007). Wow! It’s a wonderful movie, full of fantastic images. I especially enjoyed all the video footage of and by the brave SCUBA divers who explore untethered below the vast, thick cover of ice. The music that accompanies those underwater trips is also amazing. [...]
a piece of my past
April 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · my world
What a blast! I’m in the process of retiring from my Educators’ Resources blog. So that the resources aren’t lost to my subscribers and site visitors, I’m passing the whole blog on to a colleague, Sylvia Currie. Sylvia’s first post to the blog reviews a bit of our history. I had forgotten all the details [...]
cool things on my deck
April 21st, 2009 · No Comments · my world, photos
Spring on our skydeck. Sunshine comes and stays. Camera comes out. Nothing much to shoot on the deck, but I do find that everything out there creates an interesting pattern. Well, ok, just any excuse to snap a photo. See the rest of my photos in my prePosterous blog gallery
reference links
April 20th, 2009 · No Comments · BOOKMARKS
Check out my new page of reference links. You can get back to it anytime: click ‘reference’ near the top of this page (in the horizontal line of links). Or just bookmark it once you’re there.
I Spy Joy
April 20th, 2009 · No Comments · BOOKMARKS, for fun
I Spy Joy is a sweet website where people post about their moments of JOY. Check it out, and bookmark it to click to when you’re feeling a little down on things and want to see what simple things are bringing joy to other people.
free drawing lessons!
April 18th, 2009 · No Comments · BOOKMARKS
Drawspace.com Hundreds of drawing lessons, all FREE! The lessons are beautifully done, clear, articulate, some are interactive. Categorized by level (beginner, intermediate, advanced) and they also supply a drop-menu so you can pick a specific drawing skill to work on. Amazing! All lessons created by Brenda Hoddinott, a Nova Scotia artist, and Drawspace art instructors.
being five
April 15th, 2009 · No Comments · for fun, twitter
I’m subscribed to this fairly new online comic strip called Being Five because that’s my approximate age. Here’s me: Check out the daily strip: http://beingfive.blogspot.com/ Enjoy!
local eagle cam
April 15th, 2009 · No Comments · videos
This one is in Sidney, BC (Vancouver Island). Three eggs last week, this week 3 eaglets hatched. The babies look like they’re wearing sunglasses. If you wait a while, the mom and dad change shifts to take their turn at nest-sitting and feeding the babies. One of my email buddies said they saw Mom bring a [...]
the 1 million buzz
April 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · my opinions, commentary, twitter
Yesterday the twittersphere was all a-buzz about the first person to reach 1 million followers — Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) won the competition with CNN (@cnnbrk ). Today the global media is all over it. The best part: Kutcher, CNN, and Oprah have all pledged to donate thousands of mosquito nets to fight the spread of [...]
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