Guaranteed to blow your mind – a time-lapse video shot by International Space Station astronauts flying over the Earth over a period of two months. Earth | Time Lapse View from Space | Fly Over | Nasa, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo. (via MetaFilter where they’ve solved what the ribbon of light across a […]
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It’s The First Snow of the Year (Dates Archive)
An annual tradition on this blog is the posting of this Hawksley Workman song which perfectly captures the joy that comes with the first snowfall of the year. I also realised this also makes an informal weather history – and not sure if I’m always consistent on this but I think I tend to record […]
The Best Non-Fiction Book I Read This Year…
…was quite possibly a fiction book! I think I’ve mentioned before that I read mostly non-fiction – probably 80-90% NF to 10-20% Fiction. But a recent Reddit thread on “eye-opening books that have improved the quality of your life” led me to a great fiction find. In the thread, somebody recommended Bill Bryson’s “A Short […]
Music Monday – “Spring is almost over/And the summer’s come/The day’s are getting long”
I had such an amazing time camping this long weekend at Nickle Lake with Shea’s folks at their seasonal site, I thought I’d do a bulleted list of some of the highlights. (To set the scene, Shea’s parents have possibly the the nicest site in the entire campground. They’ve had it for nearly a decade […]
Saturday Snap – Surveying the Damage
From earlier today, Pace and my dad check out the #56 highway north of Indian Head which recently collapsed due to the massive amount of rainfall we’ve had this spring and summer.
What Really Makes A Vacation Seem Real…
…is when you can look up the long-range forecast for your destination and get a sense of what the weather might be like for your trip. One week until we’re in St. John’s – hope the sunny weather forecast holds!
Saturday Snap – University of Regina (As Viewed From the Sask Science Centre)
Shea’s out with a friend tonight so Pace and I got to have a Boy’s Night Out. He wanted to go clubbing <grin> but instead, we went to see “Born to Be Wild 3D” at the Kramer Imax Theatre in the Sask Science Centre. I snapped this pic while we were playing in their outdoor […]