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Apples
4 Oct 2025

Apples

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

When Wing Commander Moncrief took off from the airstrip at Arromanches, this would have been his view.

Click on the harbour for a closer look…

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Arromanches, Winston Churchill, WWII, Albert Allsop, Normandy, World War II, Mulberry Harbour
Baie de la Seine
3 Oct 2025

Baie de la Seine

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 7

Al told me that crossing the channel to Normandy was his worst experience of the entire war.

Click on the portal overlooking Baie de la Seine for the complete story…

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Juno Beach, Bai de la Seine, WWII, D-Day, Normandy, World War II
Cyber Dust Bunnies
2 Oct 2025

Cyber Dust Bunnies

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

Somewhere out there, floating on a mysterious cloud, is something you will never see.

Click on the Spitfire for details…

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Albert Allsop, Spitfire, Goodwood
A Letter from the Front
30 Sep 2025

A Letter from the Front

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

This puffy cloud put a punctuation mark on the end of our first day following Albert Allsop’s wartime trek through Europe.

Click on the dot for details…

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WWII, Albert Allsop, Reconnaissance, Spitfire, Bognor Regis, RAF
TOTIV VIRIBUS
29 Sep 2025

TOTIV VIRIBUS

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 3

Every day the 39th Reconnaissance Wing operated; they lived up to their motto.

Click on the crest of the 39th for details…

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WWII, Albert Allsop, Reconnaissance, Spitfire, RCAF
Shrapnel
28 Sep 2025

Shrapnel

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

Albert Allsop never carried a gun, but he was one of the most shot-at soldiers of WWII

Click on the Leading Aircraftman for details….

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Leading Aircraftman, Reconnaissance, WWII, Albert Allsop, World War 2, Ogden Shops
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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French, Saskatchewan, CFRG, Gravelbourg, Bishop's Palace, English, Culture, Cathedral, Larry Bekker, Church, Catholic, Protestant
Canada’s Middle Child
13 Jul 2025

Canada’s Middle Child

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 3

If you could travel to any major city in Canada, which destination would you choose?

Click on the least likely option…

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The Simpsons, Portage, Main, Louis Real, Mosquito, Marymound, Golden Boy, Winnipeg, Stoney Mountain Penitentiary, Manitoba, Nutty Club, Randy Bachman, Winni-the Pooh, Neil Young, Burton Cummings
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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Cypress, Dean Guest, Dr Gred Powell, Cypress Hills, Lodgepole Pine, Grief, Mourning, Trees
Raised on Robbery
1 Apr 2025

Raised on Robbery

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

This cabinet may or may not have held the key used by a prostitute in a Joni Mitchell song.

Click on the Empire Hotel lobby cabinet for details…

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Saskatchewan, Regina, Empire Hotel, South Railway Street, Albert Street, Joni Mitchell, Raised on Robbery

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    Liz, How adventurous! Neither Timbuktu, nor Russian aircraft, are accessible these days. You are fortunate to have made the trip…

  2. elizabeth Seale on Timbuktu and Tuktoyaktuk2 March 2026

    Russ: I am lucky to have been to both Timbuktu in 2000 and Tuk in about 2019. We actually drove…

  3. Russ Paton on Tin Foil Underwear2 March 2026

    Thank You Liz, A friend of Autumn's is a friend of mine....

  4. elizabeth Seale on Tin Foil Underwear2 March 2026

    Great piece. I was very fond of your dad and I see you have inherited his skill with words. Liz…

  5. Russ Paton on Taphephobia1 March 2026

    Now, there’s a topic for another time! 🤩

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