Yesterday morning we purchased a 2010 Jetta sedan. It will be ready for us to pick up Monday morning for the first trip of the season to our cottage, appropriately with my two daughters. My 2002 Sunfire is still drivable … Continue reading
Yesterday morning we purchased a 2010 Jetta sedan. It will be ready for us to pick up Monday morning for the first trip of the season to our cottage, appropriately with my two daughters. My 2002 Sunfire is still drivable … Continue reading
Click the image to view a gallery. In October I promised to post more pictures from my visit to Winnipeg for Canadian Thanksgiving. Well, better late than never! Here is a gallery of images from Winnipeg’s big city park, Assiniboine … Continue reading
Over the next few days I will share some images and experiences from a recent trip to Winnipeg. It is one of the most photogenic cities I have visited. This first photo essay (linked below) features the downtown area. The … Continue reading
This morning I had an exchange with a friend about my favourite Stan Rogers song, “The Lock Keeper”. Alan McLean commented that it addresses the “monk’s dilemma.” We may relate to life experience as a traveler or one who is … Continue reading
In a recent contest, I asked readers to tell stories about places that had deeply impacted them. The various thoughtful responses will appear as a series of guest posts. By Joe Sehl View a gallery of images. On June 26, … Continue reading
My 2013 blogathon armchair travel contest did not receive many entries, but the few were excellent. Participants were required to answer this question, “What is the best travel destination you have ever visited that connected you more deeply with nature … Continue reading
Today is a special day in the blogathon: we are supposed to blog about our favourite apps. But today I feel like my life is some new kind of app. The rest of this week I’m attending MagNet2013, the national … Continue reading
This month a contest in running on this blog. All you have to do is respond to a question. There are no tricks, no wrong answers (but please read the rules below to avoid disappointment). Just a thoughtful response is … Continue reading
Today I am reposting one of the most popular posts from earlier this year. Presqu’ile Provincial Park is one of Ontario’s best birding sites. We visited in May toward the end of spring migration, but it is also a great … Continue reading
Chris Earley is interpretive biologist and education coordinator at University of Guelph Arboretum. He has written four field guides to birds of North America, such as Warblers of the Great Lakes Region and Eastern North America. Chris has led tours … Continue reading