This #RemembranceDay, I'm reflecting upon my recent visit to the #Dachua Concentration Camp Memorial Site ππ
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Writer of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Avid traveller. Published in Canada, US, UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Greece, Malta, Turkey, Thailand, Australia. https://linktr.ee/RyanGibbsWriter
This #RemembranceDay, I'm reflecting upon my recent visit to the #Dachua Concentration Camp Memorial Site ππ
11.11.2025 14:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#Hiking in #Delaware (Ontario) ππ§‘
06.11.2025 15:23 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A suspenseful #Halloween read ππ Daphne du Maurier's classic #TheBirds π¦ββ¬π€
31.10.2025 13:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Back in #Canada π¨π¦ #Hiking in #Fingal Wildlife Management Area ππ§‘
30.10.2025 13:13 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Auf Wiedersehen #MΓΌnchen π Great city, great times π Great stay near #Westpark π³π€β€οΈπ
28.10.2025 13:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"The hills are alive with the sound of music..." here in #Salzburg #Austria
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Breathtaking views of scenery and history from #Kehlsteinhaus (Hitler's Eagle's Nest) π¦ π€β€οΈπ
23.10.2025 13:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Willkommen in #MΓΌnchen (Welcome to #Munich) πΊπ€β€οΈπ
21.10.2025 23:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hiking in #RothPark #Woodstock ππ
05.10.2025 14:14 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Happy to have my poem "Awakening" featured in the #PoemsRevived project ππΏπ
03.10.2025 13:08 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0On a path toward spiritual awakening at #WutaiShan #Buddhist #Garden ππΏπ
23.09.2025 04:22 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Joined our #college #supportstaff on the #picketline this week. This video represents their positions well π ##SaveOurColleges
18.09.2025 14:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#Hiking through #FanshaweConservationArea ππ
15.09.2025 12:38 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Reading #MaxBraithwaite's #novel "Why Shoot The Teacher" (1965) π
Like my grandmother, Braithwaite was born in #Nokomis, #Saskatchewan π¨π¦
His story of tribulations from working as a new #teacher during the depression reveals why many left the area for new opportunities π
Last trip of a fabulous #summer: #Tobermory & #FlowerpotIsland ππ #TravelCanada π¨π¦β€οΈ
31.08.2025 14:33 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#AmReading Regine Ebner's #MountainsThatSeeInTheDark π π»π€
Amazing landscape #poems exploring deep connections between memory and spirit of place through remarkable #desert imagery ππ
#poetry #SealeyChallenge #Arizona
Congrats π
20.08.2025 21:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Happy to have my poem "Do Not Bring Me Flowers (for Carmen)" featured here ππΏπ
19.08.2025 14:07 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Great choice π Started reading it πβ€οΈ
17.08.2025 14:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Returning to the #ocean π through #poet Luke Levi's #MiraclesForgotten ππ
Gentle #poems reminding us of the peace found through drifting ππ©΅
#AmReading #SealeyChallenge
Reflecting on my inspiring trip to the #EastCoast by reviewing photos from the breathtaking #HopewellRocks πͺ¨ππ #TravelCanada π¨π¦β€οΈ
15.08.2025 20:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Returned to #NewBrunswick to stay the weekend at a #winery π·π #TravelCanada π¨π¦β€οΈ
10.08.2025 03:01 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#Lobster fishing off the coast of #PrinceEdwardIsland π¦π #TravelCanada π¨π¦β€οΈ
09.08.2025 01:34 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Discovering the magic of #PrinceEdwardIsland πππ #TravelCanada π¨π¦β€οΈ
07.08.2025 23:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Celebrating having now visited all 10 provinces ππ with a #ceilidh on #PrinceEdwardIsland π»πΆπ #TravelCanada π¨π¦β€οΈ
07.08.2025 02:28 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Exploring the #BayofFundy π π£π¦π³π #TravelCanada π¨π¦β€οΈ
06.08.2025 00:40 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Happy #NewBrunswickDay from St. Andrews by the Sea πβοΈπ°π¦π #TravelCanada π¨π¦β€οΈ
04.08.2025 23:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Good times this weekend with #CyndiLauper in #Toronto πΆπ©·ππππ
30.07.2025 23:02 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Escaped the stifling heat of southern Ontario for the sultry heat of Buenos Aires with #Evita πβ€οΈπΆ
26.07.2025 18:03 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#AmReading Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic #poem #TheSongOfHiawatha (1855) π
The town in #Saskatchewan where my #grandmother was born was named #Nokomis after Hiawatha's grandmother in the poem π΅β€οΈ