Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
AGE OF COMPUTERS HAS ITS BYTES March 29 & March 31 Thank goodness, the clouds have gone away!Perhaps I should explain. Less than a year ago, I received from a friend, an e-mail containing several absolutely awesome photos of storm clouds. The e-mail stated that they had…
LOVE IS IN THE AIR – AND EVERYWHERE !March 22 & March 24 Anyone looking for some adult entertainment need go no further than their own backyard. Raise your binoculars and you are almost guaranteed a scene right from the Young and the Restless! And if…
Get Involved ! Monitor Wildlife!March 15 & March 17 You will soon hear the ads on local radio stations. Perhaps you even participated yourself last year. It’s the Community Wildlife Monitoring Program, a program in which I have been involved as coordinator for five years.The…
Binomial NomenclatureMarch 08 & March 10I have a friend, a plant watcher as it turns out, who is forever spewing out bewildering Latin names of the plants we come across when on a hike. To many of us, the names mean little, but in…
Secrets of the EarthMarch 01 & March 03 Composting is nothing new. My wife and I have practised it for more than 30 years. Before the days of recycling, we even shredded and composted every discarded piece of paper that came to our house…
Secrets In Private LivesFebruary 22 & February 24A fisher crossed the road in front of me the other day as I made my way up the road that I walk every morning at daybreak. It was -17 and the dusting of snow that fell the…
Walking Through HistoryFebruary 15 & February 17 ” I am quite happy that I now know the exact location of that hotel. It’s nice to stand on a bit of history and know you’re doing it.”The hiking participant was referring to a recent Quinte Conservation…
Walking in the RainFebruary 08 & February 10 It was an impressive sight as almost the entire complement of 23 people who had registered for an interpretive hike at Massassauga Point two weekends ago, had actually decided to come, and stood huddled together in…
Habitat Changes Brings New SpeciesFebruary 01 & February 03 I attended a funeral of an acquaintance two weeks ago who had passed away at the age of 102. My father died at the age of 96, but 102 is an incredible accomplishment. As the…
Surviving the Deep FreezeJanuary 25 & January 27 One of the several slide show/Power Point presentations that I enjoy showing to interested groups in the Quinte area, and beyond, is one titled, “Preparing for the Big Freeze.” Other than a presentation I continue to show…