Beginners’ vermiculture
This weekend I brought home a brand new Worm Chalet. Finally, after having only thought and talked about it for years, I’ve embarked…
Read MoreThis weekend I brought home a brand new Worm Chalet. Finally, after having only thought and talked about it for years, I’ve embarked…
Read MoreOur house backs onto Hanlon Creek Conservation Area, so it seemed an ideal place to feed the birds this winter. We expected to…
Read More[slickr-flickr id=”12687067@N00″ type=”gallery” tag=”butterfletch1″] I retreated to the cottage for the weekend. Sunday morning I photographed these three butterfly species within five minutes…
Read MoreIn recent months I have shifted dramatically toward consuming more locally produced food. I began buying into the idea years ago, but putting…
Read MoreLast night we were hit with one of the most frightening thunderstorms I can remember. It started with violent gusts of wind that…
Read MoreCanadian Wildlife Federation reports in the article Is this Goodnight? that a fungal disease decimating hibernating bat populations in the United States has…
Read MoreLast night, my partner and I received a mysterious and memorable visitation. With the sun setting behind the Church of Our Lady, we…
Read MoreOver the weekend I witnessed interesting behaviour in a flock of swallows along the Speed River. Friday afternoon on the way home from…
Read More[slickr-flickr id=”12687067@N00″ type=”gallery” tag=”arb1104″] On Easter Monday my partner and I went for a stroll at University of Guelph Arboretum. Nowhere is resurrection…
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