Category Archives: Month-End Reflections

Untethered, Still

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Dave Pollard

This is #31 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk, hike, and explore in my local community. Cartoon by Michael Leunig Oh, people! I know we’re supposed … Continue reading →

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A Dragon, Several Stories High

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Dave Pollard

This is #30 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk, hike, and explore in my local community. a children’s book about the dangers of ignoring a problem … Continue reading →

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It’s All Chemistry, Isn’t It?

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Dave Pollard

This is #29 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk, hike, and explore in my local community. Chart above is my own invention, having studied the various … Continue reading →

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Quack

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Dave Pollard

This is #28 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk, hike, and explore in my local community. mergansers in Bowen Island’s lagoon; my own photo I‘m sitting … Continue reading →

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Separate

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Dave Pollard

This is #27 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk, hike, and explore in my local community. photo by Laitche at wikimedia, CC-BY-SA 4.0. Taken at Daisen … Continue reading →

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The Weather Under the Weather

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Dave Pollard

This is #26 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk, hike, and explore in my local community. “Under the Umbrella”, by Midjourney AI; not my prompt “My … Continue reading →

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In a Foreign Land

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Dave Pollard

This is #25 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk, hike, and explore in my local community. photo taken here in Coquitlam by Vancouverite Ashika Morasiewicz In … Continue reading →

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Transported

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Dave Pollard

This is #24 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk, hike, and explore in my local community.  fall colours in Coquitlam; all the (mostly awful) photos in … Continue reading →

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Tribes

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Dave Pollard

This is #22 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk, hike, and explore in my local community.  image above from the wild human initiative I never really … Continue reading →

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More Scenes From a Café: The Body Language Lesson

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Dave Pollard

This is #21 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk, hike, and explore in my local community.  our neighbourhood café after dark; my own photo, photoshopped … Continue reading →

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