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Elke🇨🇦

@elkep.bsky.social
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Just a Canadian Oma who loves the forest, photography, foraging, food and gardening. 🍄‍🟫🇨🇦🇩🇪. Happily married for 42 years now. Here to share a small slice of my life. Did I mention I’m a super woke liberal!? 💖 🌟🌟Please no DMs.🌟🌟 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈

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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 6h
Good morning 👋 it’s 2°C this morning and we’ll be off on a hike early this morning before all the city people flock up here for the day. Hope you have a peaceful Saturday!
A gravel path leads through the forest.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good morning 👋. Pouring all day today and 20°C and then dropping to 2°C tonight. Love those cool nights. You made it through another week 🫂. Have a good one.
A gravel path through the forest
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good morning 👋. Hot and rainy today (just as I’ve put the winter comforter back on the bed lol). We’ve got company coming for lunch so I had better get to work. Have a great day!!
Yellow leaves glow in the forest.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧡🧡🧡😔 www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Canada.ca
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is observed September 30. The day honours First Nations, Inuit and Métis Survivors and their families and communities and ensures that public commemoratio...
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good morning 👋. Cool and foggy here this morning. It’s a kitchen day for me. Hope you have a wonderful day.
A lady in red walks through an autumn tinged forest.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good morning 👋. Finally getting back into the woods today! We had a much needed rainy night so hopefully the mushrooms will pop one last time this season. Have a great day.
Rain drops glisten on the roof of our car with the green trees in the background.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good morning 👋. We might be getting a little morning rain which we really need right now. Have a great start to your week.
A field 
of flowers
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Good morning 👋. It’s a day of recovery after yesterday’s wedding party so I’ll quietly wish you a very lovely Sunday and now for my Tylenol lol.
An amazing sunset over the trees.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good morning 👋. We’re off to a wedding today! I hope you guys have a wonderful weekend.
One from my camera roll.  A sun dappled path through the forest
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good morning 👋 pat yourself on the back because you’ve made it through another week. A beautiful sunny day for us up here again. Have a lovely Friday.
Reflections on a still beaver pond.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good morning 👋 Another bright and sunny day here and I’m starting to see some colour in the leaves. Here’s one from last autumn. Have a great day!
Brilliant fall colours reflected in a calm river.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For #ColorADay #RedWed I’ve got this bold beauty ❤️ #BloomScrolling
Close up of a deep red hibiscus (I think)
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In a fragmented world, cooperation is not an ideal. It is a necessity.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Good morning 👋. Another bright and cool day here, what a treat. Time to start cleaning the gardens. Have a great day!
A throwback to an old hike we took in Ontario.  A path leads through a dark tunnel in the woods.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The late afternoon sun in the garden at this time of year is so pretty!
White Adirondack chairs circle the fireplace.  The forest is lit with afternoon sun and the ornamental garlic and hydrangeas are still going strong.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Good morning 👋 another frosty morning here and I’m itching to go for a hike, maybe tomorrow. Hope you have an easy day.
A tiny path through a dense green forest.
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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Had to share, I tried something new for supper! We have Buttercup squash gnocchi coins and grated parm in a spicy puttanesca, lemon trout and a green salad. #food #cook #foodsky
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Good morning 👋 another gorgeous fall day and I’ve got cabin fever stuck in the house with a recuperating puppy. She’s doing great, me not so much lol! Have a wonderful day.
A boulder strewn river on a bright and sunny day.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Good morning 👋. Beautiful and cool here but it seems like the mosquitoes didn’t get the memo. Hope you have a peaceful end to the weekend.
A sun dappled path through the woods.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Good morning 👋 Woke up to our first frost of the season but the week ahead looks beautiful and sunny. Have a great Saturday.
A sunny gravel path leads through the forest.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Good morning 👋 what a beautiful day we have in store. 18°C and full sun…yesssss! Puppy is safe at home and pat yourself on the back because you made it through another week.
Reflections in a beaver pond.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Good morning 👋. Our puppy is going in to be spayed this morning and I’m a bundle of nerves. Have a lovely Thursday.
Another path through the woods.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 16/09/2026
Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social, we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible. I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU. And create a common prosperity and economic security space.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@papillonjaune77.bsky.social thanks so much for adding me to your starter pack papillionjaune. Elbows up from Canada 💪🇨🇦
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good morning 👋. Somebody forgot to turn down the heat, it’s going to be 27°C (80°F) today. Hope you have a good day.
