The first big breath of fresh air that our environment has seen in a long time is the collapse of…
Bits and Pieces
C-Nile virus
Well, you have heard of the bird flu, the West Nile virus, the swine flu, now named the very…
Evolution
A lifetime is but a moment in the history of evolution but hindsight is foresight, and to integrate…
True thoughts
Though often busy and scrambling on occasion to meet a weekly deadline, seldom do I reprint an…
Wonderful weather
Wow. Wow. Wow. What a beautiful Thanksgiving weekend we had. The weather could not have been…
Natural disasters
With the winter weather slacking my outdoor activities, I get a chance to catch up on some of my…
Bluebirds return
From out Rockwood way comes one of many emails telling me the birds are returning again and again…
Garlic
It’s not apple blossom time in Annapolis Valley, that is for sure, but it is garlic planting…
I believe
Over this past holiday season, I received what seemed to me to be a far greater number of friendly…
Birds are back
Due to the topsy-turvy ups and downs of the weather, the birds have been slow coming back to our…
Pekin Ducks
As the name implies, Pekin ducks originated in Peking, China. They are strictly a domesticated…
A new year
At the time of this writing, the old year still lingers, but by the time it is tucked into your…
April showers
“April showers bring May flowers.” So it is said and so it is hoped for, but by the…
Lanky legs
On the Aug. 1 long weekend, I found myself out back of our workshop. I had plunked my butt on the…
DNA
On a sunny, cloud-spotted midday this past week, as I sauntered aimlessly from my birdie bungalow,…