Weird weather and species extinction

Speed River Journal’s nature news roundup for Feb. 20, 2014, highlights a few recent comments, forecasts and data on climate change. This week…

August lake retreat (photo gallery)

Last week I took a writing retreat at my cabin in Haliburton County near Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario. I spent nine days alone…

I am pleased to report success in establishing a daily salad habit. I started once a week in early January and kept adding…

Winter uncovers not only physical textures of the landscape, but also underlying sounds. Whereas in summer we are distracted by showy bird songs…

Call it a New Year’s resolution if you will. I prefer to think in terms of strategies, and my strategy is to make…