Canada, being in the New World still has places where the pioneer spirit lives. Albeit with a bit more comfort than in the old days.
Many of these pioneers were from Ukraine. We all imagine that the majority of emigrants from Ukraine were fleeing the Soviet regime, but in fact
I saw the lights. The Northern Lights. They were here, albeit it through a light veil of clouds. It’s always a pleasure to observe this Arctic phenomenon without freezing your extremities.
It all started with a crazy sunset. So we went out to Birds Hill Park and observed. At first, the sunset seemed rather classic, but
Definitely the most useful and problematic substance on earth. Some places lack water for years, other places have too much of it, and again other places just use it for recreation.
It’s not easy to give a correct opinion about how water should be used. The only thing I can and want to do here is to show a little about the water here in Manitoba. Water is
I don’t know about you, but I have always had a soft spot for romantic places. Even more if you have someone to share them with. Beaches in the evening come to mind.
And who says beaches, also says waterworks and sand works. The above picture is a detail of something a lot bigger, a lot more, how shall I say…
We all know that the word “fridge” comes from the brand name Frigidaire. Back in the days, that term and brand did not exist and the term icebox or ice house was used.
An ice house from the 19th century looked like this. Ice in at the top, melt water out at the bottom and food in closed containers in the middle. None of this would have been available to us today if