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Naturally Occurring Art Pieces
At the water's edge | August 20th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photos and words by VerdunoisetteNATURALLY OCCURRING ART PIECESBroken Branch MobileArtist: NatureMedia: Broken branch with dangling dried leavesMethod: Top part of branch was broken off by unknown forces and was left suspended by bark strip from supp read more
Grapes On The Vine
At the water's edge | August 19th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photos and words by VerdunoisetteThe first time that I encountered BLUE grapes was during my first summer in Montreal. I was fascinated by the colour. When I first ate them I found that the skin was thick and extremely tart but once I got past that I read more
The Fruits Of The Forest
At the water's edge | August 18th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photos and words by VerdunoisetteThere is food in the woods. So far, from the confines of the trails, I have sighted about six trees which the critters seem to be visiting for meals. These include two oaks and four hickory trees. I expect that there read more
Can I Come Live With You?
At the water's edge | August 17th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photos and words by VerdunoisetteThis morning we checked in on our froggy corner. MY frog was not there unless he had turned into a bullfrog overnight because that is what greeted us as we arrived. I am not an expert at identifying these amphibians s read more
The Giant Coi
At the water's edge | August 17th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteIn the waters of the Lac Des Battures, Nuns' Island, so many creatures make their homes. I believe that some of the fish here are Coi but I am no expert. Today, the giant Coi paid us a visit while we were visiting the read more
Wild Raspberries
At the water's edge | August 16th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteI'd been noticing plants like these, first their attractive flowers and later the fruit that appeared in the summer. It never occurred to me that they were wild raspberries. Are they really? A native gave me this infor read more
Chicory Blue
At the water's edge | August 15th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteI knew a lady once who collected chicory along the river. I imagined she was mad. She would come away from the river smiling and carrying garbage bags full of the stuff. Yes, it is more likely that she was NOT mad, but read more
Webmasters
At the water's edge | August 15th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photos and words by VerdunoisetteThe spiders spin webs everywhere in the woods. It's easy to figure out how they sling them between adjacent trees or shrubs but how do you explain the spiders webs that span the boardwalk at face level when trees on e read more
Encounter With A Fox
At the water's edge | August 14th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteToday was a good day in the woods. The K9 got his bellyful of excitement and pleasure. He lay in the cool grass by the lake and watched me courting frogs. He huffed and puffed up at a squirrel in a tree that was holdin read more
Frogs Are Forever
At the water's edge | August 14th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteToday, I found my frog. I have been given the proof that s/he knows me because at my approach, two other frogs plopped under water with their sharp peunggggs of alarm but MY frog remained put to stare at me. "Hello, sw read more
When I Awake...
At the water's edge | August 14th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photos and words by VerdunoisetteRecently I've been taking photographs of these flowers from the perspective of the creatures that look up at the sky through their stalks and heads. Takes me back to when I was a child and only wanted to see the world read more
"Visitors...from the outside...oooo!"
