The eastern black walnut, or juglans nigra grows wild around, but not on, the property. It grows straight and tall and is a great shade tree. An old Guiding book, Fifty Trees of Canada, and searching the internet gave me … Continued
We are into a new season now. September finished off with a really hot spell, in fact some of the days were hotter than the in July and August. A quick rain storm abruptly brought that weather to an end … Continued
It has been an unusual winter in my part of Canada, February has been so mild that we have been lured into thinking spring is arriving. But there is still a month of winter to go before the season officially … Continued
February has come and gone with very changeable weather. We try to get out and about when the weather is nice and of course the camera is always a companion. One of the places we drive by and frequently … Continued
Little Red brings a smile to our faces when he/she gets up to antics in the garden. This week they have found their way to the bottle tree where the coconut feeders hang for the winter.
We have a squirrel feeder right down the back of the garden. It has a spike in the middle for fixing an ear of corn. We have ample access to corn as that is usually what is grown in the … Continued
The birds have vacated the birdhouse for awhile so the black squirrel decided to check it out.
Little Red gets up to all sorts of antics in the garden. The past week there have been two of them … siblings? partners? or friends? They had a great time at the feeders. They were on the pole feeder … Continued
The little red squirrel has been entertaining us with its antics in the garden lately. It bounds from spot to spot, gets into places it really shouldn’t be, and is playful with the other squirrels. It is certainly a … Continued
Squirrels – friends or foe? I think you either love or hate the squirrels. I really don’t like them because they are always finding ways to get to the bird feeders to get the seed. But I love the antics … Continued