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Les parcs de Montréal

I went on a walk the other day. In the first few blocks, I passed a number of small parks: Parc Jovette-Marchessault, Espace Pierre-Bourgault, and Parc Persillier-Lachapelle...
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Montréal Wildlife

I was out walking the other day, and saw a very science-fictiony view of Île Sainte-Hélène, one of the many other islands in the St. Lawrence River.

Manon and I have been out on the Île before — once in summertime when we drove around looking at the views, and once in a frosty February when we attended the Fête des neiges de Montréal.… [Read More]

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View From Our Balcony

I call this photo, ”Pick Yer Poison.”

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The Ascent

I grew up in the foothills of steep mountains in a town named for a canyon, and now I’ve moved to a vast glacier-flattened plain and a city that’s named for a mountain.… [Read More]

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The Village

Our apartment is in the newly and controversially re-dubbed district called The Village (formerly: ”The Gay Village”).