Acres of Dandelions, Acres of Gold. Is it Finally Spring?
Wind, cold, damp and even sleet and ice made spring seem just a rumour. Brown grass, bare trees, and lots […]
Beginning of the End for the Grand Old Barn?
The barn has stood since the 1860s, built of massive axe hewn beams pinned together with big wooden spikes. Built
Canada, the Kentucky Derby and My Tiny Leap into Video
With the Kentucky Derby coming up, I’m joining fellow author, Muriel Lennox, in bragging about the genetic supercharge Canada has
Farm Machines of Yesteryear. Stubborn Bones Have Earned Their Rest.
Recently a bunch of us went for hike through the back lanes of a farm at the height of maple
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First Brave Caterpillar. In February!
Quick update on arriving spring. It’s February 22 and I’m doing my hike down the road. Until I spot a
Winter’s Dying. Last Days of Ice and White.
Maybe. It’s only the middle of February but the forecast is rain during two days of 11C and the next
The Tree Everybody Knows. At Least on Our Road.
From my earliest memory, the tree has always been there. Along the road home. Though there are trees, trees, trees
Swans in Winter, A Matter of Survival
Mute swans are an invasive species, descended from a few birds introduced in the 1800s as park and estate ornaments.
How I Almost Burned the House Down. A Cautionary Tale.
What a shock to get up and discover a blackened, ashy piece of wood lying on the floor in front
First Snow of Winter. Always a Thump on the Side of the Head.
Yesterday was almost 9C and lightly raining so I went to sleep lulled by the promise of continued gentle autumn,