Sandhill Crane Baby is Now Huge
How fast they grow. The little fuzzy yellow chick from the spring, the chick that barely came up to mom […]
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Barn Roof is Back On Thanks to a Fire Truck
Finally the barn roof is fixed. After the big wind on May lifted a corner, then folded back a big
Glass Door Bonk! Woodpecker Down
Every so often, I hear the telltale thwack of skull hitting glass and know another bird has mistaken the sliding
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Sandhill Cranes Show off Baby
They’re back. The pair of sandhill cranes that nested in my wetland last year and drew birders with their chick,
Anybody Remember Arbour Day?
The celebration of Arbour Day has likely long vanished from overcrowded modern curricula, but for us, at the village two
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