A sun dappled path leads through a lush green forest.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Good morning 👋 a delightful 3°C this morning, finally sweater weather! We’re heading out for a hike this morning and I hope you have a fantastic day.
A lone picnic table covered in fallen leaves.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Good morning 👋 way too windy for a walk in the woods today but it is delightfully cool again. Have a great start to your week.
Reflections of dead trees in a beaver pond.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Good morning 👋 Hot, humid and thunderstorms for us today. I was hoping the heat was done for this year. Hope you have a stress free Sunday.
A sun dappled path through the forest.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Good morning 👋. A stay at home and relax kind of day today. I hope you have a relaxing Saturday too.
An old wooden bridge over a marshy beaver lake.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A great speech by a great Canadian. Thank you M. Chrétien youtu.be/wMTO8h5v4h0?...
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Former Canada Prime Minister: "Never mistake our generosity for weakness."
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Finally home again. We are done for now, next year we’ll do her landscaping but I think it came out really nice!
BEFORE…rotting wood, not properly supported and a wobble that just shouldn’t be.AFTER. Two levels, fully supported with a little seating area to the left and what will be a place for her herbs and such to the right.  Downstairs is their dining/ lounging area.My daughter, the lady of the manor, doing the final inspection ☺️
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Good morning 👋. Off to my daughter’s house to finish off the deck construction. TGIF and I hope you have a peaceful end of your week.
Moss covered tree stumps line a little path through a sunny forest.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What a great day up north…come and walk with us 🇨🇦
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Good morning 👋. We’re heading up north for a hike today, looking forward to a little adventure. Have a great day!
Reflections in the river show that autumn is here.  The leaves are just starting to show a hint of colour.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I haven’t done one of these in almost a year but here is my #colourofthemonth #colorofthemonth and it’s definitely going to be #green for August. Lush and glorious green.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good morning 👋. Pouring rain all day today. Hopefully we can get back out into the woods tomorrow. Have a good one!
Another moody forest walk.  A path through a lush green forest.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
For my Canadian followers, here’s a website of Canadian options for numerous tech alternatives. engageq.notion.site/unplug-full
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Unplug America | Notion
(Researched and no longer Canadian-owned: Skip the Dishes.)
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Good morning 👋. A rainy morning for us today. I think I’ll head down into to town for some ingredients and have a canning afternoon. Have a lovely day.
A tiny path leads into a damp and lush green forest.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🚨ATTENTION CANADIANS🚨 Sign the petition to STOP 🛑 RBC and BMO from selling Monaris to a US company. That’s ALL our transaction history and personal information being made available to a country that is actively conspiring to crash our economy. 🔗 Petition e-7712: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Good morning and Happy Labour Day Monday 👋. Beautiful sunny day here today perfect for just chilling and relaxing. Have a good one.
An early morning forest with ferns covering the floor and sunlight streaming through the trees.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Sometimes you just have to stop and embrace the tiny moments of beauty and peacefulness. Have a wonderful afternoon
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Had to try those viral upside down puff pastry tarts and I have to say, they’re AMAZING!
A French shallot, Brie and balsamic vinegar tart and a mushroom, feta and hot honey glazed tart.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Good morning 👋 A beautiful sunny day for us today I’d love to go on one of the trails today but it’s always too full of people on the weekends. Have a great Sunday!
A mirror calm pond with reflections of the forest.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In case you’re still on Facebook, you might want to watch this. It’s freaking outrageous 😡 vt.tiktok.com/ZSqFSMjyq/
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Good morning 👋. Showers today for us. I hope your Labour Day long weekend is sunny and bright!
A rock strewn path leads up the mountain through a hemlock grove.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A Canadian map company that keeps all data in Canada. Currently in beta, please support 🇨🇦🍁. 🔗 maplemaps.ca
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A little early supper, a Canadian/Korean fusion tonight. Maple/Gochujang glazed trout topped with today’s foraged mushrooms on a zucchini, carrot salad with a Gochugaru vinaigrette and some fried calamari on the side.
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Elke🇨🇦 @elkep.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Good morning 👋 showers moving in this afternoon so a quick morning hike is on my agenda. You made it through another week!! 🫂
A little wooden fence with a slow river in the background and a big old willow (?) to the side.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Today it’s Lake America, but tomorrow the propaganda coming from south of the border could be both more serious and insidious, and the actions of Google, Apple and other companies show plainly that they will not be on our side." —  @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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ANALYSIS: 'Lake America' makes one thing clear: we can’t trust U.S. tech companies | TVO Today
The president’s decree is dumb. Why is anyone going along with it?
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