This is a rather sad and disappointing month for me, as it is the first, I believe, in at least ten…
Bits and Pieces
Hay shortage
The writing is already on the wall – there is going to be a terrible shortage of hay this…
Fall has fallen
Fall has fallen and so have all the leaves, but never before have I seen such a varied display of…
March lamb
The day this paper is dropped off at your doorstep, the winds of March will already be with us, and…
Patience
I’m beginning to lose my patience with my peacocks. On the other hand, what I know about…
Sunny nooks
Wow! What a beautiful fall we are having up here in cattle country! Occasional showers intermingled…
Busy and fun
This past week has been a busy and fun week for me. Although it has been snowing and blowing all…
Fergus and Elora experienced fires in May of 1930
Earlier in 2014 this column noted fires seem to occur in clusters. This week’s column deals…
Food chain
It was definitely an overcast sky – heavy mist still hung in shrouds over the valley –…
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…