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Giving
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November 2008 |
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I look out my window now, there is no doubt that fall is well underway
and winter is just beyond the next horizon, waiting its turn to sweep
in and cover the earth with a white blanket of snow. Brown leaves on the ground remind me that I haven't raked up the leaves that have fallen from the bare trees in the yard. Better get to that or I will be raking them next spring. My knees have been aching more than usual for this time of year. They make movement difficult and I have had to curtail my walking until the swelling recedes enough to allow me to resume my hiking.   Canada's
Thanksgiving has come and gone but those in the United States will
celebrate theirs on the third Thursday of November. Enjoy yourselves
and try not eat too much - Christmas is just around the corner and that
means more feasts to come.Good things come in small packages, and this guy is no exception. Nicknamed Rupert, this deer is alive with the assistance of some very caring people.   The 2008 Redneck Award Winners Once again, we've come to that time of year when we acknowledge that certain of our kind are destined to be given prizes for their, um, unique presentation of ideas and form.  Click on the button to view a selection of this year's winners. OH
CANADA! PART IV
Here are some wonderful pictures of Canada for your viewing enjoyment.  Click on the photo above to view them. THE TALE OF THE ARAB FLIGHT CREW Here
is a tale about the importance of practising due diligence by reading
manuals
before beginning any pre-delivery ground tests on a brand new aircraft.
       
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  NEW PRICE!!   Rent this Gowganda house! Fishermen and snowmobilers take note: this house is available year round for rent. Click on the above picture for more information. Finally, I have sorted my photographs and have compiled a DVD of my trek.  Click on the picture above for details on how you can obtain a copy. Listed below are two blog sites that may be of interest to readers.  The first one above is authored by Bill Fox, a Gowganda resident who likes to hike and make canoe trips around the countryside. He always takes along a camera to capture the sights of these excursions. Bill tries to post a message and a few pictures every day. Those wishing to watch winter unfold in the far reaches of Northern Ontario will delight in this blog. The next blog is writen by Scott Dietz, a fellow I met in Skamania Washington, at the home of my friend Bernadette Price.  Scott's home is in Portland, Oregon and his pictures feature the rivers and mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Scott's choice of travel is by kayak on his adventures.His writing style is interesting and complements the wonderful pictures he posts. Future issues of this newsletter will show these links in my normal Links section to the left. I hope you will enjoy reading both these blogs and looking at the great pictures posted there.    |
 The destructive power of
lightning is
well known and documented. Still, there is a raw beauty to lightning
that draws people to it, that momentary flash in the darkness that
lights up the world around it. The heavy wet snow took down tree limbs and telephone and power lines. My friends in Billings Montana, Ginger and JR Maxwell, lost power only momentarily but a big tree branch came to rest on wires at the side of their house, requiring professional removal.. Here in Gowganda, on Thanksgiving weekend, it was sunny and warm, but that's another story told further down this page.  Oh, what a weekend Thanksgiving was. Temperatures soared and the sun shone like it was summertime. The trees, however, belied this thought as they were quite fall-like in appearance.  Former Gowganda resident, Bernadette Price, known fondly to many of us, recently visited Mount Hood in Oregon and sent me this photo. It was with her and husband Keith that I visited the mountain in January 2008. On that day it was snow-covered completely, hiding a glacier below, which is clearly visible in summer.  Take a look at her photo of Mount Hood on 18 October 2008. Spectacular.  This poppy is a reminder that in
November we honour our veterans who
have served in times of war so that we continue to enjoy the freedom
and lifestyle to which wehave become accustomed. Take a minute on 11 November wherever you are to remember them and the ultimate sacrifice so many of them made on our behalf. Another issue finished and a few more jobs done. The leaves will just have to wait. :>) Don't forget to go see the pictures posted on my home page. They are current and won't be seen anywhere else at other times. I've also posted links to the two slide shows showing aerial shots of old and new Gowganda there. I hope you enjoy this offering. Please feel free to write me with your comments. Without you, there would be no newsletter so please continue to send in your articles for possible publication. See you here next month!  Nancyd Northern Comfort Info 2008 |