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Experiences

I Got 99 Problems But A Bixi Ain’t One

Until COVID hit, one of my chief joys in the summer was riding my flowered “bridal bike” to the beach. The ocean was beautiful, the air was (mostly) sweet, and the crowds endlessly interesting. Unlike other forms of exercise, I found cycling fun, something I could indulge in for hours and still want more.
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Conte de fée

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History, Culture, and Politics

The -Phone Wars

This weekend, Montreal anglophones held a protest against Bill 96, which strengthens Québec’s French language laws in a way many fear could endanger health, education, and the economy.
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Urban Flowers

It’s not just the woods on Mont Royal that are filled with flowers. The city parks, lawns, and trees are all getting in on the action. It was 89ºF/32C here today, so they’re probably all in a rush to pollinate before the cooling rains arrive.… [Read More]

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Très Intéressant

Sexy Elevator

We have a sexy elevator. Listen to the sexy voice announce my arrival at the fourth floor (“étage quatre”).
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Très Intéressant

Compost Clippy!

"Clippy" by Courtarro is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/2.0/jp/?ref=openverse.
No, not the Microsoft mascot, though…pas une mauvaise idée.
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Pictures

Trillium Fields

I went on a wildflower walk with Plein air interculterel in Mont Royal park last night. The forest has leafed out considerably in the week since I previously went walking there, and the woods are an intense, unphotographable spring green.… [Read More]

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Très Intéressant

Sheep May Safely Graze

photo copyright James Lee/Creative Commons license
It’s called ”eco-grazing,” and it reduces the noise and carbon footprint of park maintenance. Not a baaad idea
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Food

The Maple Report #2

You’d think this would be a winner: maple, chocolate, coffee. What’s not to love?
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Pictures Places

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]