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We walked part of the Guelph Lake trail yesterday. It was near dusk. The light was ethereal. As we turned a corner onto this long stretch through a pine plantation, it spooked me. In a good way. It looked like … Continue reading
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Yesterday I dressed the loom. I started planning this stole last spring but got involved with other fibre projects so the loom has sat idle since June. It is based on the same design as a lovely, soft stole I … Continue reading
Lobster tails do not fit in an Ontario locavore’s diet, but they’re one of my favourite foods. Zehrs had lobster tails on sale Saturday for $1.99 each so I could not resist a rare treat. I baked them with lemon … Continue reading
My writing buddy, Sarah, must be one of the funniest people on the face of the Earth. She can be a quiet one, though, so ya gotta know her. Love her to bits. On August 17 she gave birth to … Continue reading
A little over a year ago on a visit back home I took three cuttings from the Christmas cactus that was my mother’s. Actually the roots go back much further: the plant originally belonged to her grandmother, Dommy, and is … Continue reading
Eastern tamaracks make a brilliant autumn display. They are an anomly, a deciduous conifer, a member of the pine family that sheds all its needs each fall. Two saplings show nicely against the deep green white pines at the end … Continue reading
In Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard mentioned finding an etiolated leaf in winter. She commented that while we like to separate everything into seasons, summer designated for growing and winter for dormancy, nature does not really work so neatly. … Continue reading
A volunteer seedling grows in worm poo. … Continue reading
Walking downtown I was struck by the sight of these leaves huddled outside Knox Presbyterian Church. The stonework is quintessentially local to Guelph. This innocuous corner exudes a strong sense of time and place. … Continue reading
Ring-billed gulls at Royal City Park … Continue reading