Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
LAST CHANCE TO VIEW INSECTS October 25 & October 27 We were toasty warm in our living room despite the outside temperature being minus three degrees, according to the weather report I had just downloaded onto the computer. A “killing frost,” they called it, as they expressed…
THE PARK FOR ALL SEASONS October 18 & October 20 Nature film makers John and Janet Foster tell me they spend as much time in Algonquin Provincial Park as they can. It is a special place to them. When I told them that my wife and I…
JEWEL OF EASTERN ONTARIO October 11 & October 13 It was an impressive gathering of Salmon River supporters – at least 200, as they celebrated the launching of a new book, “The Salmon River Watershed.” The book didn’t need to describe it as “the jewel of…
VIEW FROM A CAMPSITE October 04 & October 06 When a flock of grackles accumulated noisily in a black cherry tree behind us, it was the first sign of life at our campsite in almost a day, except for a chipmunk who chattered from somewhere…
IT’S FOR THE BIRDS September/October issue, 2006 The year was 1956, and the entire school – all 13 of us – wondered what our new teacher would be like. Little did I know when she walked into the classroom of that one room school, not…