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This a photo of a meteorite and a Moonbow around a Hunter's Moon. A moonbow is technically known as a 22? moon halo. The 22? Moon Halo is formed when moonlight passes through ice crystals in the atmosphere and are refracted approximately 22?.
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Moonbows over Leaside?

December 1, 2016 Michael Bliss

One of the difficulties of being a small town in the middle of a great metropolis is that Toronto keeps intruding on our airspace. I don’t mean planes on flight paths to Pearson, but rather …more

Michael Bliss
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Leaside Life is “still” great

November 1, 2016 Michael Bliss

It’s been said that the first decade or so after formal retirement is most people’s “still” time of life. Most of the questions oldsters are asked contain that loaded word: Are you still going into …more

Michael Bliss
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Leaside kidnapped by aliens

October 1, 2016 Michael Bliss

Most of you were at the cottage this past August, so you missed the remarkable happenings in Leaside. On the surface nothing seemed to be happening. That was so remarkable. Every single day was exactly …more

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Leaside’s free spirits

September 1, 2016 Michael Bliss

Some have said that all Leasiders are law-abiding and hard-working conformists. The evidence that presents itself in front of our house is distinctly to the contrary. Judging by what we see out our windows every …more

Michael Bliss
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Oui the North — Leaside’s better moitié

July 1, 2016 Michael Bliss

Have you ever noticed that Leaside is a microcosm of North America? We have two very similar but somewhat different communities, divided by a clear line, Eglinton Ave. South Leaside is older, far more populous, …more

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I was being young — or is that ridiculous?

June 1, 2016 Michael Bliss

Michael’s age is really showing, the neighbours must have been saying in April. He has to use a cane to go out walking now. It’s true that my age – I’m in my mid-70s – …more

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Our Leaside includes Thorncliffe Park

December 1, 2015 Michael Bliss

In 1963, when Liz and I were about to marry, we began searching around the east end of Toronto for an apartment to rent. Although we were both U of T graduates, we didn’t know …more

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Where have all the flamingoes gone?

November 1, 2015 Michael Bliss

Our household has a harmless affection for pink flamingoes. Some years ago our teenage son threatened to leave home if we didn’t remove from our garden the pink flamingo ornament we had brought back from …more

Michael Bliss
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Fictional stories can be truer than real life

October 1, 2015 Michael Bliss

1955:  Joe and Cheryl Joe works a regular shift at Canada Wire & Cable, brings home $5,000 a year, is a shop steward for the union. Cheryl makes his lunch, gets the kids to school, …more

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Adventure in Corks wine bar

September 1, 2015 Michael Bliss

Hungry for adventure – actually just hungry – after a morning of yoga, my wife dragged me away from my desk for a luncheon out in Leaside. It was a cold, grey day, so we …more

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one park and tree at a time
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