Not far from our apartment, in Parc Frรฉdรฉric-Back, can be found Tohu, a nonprofit circus-arts venue and cultural organization. They promote circus-related events, have programs for teaching skills to disadvantaged youth, and also have an environmental component.… [Read More]
There’s a company here in Montreal called Navette Nature — nature shuttle — that specializes in getting people without cars to national parks or other activities in nature. They have a fleet of old (and frankly uncomfortable) school buses, and they leave from the convenient central bus terminal.… [Read More]
In the past week, the temperatures started dropping from full-bore Summer swelter, cooling a degree here or there, until suddenly it seems to have become Autumn. The nights are cold, and the mornings are crisp.… [Read More]
It’s been beastly hot and humid (like everywhere else, it seems), but we have been spared the worst of the wildfire smoke thus far this year.
During much of July, I had some back problems preventing me from going places or carrying camera gear around, but things seem to be improving.… [Read More]
I wrote about nostalgia for May. But today, on a rainy Sunday, I’ll show some of the sights from the botanical garden in June.
We’ll start by the cafe, where new hanging baskets are fiery bright.… [Read More]
We’ve been here just over a month. Can I possibly be getting nostalgic already?
Well, May 10th was a lovely spring day; the sky was blue, the clouds were white, and the trees were green.… [Read More]
Last weekend, we went for a jaunt to l’Estrie, the Eastern Townships of Quebec. This region stretches from the St. Lawrence lowlands down to the Vermont border, and includes some of the northernmost extents of the Appalachian uplands before they swerve off to Newfoundland.… [Read More]
The flowering time for plants can be very short, which, of course, is not unique to here. Some species flower for longer than others. Chrysanthemum and thistle flowers can last for weeks or months.… [Read More]
I remember reading a translation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and being surprised at how many paragraphs Hugo dedicated to critiquing the architecture of Paris. He was very concerned with good buildings and bad, and the attention paid by the builders.… [Read More]
Hockey is to Canada what baseball and football are to the U.S. It’s a cultural touchstone and a massive revenue source for the sports industry.… [Read More]
