Winter arrives in Winnipeg before fall is finished. #earlywinter #Winnipeg

Long-serving mayor knew how to hog the headlines https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/2023/10/07/long-serving-mayor-knew-how-to-hog-the-headlines

Bird Girl, Sylvia Shaw Judson. At Telfair Academy, Savannah, Ga. #Savannah #TelfairMuseums #Museums https://offtheleash.net/2023/05/07/something-old-something-new-the-telfair-museums/

The Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre Heritage Collection has over 1,000 pieces of art & culturally-significant artifacts displayed throughout its beautiful space. So glad I visited. #Indigenousculture #ExploreMB #onlyinthepeg #art #Winnipeg #Indigenousart #Manitoba
https://www.destinationsdetoursdreams.com/2023/04/indigenous-art-and-heritage-on-display-at-manitoba-indigenous-cultural-education-centre/

Ancestor emerging from a flower, 7th-9th century Mexico. From “Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art” exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. #art #preColumbian #museums https://offtheleash.net/2023/04/16/everything-from-everywhere-all-at-the-met/

Pimp My Piragua, Miguel Luciano. From the “Food in New York “ exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. #food #newyork #museums https://offtheleash.net/2023/03/26/images-of-new-york-food/

Ok, it’s late, but here are some of my aurora pics from tonight, really impressive show! #Aurora #NorthernLights #space

Have you heard of junk playgrounds? This article talks about the and the first one built in Copenhagen in 1943 by Carl Theodor Sorensen. Seeing the pictures made me think of all the accidents wanting to happen, but also how exciting my 7-year-old grandson would find it. #playgrounds https://offtheleash.net/2023/03/19/from-the-junkyard-to-the-playground/

I'm looking out at all the white snow in my front yard and thinking about the brilliant spring blaze of colour at Carlsbad Ranch Flower Fields in California. #lovetotravel #springblooms #VisitCalifornia #CarslbadRanch https://www.destinationsdetoursdreams.com/2018/04/a-colourful-blaze-of-spring-flowers-at-carlsbad-ranch-flower-fields/

Five Canada-based authors are up for the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction longlist, announced this morning, with the winner set to receive US$150,000 — about $206,000 Canadian — and a writer’s residency in Newfoundland. 🔖📚📖🏆

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/03/08/Life-Changing-Author-Award-In-Canada/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_content=030823-m&utm_campaign=editorial

Hé Ho. Lunchtime entertainment at Festival du Voyageur in Winnipeg, Manitoba. #Winnipeg #FestivalduVoyageur #joiedevivre #ExploreMB #music #StBoniface

It's #TravelTuesday, not to mention #FatTuesday

Did you know that Carnival is a popular celebration in Portugal? Hooray for a day off from work 🥳

We had a fun time exploring various nooks and crannies in Lisbon today.

Of course, I was reminded of our trip to Nice Carnaval a few years back and thought I'd share the post I wrote about that trip.

https://www.sidewalksafari.com/2016/05/nice-france-carnaval.html

#Travel #TravelBlogger #France #Carnaval

PHOTOS: Festival du Voyageur Opening Weekend https://www.chrisd.ca/2023/02/20/festival-du-voyageur-2023-photo-gallery/

I finally had a chance to write about my visit to The Leaf, the newest attraction in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The conservatory features tropical and Mediterranean biomes and a butterfly garden. The heat and humidity are quite a contrast to the winter weather outside. https://www.destinationsdetoursdreams.com/2023/02/the-leaf-tropical-gardens-in-winnipeg/ #winnipeg #TheLeaf #ExploreMB #conservatory #tropicalgarden #Manitoba

My latest blog post at Destinations Detours and Dreams is about the Agowiidiwinan Centre at The Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The exhibit is all about the treaties made between First Nations and the British Crown in Canada, both the history and contemporary implications. Lots of things you should know but maybe don't. https://www.destinationsdetoursdreams.com/2023/02/canadian-treaty-display-at-the-forks-in-winnipeg/ #winnipeg #CanadianHistory #treaties #CanadianTreaties #TheForks

Every morning when I go out for my walk I hear sea lions barking from the islands just a kilometre off shore from my house. Apparently hundreds of them have been hanging out there since December. Rumours that the police are begging locals to stop calling to complain #VancouverIsland #yyj #barksofmastodon
https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/hundreds-of-barking-sea-lions-provide-wake-up-call-in-oak-bay-6496160

Game changers: my 7 1/2 year old grandson can now buckle his own seatbelt and my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter has figured out how to get her thumb into the thumb part of her mittens. Makes sitting days easier. #grandparenting #milestones

Manitoba Opera Marks 50th Season with Branded Beer https://www.chrisd.ca/2023/02/03/manitoba-opera-aria-italian-pilsner-beer/