Burning Silo

We’ve been having beautiful summer sunsets here this week. I took this photo out in the oldfield meadow - it’s actually, a composite patched together from three photos (click on image for a larger view). I always think about how it’s the really good stuff that is for free in this world. […]

This was meant to be a more substantial post, but I have to beetle off in a few minutes. We’ve had a busy weekend, and this morning I’m off to meet up with a Grade 10 science class from one of the schools in the city. A friend, Eric Snyder, and I have […]

I almost posted these photos a couple of weeks ago right after they were taken. However, before I had a chance to do so, some events began to unfold and I decided to just stow them away for awhile. Now, circumstances have changed and I can write about them and also about some […]

This isn’t quite the post I’d intended to write this morning. I was planning to begin wrapping up our week of bioblitzing. However, the “litterbug” topic seemed to want to be addressed, so that’s how it goes.
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, Don and I volunteered to do some trail maintenance and clean-up at […]

view of maple sugar bush at Mill Pond Conservation Area
FAMILY TREES
John’s voice comes over the telephone line in whispering hesitation. Would I like an orphan lamb to raise on extra milk from my dairy goats? Within the hour, I’m driving along icy dirt tracks leading to a stone house atop a sweeping ridge. […]