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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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  • I think! It certainly isn’t north of my home but it is the first star to appear. It certainly wasn’t anywhere to be seen tonight as the day was mostly like this it’s still snowing. Snow can be beautiful, white and silent it covers a lot of ugliness. It’s romanticized by people who never have…

  • Goodbye, until next time

    There is only one king in my crèche. I know a playful dog ran away with Balthazar decades ago and we only found a chewed up remnant weeks after Christmas. The dog, Katie, suffered no ill effects. What happened to the other Magi … I cannot tell. This set was bought by my parents at…

  • The day before Christmas Eve

    It’s snowing properly today and it almost certainly will be “ a White Christmas” I have a visitor staying with me for a few days. My dear niece, Katy, is here from Greece. She was so kind when I was in Kefalonia, it was a pleasure to have her here in Montreal Christmas Eve service…

  • She’s baaack!

    It was a pretty torturous travel itinerary from Vancouver Island to Montreal on the 15/16 th. I know, I know … winds off the island made take off difficult. I was rewarded with some beautiful shots over the Strait of Georgia though. A lovely sky. Getting out of Vancouver was no easy feat. And who…

  • Feeling a little Christmassy on Vancouver Island

    next to the Strait of Georgia. Someone put up a few little signs for walkers to find I’ve seen wild trees decorated along here in the past too but never quite so ambitious as this one It’s so lovely to see little baby trees springing up from what looks like dead wood! The biggest hopeful…

  • The misty full moon last night

  • Some sights on the Island

    Yes he really was right across the Oyster River as I went for my noon walk. This picture is a bit fuzzy as I had to crop it. I took it just in time as he soon spread his wings and flew up the river away from the sea. You would never seen him here…

  • Goodbye from a Montrealer

    He came trotting down the path towards me and as soon as he noticed me, dived into the bushes. I had never seen one in Angrignon Park before. Sorry the picture isn’t better but trust me, his bushy tail was lovely!

  • A Banditry of Chickadees

    On Thursday I was out in Angrignon Park and I spotted a cardinal. While I was trying to get a good shot ( and failing!) I was being dive bombed and harassed by chickadees! I decided the next day to bring bird seed. In the past these cheeky birds have eaten from my hand in…

  • It’s Over

    Although we’re still above freezing here in Montreal high winds and rain on Halloween night meant that most of the trees are bare. Not all… of last week looks like she’s ready to join the crowd. One thing that bare branches allow one to notice are the distinct messy leaf nests of squirrels and something…