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Month: July 2025

Kim Beavis: Feature Artist

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(Find @newartybeavis on Instagram.) On any First Friday Art Crawl in downtown Peterborough, Ontario, fellow crawlers are always open to surprises. So I was not the only one pleasantly surprised to find an unusual studio that needed a smart device to “see” the artwork by @newartybeavis.    Not a whiff of linseed oil in this … Read more

Thirsty Birds

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Most North American backyard birds rely on water sources for both drinking and bathing. Water is only one element of a healthy, safe wildlife habitat, but it’s one of the most important. Fortunately, it’s also something many of us can fairly easily provide.   If you happen to have an emu on your property, you’ll … Read more

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