We made our first visit to the Jardin Botanique this year, and to paraphrase William Gibson: spring has arrived, it’s just not even distributed. (As always, click on pictures to see ’em biggish).… [Read More]
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Springing
Tag: colors
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Saturation
Manon headed back to California last weekend, and I’ve been gradually wrapping things up here too. Part of that process is saying à bientôt to the parcs and forests and the Jardin Botanique.… [Read More]
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Autumn Approacheth
The weather has been chaotic this year. We’ve had repeated heat waves and a lot of rain. In fact, this has been the wettest summer on record (although when you read they only started tracking in 1942, it’s a lot less impressive than the headline suggests).… [Read More]
Sylvain and I went to the MTL Pride parade yesterday; it was a homegrown affair but with abundant color and music and smiles.
Here are a few photos and three short videos of an Irish-dancing rainbow, two-stepping white hats, and a good ol’ cheer squad going to town.… [Read More]
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Bug Season
It’s a hot summer, and the insects are flourishing. On my exploration of Parc Natural Bois-de-Saraguay, I inadvertently fed a lot of mosquitos, and the same happened yesterday at the Jardin Botanique (despite wearing repellant).… [Read More]
I’ve been trying to write a post here about the situation with the unhoused in Montreal in comparison to Los Angeles. It’s turning into a term-paper-like research project, though.
So in the meantime, here are some nice spring flowers at the Jardin Botanique.
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Crabapple Redux
In response to my Crabapple evolution post, one person commented to me that “[T]he trees are ugly 51 weeks out of the year. They’re only pretty during the one week that they bloom.… [Read More]
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Crabapple Evolution
From the front-facing window and small balcony at the apartment, there’s a view of the street below and the shaded courtyard of the house across. When we first arrived, the trees were mostly bare or just beginning to leaf out.… [Read More]
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Spring Colo(u)rs
Did I just mention that one of the advantages of our north/south migration is experiencing some seasons twice? Well, here’s some Springtime evidence of that.
At the botanical gardens, the magnolias are in bloom, and the Japanese garden has a variety of fruit trees still with blossoms: cherries, crabapples, and plum trees.… [Read More]
Sylvain’s sister and parents have been visiting this weekend, so there has been excursions to many places: Île St. Hélène, Parc La Fontaine, Parc Mont Royal, and, of course, the Jardin Botanique!… [Read More]