. The Canadian field-naturalist. cngzi 4. Tom with beached hull of former 1949 expedition ship Nauya behind him, Igloolik, 1983, Photograph by Brenda Carter. rience to arrive at South Twin Island, exactly on target. On another occasion, attempting an open water cross- ing on the Belcher Islands, we ran into a dangerous pack-ice jam. This hazard was further compounded by an early snowstorm and a five-foot ( m) tide rip. To stay meant being stranded. To leave meant facing rough water in an overloaded canoe. Tom's choice lit- erally meant life or death. As usual, he made the right decision - e
. The Canadian field-naturalist. cngzi 4. Tom with beached hull of former 1949 expedition ship Nauya behind him, Igloolik, 1983, Photograph by Brenda Carter. rience to arrive at South Twin Island, exactly on target. On another occasion, attempting an open water cross- ing on the Belcher Islands, we ran into a dangerous pack-ice jam. This hazard was further compounded by an early snowstorm and a five-foot ( m) tide rip. To stay meant being stranded. To leave meant facing rough water in an overloaded canoe. Tom's choice lit- erally meant life or death. As usual, he made the right decision - elegant in its simple, straightforward truth. Despite the blinding snow he found a path through the heavy waves and got us safely ashore. He always kept part of his mind tuned to the essential core of any sit- uation, a trait which was the quiet binding of his life. From 1975 to 1986, Tom continued his collecting trips by truck in the summer, spending winters writing papers (a task he disliked) interspersed with his favour- ite seasonal activities of gardening, cutting fence-posts and filling the woodshed from his hardwood bush. Renewing his interest in his boyhood pursuit of eggs, he began to locate and weigh the eggs of different species. He could often be seen in nearby swamps with his odd, long-legged wooden table, a set of scales and an umbrella to shade the eggs. We both enjoyed the nest hunting and Tom became very interested in the results of his weight loss experiments, but the statistics proved daunting. I often wonder if a modem comput-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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