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Big mouth but no noise yet, originally uploaded by Memotions.

Spring is a time of bountiful beauty and wonder.

I spent much of my weekend absorbing the glory and admiring Mom Nature's latest sexy show, both the visual and the soundtrack. When I unplug, get quiet and give it the time of day, the natural world is so wonderfully entertaining.

On that note, I'm quite happy to start our week off with 12 seasonal images by 11 talented Guelph Photographers - starting with Memotions stunner - 'Junior Robin waiting for breakfast'.

Best viewed while sipping a steamy cup of garden fresh mint tea with a generous drizzle of spring blossom honey from Ignatius Farm Apiary.

Sue Richards

All photos are linked to the photographer's Flickr Photostream. If you click them they will.......appear.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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icicles 087, originally uploaded by Memotions.

Merry Monday.

For those of you viewing Blog Guelph from afar, it's friggin freezing here today - sunny - but with the wind chill it's got the vibe of minus 25C.

Minus 25C.

As my crusty father used to proclaim, "It's cold enough to freeze the nuts off a brass monkey".

In honour of said monkey and his loss plus all the frozen sods in town, I'm happy to present a series of 5 pics of one subject, by one photographer - Memotions.

For those of you living in icicle free zones, today's posts are best viewed while sitting in an ice bath.

Sue Richards

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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icicles 080, originally uploaded by Memotions.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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icicles 076, originally uploaded by Memotions.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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icicles 069, originally uploaded by Memotions.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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icicles 070, originally uploaded by Memotions.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Frost with blue glow, originally uploaded by Memotions.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Jumping squirrel, originally uploaded by Memotions.

"Cliff Arnall began calculating the happiest and gloomiest days of the year back in 2005 while working as a professor at Cardiff University in Wales.

At the behest of the British travel industry, Arnall devised a "Blue Monday" formula that calculates factors such as weather, debt, time passed since Christmas, failed New Year's resolutions, low motivation and the need to take action."
(cbc.ca)

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Footbridge Riverside Park Guelph, Ontario, Canada with amber filter, originally uploaded by Memotions.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Sunrise, originally uploaded by Memotions.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Monochrome wasp cropped with overlayed vignette transparency, originally uploaded by Memotions.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Swings at sun up, originally uploaded by Memotions.

Memotions caught this tiny horse making its way across a backyard swing set at dawn.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Sept. 19 in flight, originally uploaded by Memotions. Click on the photograph to see more photos by this photographer.

Some of you may love Mondays and leap effortlessly into your week.

Sue Richards

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Seagull close-up, originally uploaded by Memotions. Click on the photograph to see more photos by this photographer.

I've never quite understood the Sea Gull and how they came to live in the City of Guelph. Perhaps there's some false advertising going on in the bird world.

Sue Richards

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Just a spoonful of sugar, originally uploaded by Memotions.

Election results are still being reported as unofficial on the Guelph city website. I suspect Ward One can expect a recount with only one vote separating second place Kathleen Farrelly from third place incumbent Laura Baily. Still, after much 'pinch me am I dreaming' frenzy at the very well attended River Run Centre last night, the results of the 2006 municipal election can be summed up in one word for a great many Guelphites.

Sweet.

Sue Richards

"Just a spoonful of sugar" provided by Memotions.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Canada Goose Closeup, originally uploaded by Memotions.

This just in....

CFRU.FM (93.3) gives you four weeks of intensive issue-based coverage of the upcoming Guelph municipal election each Tuesdays morning from 7-9am with Royal City Rag's charming host Jan Hall.

On yesterday's show...

Brian Holstein on City Hall, an interview with Dr. Lori Hasulo about
the pesticide issue, and reports from campaign events of the past week.

Coming up on October 31st -The Halloween Show - Scary things at
City Hall - more on the issues - more on the Campaign Events. Tune in, get informed and get engaged!

And look for special election night coverage November 13th. Tune in
live that evening to interviews and on-site reports.

Missed a show? That's okay; you can download the latest debates and
shows right here!

You can also download the audio from the Chamber of Commerce debates and mayoral interviews on CFRU.

Questions? Comments? Contact Jan at election@cfru.ca

This programming is brought to you by the Public Access News and Information Collective (PANIC).

Honk if you vote!

Photo by Memotion.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Riverside bridge no filter, originally uploaded by Memotions.

Bridging the gap at Riverside Park, the pedestrian bridge is just one more feature of beautiful Guelph that people love.

Sue Richards


All of today's photos come by way of Flickr. Click the pic to see more from each photo-artist.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Mallard family, originally uploaded by Memotions.

A group of Guelph citizens have come together out of concern about the Lake Erie pipeline idea. To get a better idea off what we could be facing as a community, take a surf through their site.

Sue Richards

Memotions captured this family portrait at Riverside Park.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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