ALERT: THE MOST NORTHERN SETTLEMENT IN THE WORLD

Located just over eight hundred kilometers away from the North Pole, the community of Alert, on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island, in Nunavut, Canada, is the most northerly permanent settlement in the world. via Alert: The Most Northern Settlement in The World — ALK3R

Photography: When Birds Return, Calling (Post #2)

I have blue jays, woodpeckers, and squirrels at my feeders too but I am not calling for spring just yet. Thank you for sharing your photography it looks like it should be on a greeting card. It is very nice.

DISCOVERING THE MAGIC OF THE REUNION ISLAND

Photographer behind the name of Check My Dream, is from the South West of France. He offers stunning pictures revealing the natural and wild beauty of the Reunion Island. via Discovering the Magic of the Reunion Island — ALK3R

Photography: Gentle Beauty Lingers in Winter (Part #4)

Thank you for sharing the beauty of the season.

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Yes, still more photos from when we went to the gardens last week, braving the cold.  I hate to say that now I am kinda hooked.  I am looking forward to the time when snow comes again in the hopes to revisit the gardens for a different view.  Funny, isn’t it, how our perspective changes?  I hope you enjoy the winter beauty…

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Guest Photographer and Storyteller: Cybele Moon – aka the Dune Mouse

Thanks for sharing.

Sue Vincent's avatarSue Vincent's Daily Echo

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I stumbled across a site with an intriguing title, strange and magical stories, illustrated with the most fabulous photographs. Loving the atmospheric artistry, I invited the photographer over to be my guest…

An excerpt from the Dune Mouse Chronicles

Many years back Cybele moved to Vancouver Island with her parents where she lives to this day. Though the area is beautiful, she longed to escape into other realms and take on the persona of someone far more adventurous than the nervous and solitary mouse she perceived herself to be. Her parents had a small library and she began nibbling through Greek and Roman myths at a young age, along with Hans Christian Andersen, and Oscar Wilde, before finally graduating to Shakespeare and The Voyage of the Beagle. Early on, in prepubescence, there was a diagnosis of depression and a severe anxiety disorder; the kind that turned simple germs into insidious…

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