Katydid nymph
Good morning, katydid nymph. Welcome to my porch kale. I look forward to your August night ambience.
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Bullfrogs return to the lake, bellowing Beethoven
The bullfrogs are back, at least for this summer, and I found a musical mnemonic for their song in one of Beethoven’s symphonies….
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Preparing for a dawn chorus
Data sheets, pencils and stop watch are packed. I’m excited for tomorrow morning. Weather permitting, I’ll do my annual run for the international…
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Nettles for allergies
This morning I harvested nettles to try as an herbal remedy for seasonal allergies. I discovered this property while researching an article for…
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Gardening promotes personal transformation
This morning while weeding potatoes, I was thinking about secret growth. So much of what evolves in life is hidden, especially during winter…
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Sunfire, noble steed
Yesterday morning we purchased a 2010 Jetta sedan. It will be ready for us to pick up Monday morning for the first trip…
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Dendroica: a great tool for learning birdsong
Every spring I review my birdsong recognition skills in time to run my route for the annual Breeding Bird Survey sometime around the…
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Birding by ear: rose-breasted grosbeak
Opening the back door this morning, I heard a rose-breasted grosbeak squeak at me from the neighbour’s tree. He sat long enough for…
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Farley Mowat leaves an imprint
Well-known Canadian author and environmentalist Farley Mowat has died at 92. His 1963 bestseller, Never Cry Wolf, is credited with changing public perception…
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Environmental measures around a new condo development
On Monday night Guelph City Council gave a developer permission to begin clearing a site at the corner of Gordon Street and Arkell…
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