It was definitely an overcast sky – heavy mist still hung in shrouds over the valley –…
Bits and Pieces
Optical illusions
Perhaps I’m losing it, who is to say? But lately I’ve been seeing things that appear at…
Wedding anniversary
The last weekend in March I was at a 25th wedding anniversary. It was for my son Earl and his…
Around and about
A couple of weeks or so just past a longtime friend of mine, once again, came up to see me. Neither…
Crazy and lazy
Tailing the last days of October, the weather showed up unbelievably warm. It was reminiscent of…
Tales out of school
It was late in the evening, about 9:30, on a Thursday, when my cell phone rang. I answered with my…
May 24th
The 24th of May is the Queen’s birthday; if we don’t get a holiday, we’ll all run…
Pine Siskin
Pine siskins (Spinus pinus) don’t often appear in urban gardens, so I was a little bit…
Country music
I’m back to listening to country music again. In my younger days, eons and eons ago, it was…
Bat house workshop
This past Saturday, as you all will now know, I was away almost all of the day. I was dragged…
Fall is here
I like the fall weather. The only season I like better than the fall is spring, followed closely by…
Hiding
Lately, folks, I’ve been getting quite a number of e-mails, and phone calls; some from folks…
Orica I
I’ve never met a man that I didn’t try to learn to like, but there are times when pity,…
Equality
Nowhere but in Canada has the word equality been more used, more abused, more misunderstood and…
Still missing her
The third year is now slowly passing, Since pallbearers carried her to the grave. But her memory…