Skip to content

D’Arcy Norman dot net

no more band-aids

  • About
    • Colophon
    • Presentations
    • Publications
  • Archives
    • Activity
    • Asides
    • Categories
      • aside
      • coursework
      • ephemera
      • fun
      • general
      • personal
      • photography
      • work
    • Coursework
    • Shared Items
  • Contact
  • PhD Notes
  • Photos
    • Gallery
  • Projects
    • Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning
    • PhD notes
    • Reclaiming Educational Technology
    • MSc Thesis
    • WordPress
      • Akismet Credit Inserter
      • Blog Members Directory Shortcode
      • Ephemerator
      • Important Links Widget
      • Post Revision Display
      • Tag Cloud Shortcode
      • User Info Login Shortcode

Tag: duck

ducky ducky ducky

IMG 0213

Author D'Arcy NormanPosted on June 17, 2013November 10, 2015Categories ephemeraTags campus, duck, duck pond, onbike, ucalgary, varsity, water

Ducklings

20120528-082207.jpg

a quick from-the-handlebars blind photo, taken as I slowly rode past this little family so I wouldn’t spook them. Maybe 3 or 4 new families of ducks on the pond near campus this year.

Author D'Arcy NormanPosted on May 28, 2012November 10, 2015Format ImageCategories ephemeraTags duck, duck pond, duckling, onbike, pond, ucalgary, water

autumn reflected duck

2010-10-06 autumn reflected duck.jpg

one of the ducks coming to check me out as I ditch a jacket on the ride to campus. won’t be long before they all head south.

Author D'Arcy NormanPosted on October 6, 2010Categories ephemeraTags blue, calgary, duck, duck pond, iphone, onbike, orange, pond, reflection, water, waves, yellow

breakfast club

2010-09-10 - breakfast club.jpg

I stopped by the duck pond to shed my jacket before getting to campus. These little guys were sure I had some breakfast to share with them. They’re certainly less shy than they were in the spring. Also, a little bigger…

Author D'Arcy NormanPosted on September 10, 2010Categories ephemeraTags asphalt, bird, birds, calgary, duck, duck pond, ducks, green, hdr, iphone, motion blur, onbike, pathway, pond, water

speedy mcduck

2010-09-08 - speedy mcduck.jpg

hungry ducks coming to check me out while I pause by the pond to shed some rain gear before getting to campus.

Author D'Arcy NormanPosted on September 8, 2010Categories ephemeraTags bird, birds, calgary, duck, duck pond, ducks, green, iphone, motion blur, onbike, pond, ripples, water, waves

chilled ducks

2010-08-31 - chilled ducks.jpg

they didn’t seem to mind the fog and vapour, but I’d bet they were a little cold…

I took the route near the duck pond this morning – something I hadn’t done all summer because of construction on campus.

Author D'Arcy NormanPosted on August 31, 2010Categories ephemeraTags birds, calgary, duck, duck pond, ducks, fog, iphone, morning, onbike, reflection, ripples, vapour, water

reflection bench

2009-05-29-reflection-bench

a bench along the pathway at one end of the duck pond near campus. this pond is now the home to nearly a dozen resident ducks, and many other birds have moved back into the trees surrounding it. campus sounds alive again.

Author D'Arcy NormanPosted on May 29, 2009Categories ephemeraTags bird, birds, calgary, campus, duck, duck pond, ducks, grass, green, morning, onbike, pond, reflection, reflections, spring, trees, ucalgary, water, waves

mallard

2009-05-17-mallard

Evan and I explored the ravine behind our house, and stumbled across this mallard swimming in the shrinking pond at the bottom.

Author D'Arcy NormanPosted on May 17, 2009Categories ephemeraTags 12 Mile Coulee, bird, calgary, duck, grass, mallard, tuscany

waves and ripples

A duck swims in a pond near the University of Calgary campus.

Author D'Arcy NormanPosted on May 29, 2008Categories ephemeraTags bird, duck, green, reflections, ripples, swimming, water, waves

Popular Content

  • Archiving a (WordPress) website with wget
  • Stopping Spamblog Registration in WordPress MultiUser
  • random photography assignment generator
  • JAI vs. ImageMagick image resizing
  • Battlestar Galactica Ringtones for iPhone
  • where the wild (spammy) things are
  • on focal lengths (or zooming)
  • comments on facebook
  • nature lovers
  • Google Maps + Keyhole Satellite Imagery?

Recent Comments

  • Kalob Taulien on where the wild (spammy) things are
  • D'Arcy Norman on where the wild (spammy) things are
  • Kalob Taulien on where the wild (spammy) things are
  • D'Arcy Norman on rambling thoughts on blogging and silos
  • Stephen Downes on rambling thoughts on blogging and silos

Subscribe via RSS

  • RSS - Posts
  • RSS - Comments

Subscribe via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

  • About
    • Colophon
    • Presentations
    • Publications
  • Archives
    • Activity
    • Asides
    • Categories
      • aside
      • coursework
      • ephemera
      • fun
      • general
      • personal
      • photography
      • work
    • Coursework
    • Shared Items
  • Contact
  • PhD Notes
  • Photos
    • Gallery
  • Projects
    • Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning
    • PhD notes
    • Reclaiming Educational Technology
    • MSc Thesis
    • WordPress
      • Akismet Credit Inserter
      • Blog Members Directory Shortcode
      • Ephemerator
      • Important Links Widget
      • Post Revision Display
      • Tag Cloud Shortcode
      • User Info Login Shortcode
D’Arcy Norman dot net Proudly powered by WordPress