This past week has been far more than just interesting. In addition to a couple of broody bantam…
Bits and Pieces
Migration
The migration of birds, both spring and fall, has always been a fascinating time for me. Why do…
Pill pusher
I’m not a pill pusher or a pill pusher’s son, but I’ll be visiting pill pushers…
Frequent tours
Now that the weather has warmed up, it is not uncommon for me to take advantage of Jenney, my…
Chicken tractor
During the last week of August, something new was added to our landscape. It has been dubbed…
Winter wonderland
The year 2015 has bit the dust, while 2016 has become a must. The bells that rang out when the New…
Ambience
Not often in March is the weather warm enough to sit outside in the late evening glow and watch the…
Generation gap
“We gotta put shoes on Willie, We gotta get ‘em on somehow. It took his uncles and…
Year’s end
The just past year is coming to an end and the next just about to start its beginning.…
They’re back
The phone rang quite early just the other morning. I’m an early morning riser, and I’d…
Markdale
It is not really of significant interest that triple 08 marks the date of this particular…
Eat your veggies
Everybody, eat up your vegies, herewith is the reason why. Forwarded to me from my Belwood,…
Hard-headed gardeners
Not often do I repeat what I have written previously. I believe this to be only the third time in…
Canada Day
Canada Day comes and Canada Day goes. It slips up on most of us and passes long before we realize…
Clawback I
It came, through the magic of email, from someone who has reason to be deeply concerned. It stems…