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A sunny Fall Day in Whistler ... dragonfly, heron, grain, ski runs and poo bear was there!

Hopped on my mountainbike careful not to slip and slide on leaves slick with the dew of the under-forest, that covered the trail like yellow, slimy fish scales....

Canadian Thanksgiving Greetings! Canned peaches!

The harvest was the time for farmers to celebrate the fruits of the growing season. My favourite celebration is a time to always remind oneself that it is what ...

Recent Dutch findings about flight MH 17, with 298 on board - shot down over Ukraine.

Professor van der Pijl, a Dutch professor at the University of Sussex examines the destruction and crash of the Boeing 777 from a geopolitical perspective and c...

Came across this fish filleting knife... is it a perfect cougar knife?

For a time I often visited northern Vancouver Island which has one of the density concentrations of black bear and cougar anywhere. This is always in mind when ...

Avoiding Airport Currency Exchange Rip-Offs

Don’t exchange cash, and in particular don’t exchange your cash at an airport. Sounds appealing, does it not - 19 % less than the bank rate on foreign currency ...

Carrot Seed Oil has Mutiple Benefits

Carrot seed oil is cold-pressed from wild carrot seeds. Carrot seed oil and essential oil do not contain vitamin A (but do have several antioxidants). The oil d...

Bitcoin short in October?

Three days ago, I wrote "Caution, October us upon us" and mentioned Bitcoin strong resistance between 4400 and 4500. Should you have shorted, or are standing by...

Build your home with HEMP? 15% of the weight of concrete, floats in water....

A non-toxic home built of HEMPCRETE! A type of "concrete" made with hemp. It is a bio-composite made of the inner core of the hemp plant. The core has a high si...

Caution! October is upon us: probability high that markets will trade lower!

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, Dash, etc. ... a correction in crypto currencies may coincide with a correction in the stock market in October. Overdue for...

What a Sunset Near the Vancouver Airport!

Last weekend, we were at a seminar in a building located beside the YVR runway. Afterwards, we drove to nearby Iona Park which is facing west towards the Georgi...

Purchasing Power on Household Goods over a 35 year Period

I read that most Canadians think $$$ times are worse today than several decades ago. That the middle class are economically falling behind. But... incomes in Ca...

the Other Side

This morning I stood at the grave of my parents. Our period on the planet of obscure consciousness seems all to brief. Reflecting on my life, their lives... a q...

Uncertainty of "knowing"

The older I get the less I "know"..., the certainties of youth fade with eyesight. Never the less, the eyes convey the light of the body and soul. But youthful ...

CRAYFISH: who would have thought? DELICIOUS!!

Jones Lake is in the lower mainland (Fraser Valley delta) outside of Chilliwack and September when the huge local crayfish start to make their way closer to the...

Recent Study!! Coconut Oil's lauric acid targets cancer cells!

A history of fighting pathogens. Coconut oil is one of the best sources of lauric acid found in nature, consisting 50% of the fatty acids found in the coconut o...

A Western Canadian Native Owned and Nature Themed Lodge: 15 photos

Our adventures led us to the Little Shuswap Lake and an escape to the Quaaout Lodge in beautiful British Columbia. Nestled in a serene lakeside setting surround...

Steem price is NOW into support. IS IT A BUY?

Now is a good time to risk a purchase of STEEM. At what price and strategy? There is strong support in the .80 to .90 cent area. The current price is 1.08, and ...

Below our feet we stand on the past, above our heads we look into the past

Cycling the valley trail today, into the rhythm and into the moment - I thought of the skies and stars above, and the geological layers below. Contemplating the...

What's Under Your Feet?

Knowing something about the geology of the land you live on creates a greater perspective of your own time and place, geologically speaking! I have learned that...

Foreign Residency: in Panama or Nicaragua?

A quick HEADS UP! One of the most affordable residencies in the world, and one of the easiest to obtain through the "Teak for Residency" programs in either Pana...