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A few shots of Ducks on the upper Niagara River (Fort Erie) in very early spring or late winter.

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PoTd - The Old Scow

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Pictures of "The Old Scow" taken at the event in 2018 Commemorating it's stranding above Niagara Falls & the unveiling of new plaques telling it's story. It's a great story and one of my favourite landmarks.

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PoTd -

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It's Back ! I wish I could say "Back by popular demand", but it's back.  Mostly because I haven't been posting enough and PoTd is a little more stream lined than some other types of posts.

Starting with a photo & adding a description & maybe a bit of background is usually more straight forward than looking around the world and coming up with something to write about, then writing, then editing, & then making a photo or graphic to go with the writing.

That being said I do hope to do some posts that are more focused on the writing than the images . I might even get around to some posts About writing or at least what I'm writing.   I'm hoping to get back to work on a script I was working on as a writing exercise/practice. If that happens I also hope to put some progress updates and possibly samples here on the blog. 

A Shot of the Scow itself from the the 2018 event Commemorating the stranding of the Old Scow above Niagara Falls & unveiling of new plaques telling it's story.

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PoTd - October 23

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Pic-of-The-day - "Morning Dew".

A nice little scene that caught my eye on the way into the shop one morning.

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PoTd - September 7

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Pic-of-The-day - "Pilings".

Posts that I believe where pilings for a bridge abutment.  They surround an abutment of a train trestle crossing the Welland River (aka the Crick).  There's a lot going on in the area, The rail line goes under the QEW & over the Welland River, at the spot where a hydro canal starts funneling water to the Sir Adam Beck power plant.

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PoTd - May 5

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Pic-of-The-day - "Wet Spring".

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PoTd - April 27

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Pic-of-The-day - "Streetview".

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Daily dose of Summerfolk from 2003

View from the main Stage. for some  reason this is the only photo I have of summerfolk 2003.

It's the view from the main stage amphitheatre and if you look close you can see Trevor& Kyle taking the zodiac back to Harrison Park.
Taking the Zodiac from Our Campsite up the river through the pond, around the fish ladder, through downtown & across the bay was a really cool adventure that ended with us beaching the zodiac and walking straight into the Down By The Bay Stage.



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Daily Dose of Summerfolk - May 8th

Our little Village for Summerfolk.

Early morning by the water's edge in Harrison Park.

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Daily Dose of Summerfolk - May 7th

Dad hanging out by the river.

Dad hanging out by the river.

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Why I want a Water Bear

Weather you call them Water Bars, Moss Pigs or Tardigrades they are my new favourite animal and I want one.

They are the perfect pet for someone like me. You can find them almost anywhere (for free) and they are almost impossible to kill through neglect, or any other way for that matter.

Here's the Low Down:
They are about 1mm long and live in water and most easily found on moss.
They look a little like a piglet & move a little like a bear and have claws on all 8 of their feet. Their mouth (or mouthparts) can extend to capture food , which can be plant or animal life that is floating by.

They are cool because they are indestructible. Ok, tardigrades are not undistructable, but they are pretty damn hard to kill. They are most famous for how they basically have a form of stasis that helps them survive in extreme conditions, particularly the lack of water. One of the keys to this process seems to be shedding up to 97% of their 'normal' water content, and replacing if with sugar to protect the cells from destruction by ice crystals,  which is why we can't be thawed out if we freeze solid.  Once they are covered in water, they rehydrate & plod along quite happily.

Tradigrade in it's 'Safe Mode'

How hard are they to kill? Here are some of the things they can survive:
No food or water for extended periods,
being frozen for up to 30 years,
temperatures around 150C,
exposure to 10 times the ionozing radiation it takes to kill us,
10X the pressure experienced in the Marianas trench
& they can survive in a vaccum.

Cool & a little Scary

If that's  not enough they have been around for over 500 million year & have survived unprotected space travel.  Plus there is some evidence that they may have up to 17% foreign (non-tardigrade) DNA which is a cool thing all by it's self.

The #1 reason I want one as a pet is this, With powers like that all they need is a little organization & they could take over the world. So I'm going to start being nice to them, just in case.




You can read  most of what you need to know at the obligatory Wikipedia link.
I'd also suggest doing an image search, as there are so really cool ones.
If after my sales pitch you too want one,  you can learn about the acquisition, care and feeding of your tardigrade here

Pic Of the Day - Macro Monday - Melt (#1?)

Melt (#1?)

Today's Macro Monday photo is a bit out of place as we are once again in a deep freeze at the moment.

The interesting shapes of melting snow always catch my eye.
Some times you get little microcosms that echo the larger melting events happening all around.

It's titled 'Melt (#1?)' because there will probably be more photos in the same vein when the snow & ice once again begin to melt.

Happy Monday.

Pic Of the Day - Neighbourhood #4 - Berries

Neighbourhood #4 - Berries

This is the 4th photo in the current series "Neighbourhood" depicting everyday sights & scenes in our Niagara Falls neighbourhood. 

These berries are growing just over the stone wall on River Road, right on the edge of the gorge, with the Niagara River just over 60m below.