Two diseases invade Ontario beech forests
Walking on a sunny winter day in Twin Oaks Woods, I was struck as always by the glow of the beech leaves that…
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Lessons from trees
There are different kinds of gratitude: spontaneous joy and the simple practice of appreciating things.
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A pressed ash leaf
This summer I noticed some unexpected trees deep in the woods, high on a ridge near the cottage. Compound leaves like these are…
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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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City trees hit hard by ice storm
Guelph, Ontario, where I live, takes a lot of pride in its green space. Riverside Park has always been one of the prettiest…
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Photovember 28
Artist Lorraine Roy explores the spiritual qualities of trees, particularly in her burning bush series. About 15 years ago I planted this American…
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Photovember 16
Eastern tamaracks make a brilliant autumn display. They are an anomly, a deciduous conifer, a member of the pine family that sheds all…
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Cottonwoods of my childhood
Recently I paid a farewell visit to the house where I grew up. My father is in the midst of moving out of…
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Artists respond to Goderich tornado
“Nature giveth and taketh all,” says an inscription on The Tree of Life, a new sculpture in a Goderich, Ontario, park. On August…
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Lorraine Roy: Synergy of Art and Science
Today at University of Guelph Arboretum, fabric artist Lorraine Roy described her career to illustrate different ways of interacting with nature. As part…
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