A golden mystery: Chrysopilus thoracicus
Golden-backed snipe fly, Chrysopilus thoracicus, an eye-catching mystery.
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Read MoreMagenta spreen (Chenopodium giganteum) is a delicious spring vegetable readily available from my garden. It is a close relative (same genus) of lamb’s…
Read MoreThe mud in the woods has evolved from chocolate cake batter to bread dough. It feels like kneading to walk. This morning was…
Read MoreYesterday I planted two drought-tolerant native Ontario wildflowers in my front garden: Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed) and Antennaria dioica (pussytoes). I wanted to…
Read MoreOne of my favourite native plants is leatherwood, Dirca palustris. It’s a modest shrub, easily overlooked in the shadowy understory of mature woodlands….
Read MoreI encounter Kitchener-Waterloo’s new ION LRT on my morning rounds.
Read MoreA crystal spectacle invites separate reflections in photography and language.
Read MoreA muskrat lives in the creek under the bridge where I cross into the woods every day. Ondatra zibethicus are particularly reclusive, so it…
Read MoreThe cold weather has kept me more housebound than usual, but it also provides some fantastic frost formations. This morning I bundled up and went to the creek.
Read MoreThis peanut soup was inspired by my hankering for ramen noodles, but includes vegetables locally available in winter.
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