Flight or flow: where will it take us?
A woman on a path to destroy her life stops in her tracks when she witnesses a vision of magical fire. It turns…
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How to celebrate Summer Solstice
The longest day of the year has inspired rituals and celebrations for as long as our ancestors turned their eyes to the sky…
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Loss of habitat in Guelph’s west end
This guest post by Mike Lepage is adapted by permission from a recent note to the Wellington County birding email hotline. I…
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Pencast: Drawing a honey locust
Today I bring you a page from my naturalist’s notebook. For the 2013 Blogathon we had a video theme day on Monday, which…
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OHS: Spinning stories from fibre, Part 1
Ontario Handspinning Seminar took place this past weekend. It was attended by more than 140 spinners. This year’s theme explored the connection between…
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Our top secret groundhog repellent
I have finally found an effective groundhog repellent. It is readily available, costs nothing and doubles as an effective organic fertilizer. It even…
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Garden bloggers bloom day: June 2013
I did not plant any of the flowers that bloom in my garden this month. I planted tomatoes, potatoes, onions, squash and melons,…
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Around the world in 80 seconds: June 2013 nature news
Want to see the world? Here are highlights of this week’s news stories and blogs about wildlife and nature from each of the…
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My sepsis incident
This is an update on a recent post about an infected toe, an incident I now realize could have turned much more serious….
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A spiritual approach: environmental practicalities
This is guest post exchange day in the 2013 WordCount Blogathon. This story comes from the U.S. West Coast, courtesy of my friend…
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