Randomness Signed Gibbons | August 5th 2008
I've had a raccoon visitor 2 nights in a row! This is very surprising since I live in a 3rd-floor apartment in the middle of a big city!I have two bags with my recycling in them on my porch. Last night I heard strange noises and I thought it was ba read more
When Night And Day Fell In Love
At the water's edge | August 2nd 2008 by verdundoisette
Photos and words by VerdunoisetteBride:Said the bride sadly to her departing groom"Why must you always leave so soon?Without you, there is no good in my morning......You are the night, I am the dayWill you please find us a wayTo be together outside o read more
Against The Sky
At the water's edge | August 1st 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteWhen my people would swing in their hammocks below the thatched roofs or trees, the sky would have played its games with their drowsy eyes, luring them up to trace the outlines of its mask, whether the filigree of a ca read more
Give Me This Day My Daily Frog
At the water's edge | August 1st 2008 by verdundoisette
Photos and words by VerdunoisetteEvery day, when I go into the woods, I usually head for the lake. There I go to the spot where I can find my frog. Now, I am not so expert that I can distinguish one frog from another but I like to believe that it is read more
Butterfly On Pincushion
At the water's edge | July 31st 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteWhen I saw this, I got an idea for a pincushion. It could be made to look like the flower with a butterfly resting on top and the pins could be stuck into the sides of the flower to make the prickles. I've stopped tryi read more
The Tactile Textures Of Tree Trunks
At the water's edge | July 29th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteIf you've been visiting this blog, you know that I love trees and especially tree trunks. I haven't a clue about the identity of this tree. You might be able to tell me. But isn't it beautiful??? I saw a documentary on read more
When The Little People Went House-Hunting
At the water's edge | July 28th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteWhen Mama saw the berries, she said, "Oh,oh,oh, we must take this house! The berries are beautiful and this could be our courtyard and those berries are going to last well into Winter. No, this is too good to pass up. read more
Trees
At the water's edge | July 19th 2008 by verdundoisette
Sung by Paul RobesonPoem by Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)Music written in 1922 by Oscar RasbasI think that I shall never seeA poem lovely as a tree.A tree whose hungry mouth is prestAgainst the earth's sweet flowing breast;A tree that looks at God all day read more
Berries of Summer
At the water's edge | July 17th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photos and words by VerdunoisetteThe berries are out in all their glory. I want to get photos of all the other colours. I regret not knowing the names of these plants and whether these berries are edible or not. I have not seen any birds on these bus read more
Verdun has me thinking.
Non, Je ne regrette rien. | July 16th 2008 by Kim Mancha
I've mentioned before how much I enjoyed Robert Daley's book, Portraits of France. In it he writes several vignettes regarding France ... observations on cities and occurrences throughout time. They are all compelling in their own way. I've had so read more
Serpents Love Sunshine
At the water's edge | July 14th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteWhenever a day is warm and sunshiny, I look out for the snakes. They can often be found basking on a sun-drenched cushion of dried grasses. More recently though, with the undergrowth so thick and the shrubs so high, th read more
Rest In Peace
At the water's edge | July 5th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteAlthough I am very late with this, I want to remember the workman who died on the Point Sud Road construction site on June 17. I was at the Lake around the time when the events were unfolding and apart from the helicop read more
Returning
At the water's edge | July 5th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteIt's been a while. For various reasons including the savagery of the mosquito population inside the woods, I have not been walking. I will post some photos which I took more than a week ago. The wildflowers within the read more
Nasty et les Balls Breakers lors de la Fête de la musique 2008 �…
Stephane Tauziede | June 22nd 2008 by Steph
Hier soir pour la Fête de la Musique, nous nous sommes rendu avec Pamy à Verdun. Bien que cette petite ville soit sympathique, c’était surtout pour suivre mes amis et musiciens préférés du groupe The Balls Breakers qui étaient invités read more
Happiness = Books + Sushi
Oza Meilleur - le making of (English) | June 18th 2008 by Oza Meilleur
Happiness is all about the little things in life. The more you stop and notice the little things that make you feel good, the happier you get. For me, going to the library is always a treat. First of all, I get to take a nice long walk. I love to wal read more
World War II History for June 15
World War II History | June 15th 2008 by Steve Terjeson
Today in WW II History World War II History for June 15 1940 - The French fortress of Verdun was captured by Germans. 1943 - Paul Blobel, an SS colonel, was given the assignment of destroying the evidence of the systematic extermination of European J read more
It's Official. I Hate Summer
At the water's edge | June 9th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteI have been avoiding the woods for a few weeks. The mosquito population is exploding and if you want to get an idea, let me say that the woodlands are emitting the sounds of the constant caterwauling of the beasts. Wel read more
Graffiti Of Life And Death
At the water's edge | June 2nd 2008 by verdundoisette
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Raccoon Love
At the water's edge | May 30th 2008 by verdundoisette
Photo and words by VerdunoisetteToday, I talked to a raccoon, not the raccoon in the blurred photo above. This one was a little tigger high up in a tree. For some reason the K9 couldn't raise his head high enough to see him but he could smell him. An read more
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