Commenting Problems
You may have noticed I haven't been commenting for awhile. It's all due to Google! You all deserve a big apology but I think I've figured out a solution, and you may have started getting my comments...
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The Rollercoaster Bounces Again!
You may recall that in the last photo I posted we were back to snow cover here, what seemed like a normal February, at least for a few days. Well it hasn't stayed that way.Here's where we were on Feb....
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And One More Time!
Well, we just can't believe the ridiculous weather we're getting here in Ontario. It's still early March, but it's like mid-April outside, with temperatures staying well above freezing and no snow at...
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Green Things Poking Up!!
It's unheard of in my memory, but we have spring plants popping up about a month earlier than normal. They're just green sprouts so far, but thanks to paying close attention to the garden I know what...
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Grey Roots Museum Visit
Yesterday we headed out to visit Grey Roots Museum on the edge of Owen Sound, a place we really enjoy. We maintain a family membership for the two of us. We went for the model railroad day; I've...
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Trains Arrive in Owen Sound
After the railroad day at the museum I got interested in understanding how two different railways arrived on opposite sides of the bay in Owen Sound, and two different train stations were built on...
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First Spring Flowers - Far Too Early!
We had a couple of those inordinately warm mid-March days earlier this week, and the first spring flowers bloomed at our house. We have no Snowdrops or Crocus or it might have been earlier. It's...
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Happy Spring (Not)!
It's March 21st, the spring equinox here in this part of Canada, so that makes it the first official day of spring. Nonsense! We woke to a late gasp of winter not spring, and it's still snowing as I...
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What a Stupid Mistake!
And none of you even called me on it! Did you even notice?On Tuesday the 19th I claimed it was already the spring equinox, which happens on the 21st, today! I was two days early and I've been feeling...
View ArticleTurns out It Wasn't a Mistake After All!
Well, I should have googled it instead of trusting my own (faulty) memory. The date of the spring equinox changes a lot more than I realized, and it isn't always the 21st. In fact it won't be the...
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The Birds Invaded! Finally!
As I went to sit at the window a couple of weeks back, a flash of red caught my eye. It was a Cardinal! Haven't seen one in ages, though I heard them singing around the neighborhood last week when it...
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Waiting for Spring!
Having given us a foretaste of warm weather earlier, spring is now taking its time getting here! I've been out riding several times earlier this spring, even back in early February, but the...
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Sandhill Cranes!
We decided to attend one of the spring lectures at the Grey Roots Museum in Owen Sound last week. The lecture was good, and we met several old friends, so we're glad we took the trouble to go. It's...
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Hints of flowers to Come!
Looking out my window I can see several different early spring flowers beginning to come into bloom. They're more than just green shoots now, which is encouraging and gives hints of the colour to come...
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Spring Storm!
The meteorologists gave us fair warning - possibly several inches of snow, hazardous driving, a last blast of winter! I think they believe we'll be more alert if they scare us! But like many spring...
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Finally Some Flowers!
The weather has turned and it's bright, sunny, and warmer than the past few weeks. It feels like spring is finally here. So Mrs. F.G., my assistant occasional photographer came and got my phone and...
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Down in the Swamp
Every spring Mrs. F.G. enjoys a drive down into the swamp. The reflections are intriguing before the leaves come out, and you never know, we might find some Skunk Cabbage or Coltsfoot, or see some...
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Still Down in the Swamp
We slowly drove out of the swamp, catching a picture of some Coltsfoot growing in the wet gravel and leaf litter right at the side of the road. On up we went until we got that beautiful view out to...
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Around the Neighbourhood
On the dry days (it's raining today), I'm getting out for a ride around the neighbourhood, or at least up and down the street. So I'm now picking up a few flowers in front of other homes. Here at our...
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Back in our Own Garden
Spring continues to unfold, though it remains stubbornly cold, or at least chilly, and wet! I don't have much new to show you, but the flowers we do have are bright signs of spring. The cool...
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The Rabbit!
We have a wascally wabbit that frequents our garden, eating from the lush banquet of flowers Mrs. F.G. provides. She is constantly banging doors or slapping the window to scare it away. Sometimes she...
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Daffodils!
It is Daffodil season and clearly these are popular flowers with the few homeowners who garden, bringing bright flashes of yellow to welcome spring (This being said, only about 5%, 4 out of 80 among...
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More Spring Flowers and Mystery Plant Identified!
It's staying cold and rainy, but the spring flowers just keep on coming. (They'd come faster if it was warmer!) We tend to impose our human feelings on them and think the plants will be chilly of we...
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Rainy Days
I've been focusing on all the emerging spring flowers, but we've actually been having cold rainy days until now. Then it got colder, snowed briefly this morning, and now it's just cloudy. These...
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