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Isobel Cunningham has published short fiction and poetry. Her book, Northern Compass is available on Amazon. She was born in Wales but Montreal is her adopted home. She speaks French, Modern Greek ( it’s a fun story) and a little Spanish…oh, English too, of course. She welcomes comments on her blog and looks forward to chatting with you over cyber-space.

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  • December Sky

    Certainly a shopping centre parking lot doesn’t sound like the ideal spot for nature observations. However I’m not hemmed in there by buildings close in my sight line. But it held off and the clouds hardly seemed threatening. The sky was so huge and varied. It was a wonder to see it. And there even…

  • Changing view

    I’m a very early riser. That’s not always good but a couple of days ago I was able to track a beautiful sunrise. Today, after a night of snow, things look quite different. are a lacy pattern of snow. I think I’ll dig out a bag of birdseed and go offer some breakfast to the…

  • It’s started

    Early today there was a sort of mini snowstorm and then , very quickly things cleared up. The sky cleared, the sun came out and I had to search for this little sign that it really had snowed. I saw that a thin skin of ice had formed over the pond. Sun or not, it…

  • Lucky Lady

    I remembered today to bring a little bottle of birdseed that I sometimes take with me on my daily walk. The chickadees in my local park are wise to their human friends. Often when I just pause to look at my dear willow trees or what may be the last pair of Canada Geese on…

  • Some of us hang on

    On my street We have enjoyed a dream-like fall. Spectacular colors, warm temperatures, still days that, untroubled by wind or even breezes, seemed enchanted. I think many of us revelled in this season with long walks on the mountain or in the large local parks that dot the city. There are a couple of large…

  • Beauty and Sustenance

    These roses sighted in my neighbourhood, had a beautiful scent . It was only five days ago that I bent to admire them and to remember my aunt as I always do when a rose smells particularly sweet and strong. I wonder if the recent cold nights have changed their look, and scent. You have…

  • Today, it changed

    It has been an enchanted couple of weeks. Everyone says the colors of the autumn leaves this year are extraordinary. We have had little rain and little wind. The trees responded to the gradually shortening days and blazed forth under blue skies. It seemed as though fall would last forever. We enjoyed a spectacular hunters’…

  • I saw the comet!

    I wasn’t quite sure. I had to wait a few minutes there at the door of the local banal shopping centre. People were coming and going and nobody paid the least attention. It got bigger and brighter and just streaked across the sky. I had to step out from the doorway to keep it in…

  • Stained Glass Windows

    Yes, right here in Montreal, on Sherbrooke street is a beautiful church with unique stained glass windows. You’ll notice the name Redpath under the detail that caught my eye. yes, the sugar mogul of 19 th century Montreal has his place here. The church is part of the history of Anglo Montreal and is a…

  • Spectacular city mushroom

    Recently I posted about mushrooms in the country. Imagine my surprise when, far from any tree, I came upon this beauty right in Angrignon Park. Pays to do your “ duty walk” I guess. Not sure but I think it is called “ chicken of the woods”?? Found it… scientific name. Laetiporus…