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	<title>Jocie Ingram&#187; Nature Writing</title>
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		<title>Fanciful Fall Fungi</title>
		<link>http://jocieingram.ca/2010/11/fanciful-fall-fungi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocie Ingram</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colourfully fruiting fall fungi brighten up the gloomy, wet days of early November. Today, the rain has kept me indoors, but I&#8217;ve been reviewing our collection of mushroom pictures and have pulled out a few of my favourites to share. There is something delightfully ephemeral about mushrooms. They crop up magnificently for a brief time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magnificent Elk Falls</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocie Ingram</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Dipper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deer Falls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elk Falls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elk Falls Provincial Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moose Falls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skunk Cabbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver Island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waterfalls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One thing that I love about living on Vancouver Island is the proximity of wilderness. I live in town, but it doesn’t take long to get out into nature; rivers, mountains, waterfalls, primeval rainforest and great beaches are all close at hand. Whenever I go to Campbell River I am impressed with the number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take a &#8220;Wild&#8221; Flower Walk</title>
		<link>http://jocieingram.ca/2010/04/take-a-wild-flower-walk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocie Ingram</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Spring is definitely here,” I think, letting the little one run ahead of me down the path as I take in the fresh greenery and colourful wildflowers, while listening to a burst of melodious bird song. Today, we are heading out to see some of April’s finest flowers, and my two-year-old son Alden has volunteered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All About Ants</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocie Ingram</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Formica spp.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thatching ants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver Island]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For many years now there has been a mounded ant&#8217;s nest on my mother&#8217;s property. During the winter months, birds peck and scratch at the nest looking for an easy snack. In the early spring, the ants begin to emerge, moving slowly. As things heat up, the nest becomes a teeming mass of ants in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beachcombing with Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocie Ingram</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beach Glass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beachcombing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pebbles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Rock Crab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seaweed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shipworms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turkish Washcloth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Varnish Clam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On the weekend, we often take the kids up to “Granny’s house” at Miracle Beach. When we get there, our 2-year-old son Alden heads straight down to the beach. Who needs toys? The beach has everything a toddler needs. Pebbles, seaweed, shells, crabs, sticks of driftwood and other flotsam and jetsam keep Alden fully occupied. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discovering Beach Pebbles</title>
		<link>http://jocieingram.ca/2010/03/discovering-beach-pebbles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocie Ingram</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beach]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver Island]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was walking on the beach on a sunny afternoon, listening to the repetitive sound of the waves and the slight crunching sound of my footsteps sinking into the pebbles. “People have stories, but do rocks?” I wondered out loud. I looked down at the pebbles, worn smooth and round by wave action and realized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peak Season For Trumpeter Swans</title>
		<link>http://jocieingram.ca/2010/02/peak-season-for-trumpeter-swans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocie Ingram</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bird Watching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comox Valley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve recently introduced my toddler to the story of the “Ugly Duckling” by Danish poet Hans Christian Anderson. He loves the way the ugly duckling (actually a misfit swan living with a family of ducks), eventually turns into a beautiful swan. It is a story of personal transformation that still inspires today. Swans are age-old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Visitors at the Feeder</title>
		<link>http://jocieingram.ca/2010/01/winter-visitors-at-the-feeder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocie Ingram</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bird Feeders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Backyard Bird Count]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project FeederWatch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver Island]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This year we put up more bird feeders than ever before, creating something of a bird oasis on our small urban property. The number and variety of birds that stop by is always a surprise. So far, 18 species have visited our feeders this winter. There is constant action at the feeders. Each morning, coffee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tracking Basics</title>
		<link>http://jocieingram.ca/2010/01/tracking-basics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocie Ingram</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Footprints]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver Island]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tracking wild animals is a skill that takes years of experience, but anyone can follow a set of footprints and learn to become a keen observer of nature. A familiar tracking experience is to follow human footprints in beach sand. The prints give us information about the person’s gait, stride, and whether they were walking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nature&#8217;s Christmas Ornaments</title>
		<link>http://jocieingram.ca/2009/12/natures-christmas-ornaments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocie Ingram</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Common Snowberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courtenay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nootka Rose]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small trees laden with crabapples, and thickets full of bright red rose hips and white snowberries are very decorative at this time of year. Several native plants have attractive fruits that persist, like little Christmas baubles, through the winter months. Driving north from Courtenay on a sunny December day, I noticed how pretty and abundant [...]]]></description>
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