CURIOUS

Observations on the beauty and cruelty of the universe

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Lions Head

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Petrel Point Nature Reserve

Petrel Point Nature Reserve

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Petrel Point Orchids

Petrel Point Nature reserve, near Red Bay Ontario, is home to wild orchids including lady’s slippers, rose pogonia, grass-pink, small purple-fringed orchids and broad-leaved twayblade.

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Petrel Point and Isaac Lake

Petrel Point and Isaac Lake

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The Depths

The Depths 1 The Depths 2 The Depths 3 The Depths 4

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Walters Falls Loop

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Agitate by Aleister Monkfish

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Book Burning

Below is a list of some of the numerous books that were lost in the fire of 2012. It’s only now I can emotionally handle making this list and I will add to it as I remember things. While most of these are easily replaceable it kills me to see how much some of these out-of-print books go for! Hallucinogens and Shamanism, Michael J. Hamer A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle Siddhartha, Herman…

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Dinosaur Bone This "rock" has been sitting in the basement of the family house for close decades. My grandmother Hazel Dawson found it back in the 1960s on a trip to the…

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Tom Thomsons Grave

Tom Thomson’s grave, Leith, Ontario The West Wind by Tom Thomson, Oil on Canvas 1917, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto In September Ray and I went to visit Tom Thomson’s grave in Leith Ontario just outside of Owen Sound, where Thomson grew up. Thomson of course is Canada’s great painter; one known world wide, who captured the soul of the land and thus the country in his paintings. Contrary to…

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Southampton

Southampton, Ontario Southampton is an attractive “seaside” town on the Saugeen shores of Lake Huron. I use the term “seaside” because even though it is not technically on the sea it is as close as you get without salt water to a seaside experience. With lighthouses, ship wrecks, sea-birds, miles of beaches and no land in site when you gaze across the expanse of Lake Huron, one can easily imagine…

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Tea Time

Faux vintage books store my tea stash on the shelf. I personally know more people who enjoy the ritual of coffee on a daily basis than tea, however coffee never set well with me and had that not been the case I likely would have fallen into the coffee camp and missed out on some wonderful taste experiences that can only be found in tea. I had given up drinking tea for a while but recently had the…

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Habanero Hot Sauce

Habanero sauce This week I made two mason jars worth of habanero hot sauce which will get me through the winter and into next summer. It’s a recipe I modified after a couple of years experimentation. This recipe makes one mason jar of sauce. This is a very heat intensive sauce and very flavourful. The heat sneaks up and dies off  after about 10 seconds. Of course the more you eat the longer the…

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Rosemary Garlic Bread

Rustic rosemary garlic bread Bread can be a challenge to make. Finding the right consistency and texture, the right amount of moisture and  a balance between crust and interior can be challenging, not to mention the time involved in preparation and making sure it tastes good. Through the years I’ve tried different recipes and styles, but this rustic rosemary-garlic bread from the Noble Pig has…

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The Moreland Place

  Moreland Place staircase   Moreland Place Piano Moreland Place Cherub What is the Moreland Place? It’s a European style manor house with vast gardens lawns and a hedge-row labyrinth that has been located in Georgian Bluffs near Inglis Falls in Owen Sound since 198? But Open daily May – Oct 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Resources Bruce Grey Simcoe: Places to Visit

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A New Season (The Legend of the Phoenix)

A New Season (The Legend of the Phoenix)

After a summer medley of work, leisure and adventure I am back to report on my travels with new photos and features. July was dedicated to work. August was a month of leisure and a sprinkle of adventure here and there spiced the entire season up; some of which I will share and some I won’t! As some of you may know my life took a dramatic turn in 2012 and it has been a while since emotionally,…

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