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When the Light Left Procyon
4 Dec 2025

When the Light Left Procyon

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason | 0

A dog passed by today, riding a unicorn.

Click the image on the left to see if I am telling the truth, or if there was too much Bailey’s in my coffee this morning…

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Constellation, Procyon, Wolf, light years
Phantasmagorically
31 Oct 2025

Phantasmagorically

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason | 2

Kids should not read this, nor should some adults…

Click on the witch for 18+ details….

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Witch, Broom, Halloween, Broomstick, Witchcraft, Pharmacy, Hallucinogen
That Funky Smell
24 Aug 2025

That Funky Smell

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason | 7

Moses purportedly lived for 120 years.

Click on the prophet for some advice on ageing …

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Ageing, Elderly, Moses, Psalm 90
Do-Si-Do
1 Aug 2025

Do-Si-Do

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Science and Reason | 0

Sometimes we waltz, sometimes we two-step, but always we move to a rhythm.

Click on Fred or Ginger for details….

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Patricia Paton, Manitou Beach, Death, Life, Dance, Square Dance
Communion
20 Jul 2025

Communion

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 13

A Saskatchewan town, with a Fransaskois accent.

Click on the Bishop’s Palace for details…..

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Catholic, Protestant, French, Saskatchewan, CFRG, Gravelbourg, Bishop's Palace, English, Culture, Cathedral, Larry Bekker, Church
Grief, Manifest as a Tree
25 May 2025

Grief, Manifest as a Tree

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 2

Cypress trees symbolize mourning, death and transition.

Click on the weathered face of the forest for details

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Dean Guest, Dr Gred Powell, Cypress Hills, Lodgepole Pine, Grief, Mourning, Trees, Cypress
Four Billion Years in Three Hours
15 May 2025

Four Billion Years in Three Hours

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason | 0

How the Earth and everything on it came to be, from cell to civilization.

Click on the DNA double helix for details….

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Anthropology, Alice Roberts, Paleopathology, Evolution, The Story of Us
Frugs
20 Apr 2025

Frugs

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Science and Reason | 0

Quacking while copulating is a clever survival technique.

Click on the amorous Wood Frogs for details….

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Pond, Wood Frog, Frog, Boreal Chorus Frog, Brumation
The Most Interesting Person I Never Met
26 Mar 2025

The Most Interesting Person I Never Met

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason | 0

There is no way to stand in a graveyard with a shovel, without feeling conspicuous.

Click on any winter tombstone for details…

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Rosedale, Cemetery, Ethel, Graveyard, Phillipson, Ethel Phillipson
The Nun and the Girl Who Went to Prison
22 Mar 2025

The Nun and the Girl Who Went to Prison

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason | 2

This is what a prisoner looked like in the 1920s.

Click on either girl’s reflection, for a reflection.

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Prison, Phillipson, Ethel Phillipson, St. Agnes Priory, Reform School

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  1. Keith MacDonald on The Manifestation of My Shortcomings4 December 2025

    Absolutely amazing all around, Russ. Goodonya.

  2. Keith MacDonald on Discombobulation1 December 2025

    WOW, goodonya, Russ. Well done.

  3. Russ Paton on The Manifestation of My Shortcomings28 November 2025

    It’s a date!…..

  4. Trish Arbique on The Manifestation of My Shortcomings28 November 2025

    Hollllllyyyyyy crow, how beautiful. Would love to come out for a visit and see that amazing room first hand. Congratulations.…

  5. Russ Paton on The Manifestation of My Shortcomings28 November 2025

    Thank you. Come out when it warms up for a visit, bring your mom and the rest of the clan.

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