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June 12, 2019June 14, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Lost At ‘The Ledge’

Jamie and I went for a walk downtown yesterday and in the grounds of the Alberta Legislature, we saw an interesting sculpture that was contributed by the Alberta Teachers’ Association. It represents the parallel between tending a garden and educating children, and it incorporates the poem The Garden by Rollie Pemberton.   From there we […]

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February 17, 2017February 16, 2017Snowbird of Paradise

Garden Pets

Two snails (which may be Helminthoglypta dupetithouarsii) have taken up residence in the bird of paradise plant on my patio.  They are helping me to figure out how to use the macro feature on my camera because they pose for me!  I used my Olympus Digital Camera OM-D E-M10.

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I am a snowbird who travels south for the winter. When I get there I have a bird of paradise plant on my patio.

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