We just got the news that a very dear friend of ours in L.A. passed away this morning.
This is where being far from town is so difficult. In reality, things would have been no different had we been there.… [Read More]
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and she's coming for your wallet
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Use the Fourth/Look
As noted in prior blog posts, Canada Day was Friday July 1st, most businesses were closed, and the City sponsored lots of holiday events (flyovers, music, cake!)
It was still a workday in the U.S.… [Read More]
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The Lachine Rapids
Down at the south-east point of the Isle of Montréal, the St. Lawrence river goes over a series of rock shelves creating the Lachine Rapids. Early European vistors like Jacques Cartier thought the St.… [Read More]
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The Water Moose
Icon of Canada Day Celebrations
It's Canada Day in the ROC, but in Québec it's officially Packing, Porting, and Pizza Day
or, letting post-docs pick your brain
It’s not easy to engage in a foreign city when you don’t speak the language and you’re avoiding deadly viruses and you work remotely from home.… [Read More]
The butterflies we call painted ladies at home are called “belle-dames” here–beautiful ladies. They’re migratory and occur all over the world. This sign in the Les Jardins Gamelin is in the middle of several garden beds planted with butterfly host plants and flowers.… [Read More]
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When You Wish Upon A Car
Seen in the neighborhood. Can’t get much more fabulous than this.
This photo even has some of Montréal’s famous bollards in it.
As a Southern Californian, it’s hard for me to understand just how exciting it is for Summer to arrive here. After all, what’s the big deal about sunny days? Well, the internet is here to explain visually:
Average Temperature, image Copyright © Weatherspark.com,… [Read More]