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Tag: nearby nature

seven gingerbread cookies holding hands

Holly Jolly

On January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 By GeoKsIn Photography5 Comments

Our Holly Jolly Christmas incorporated long-standing traditions, new recipes, video calls and in-person visits.

vertical pan intentional camera movement photograph of golden larch trees

Nearby Nature Project 25/

On October 23, 2024January 28, 2025 By GeoKsIn Health and Wellness1 Comment

Golden larch, yellow and orange leaves, frost and snow are the main ingredients in the annual tug-of-war between fall and winter.

bull elk with mud on his antlers

Nearby Nature Project 24/

On September 29, 2024January 28, 2025 By GeoKsIn Health and Wellness2 Comments

This edition of the Nearby Nature Project includes a short news feed, a board game review and a reflection on nature-friendly gardening through Calgary's outdoor watering bans in 2024.

red kayak pulled ashore at a mountain lake

Explore

On September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 By GeoKsIn Photography3 Comments

This installment of the Photo Blogging Challenge features five photos (and a bonus video) taken during my limited exploration of the world in August.

fluffy white seed heads on grass stems, Scheuchzer's Cotton-Grass

Nearby Nature Project 23/

On August 14, 2024January 28, 2025 By GeoKsIn Health and WellnessLeave a comment

This installment of Nearby Nature Project includes a lengthy news feed, a book recommendation, updates on my wildlife-friendly garden (spoiler - it's struggling due to heat / watering restrictions) and a call to action re: Canada's grizzly bears.

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