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NunavutBirder

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I am a denizen of Canada's High Arctic. Father, husband, retired Mountie, current Parks guy, and former EDO. I'm a photographer, writer, wannabe poet, and so much more.

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Eighty years ago today my namesake died in France. Murdered as a POW by elements of the 12th Panzer Hitlerjugend, probably on the orders of General William Mohnke.

This is the story of that day. https://kiggavik.typepad.com/the_house_other_arctic_mu/2010/06/and-now-you-die.html

A grave marker amongst other graves in a commonwealth war graves cemetery. It reads “H. 41150 L/Cpl. C.D. KINES The Royal Winnipeg Rifles 8th June 1944 Age 29 In thought, faith In deed, courage In life, service In death, victory”

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Two Tuesday’s children, full of grace.

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Delilah Qapik Kines Amaaq. Welcome to the world. It’s a place filled with wonder and beauty. Always look at it through the eyes of the child.

You and I, we’re going to have adventures.

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Daughter-in-law is in labour. Guess I’m going to be a grandpa.

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Boiling water and cutting up sheets. Not sure why but 🤷‍♂️.

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I learned today, from reading the obituary of Lorne Greene’s son, Charles, that Bonanza was filmed in Incline Village Nevada. Which got me reminiscing about a fellow from there who came up to LaRonge to disappear in the wild. It didn’t go as he had it drawn up.

https://kiggavik.typepad.com/the_house_other_arctic_mu/2006/11/how_not_to_disa.html

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Anything newsworthy happen today?

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A little too sweet but overall not bad. If I do it over I’ll do a different streusel and cut down on sugar in general.

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Is it warm in here or is it me? #CabinLife #Nunavut

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Given we were talking about cracks in the landfast ice, here’s a small one we were figuring where to cross. Two Polar Bears had strolled along it earlier looking for seal. #Nunavut #Arctic

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Yesterday’s pause café at the cabin. #Nunavut #CabinLife

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Okay, hear me out. A Baking Show, but no one gets eliminated. The contestants help and learn from each other throughout the series and at the end of it they vote on who takes the top prize. Cooperation not Competition.

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Not all the progress in a project are obvious. One thing that I realized early on was that at the gable ends there was nothing to nail the ceiling on. It’s always been on my “got to do that someday” list.

Today was that someday. #CabinLife #Nunavut

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Watching #CFL #LFC preseason football en Français because I can. #CFLOM

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So a favourite story about the crack in Victor Bay pictured with the ATV. A few years back no crack formed there, it happens some times. We went out to Qikiqtalik Nuvua on the Canada long weekend to camp, and to hunt on Admiralty Inlet.

We returned and there was still no crack. We had been using my BIL’s snowmobile and left it on the ice by the beach.

About a week later the ice came free of the shore prior to break up. I went down to get the snowmobile.

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Crossing a bridge at a crack in the sea ice. #Nunavut #Arctic

One of my favourite photos.

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The Victor Bay Point crack has started for the season. #CabinLife #Nunavut

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A bit of a strange day for me, carpentry wise. I finished framing the floor for the addition and hit pause. I went in to see what I’d take on and was suddenly overwhelmed by it all. Realizing there’s still so much to do, and realizing it’ll be worse come sealift when so much arrives and I’ll be racing winter. And overcome with the feeling I’m just not good enough.

I am, and this will pass. But two days in and I just gave up on the day.

Tomorrow. #CabinLife

NunavutBirder, to worldwithoutus
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T-shirt weather out there this evening. #Nunavut #CabinLife #Arctic

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Back at it. #CabinLife #Nunavut #Arctic

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#PoetryWhenTheMomentTakesMe #Poetry

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#PoetryWhenTheMomentTakesMe #poetry

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Darren Dutchyshen passed away? Godspeed Porcupine Plain’s greatest son.

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I say it over and over. Read absolutely every word @Doubleemmartin writes. Every single thing she writes. https://open.substack.com/pub/melissamartin/p/green-line?r=4iztn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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