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					<description><![CDATA[Having run for well over a decade in the ever changing seasons of the Canadian prairies I have fought many battles with the hardened warrior otherwise known as winter trail conditions. Ankle-deep fresh snow. Ice-slickened asphalt. Road slop like oatmeal or worse, dirty slush. It is only November yet already the paths have become an [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Well, it was inevitable. This morning there was a few skiffs of snow around the city, but for the most part I could have still raked the autumn leaves dawdling in my backyard. By this evening, a generous blanket had covered the park and streets. I guess it really is time to dig out the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Dawn hides itself deeper in the morning,As night&#8217;s darkness waxes upon winterYear after year, as predictable as Lunar orbits bring the tides andIce drawn heaps of crystalline snow Greet shortened hours of sunlightHonouring plotted courses through space andTime and seasons passing now and ever. &#8211; bardo I have reserved some space on this blog each [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy Halloween! With near certainty, within a week or so I’ll be shovelling the sidewalk clear of fresh snow and contemplating pulling my cross country skis from storage. But &#8230; as of right now it is still October, the air is crisp but not quite freezing, and as the sun starts to set over to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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