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Entries from May 2008

Curling

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

This is a game I know almost nothing about. I used to live across a field from a curling club but I never made it inside once. Maybe if I’d had a camera back then…

Curling, originally uploaded by The_Jay.

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Tags: Sports · Kingsville · Essex County · Country · Play

Can’t Resist the Garden

May 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

There’s no denying that Windsor and Essex County have a great gardening season. The growing season is long, there’s plenty of rain in the spring, and lots of sun all summer long.

Evening Tulip, originally uploaded by Kevnic_cameraman.

I think that this is a variety of fringed […]

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Tags: Essex County · Gardens · City · Country · Flora · Windsor

Spring Birding

May 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

This Canada Goose is hilarious. I can’t tell if it’s washing its tail feathers or looking at something on the boardwalk really closely.

2008-04-17- Point Pelee National Park (322), originally uploaded by mikequozl.

I’m not a hardcore birder. I like it when birds land in my garden and […]

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Tags: Country · Essex County · Leamington · Fauna · Water · Parks · Play · Windsor

Bug Time

May 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments

The warm weather brings leaves for the trees, lots of rain, and Bugs!

Mystery Bug, originally uploaded by Andrew in Windsor.

There are some pretty cool ones around Windsor-Essex County, but actually, if you look at any insect closely, their bodies are incredible. […]

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Tags: Essex County · City · Country · Fauna · Windsor

Toad

May 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It’s Friday again — spring just keeps on coming. Today’s shot is a Windsor lol-toad, ready for your captions.

0408260062, originally uploaded by MiRea.

I don’t think lol-toads are as funny as a lol-cats though.
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Thanks to all the flickr photographers for sharing. […]

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Tags: Essex County · Meow · City · Country · Play · Fauna · Windsor

Birdering

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Some people go to the woods to see the birds. Others go to see the birders.

Birder Traffic Jam, originally uploaded by jimfrazier.

This group of birders was spotted in Point Pelee National Park in May 2003. Birder-watching continues to be popular […]

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Tags: Essex County · Leamington · Country · Fauna · Parks · Play · Windsor