
I’ve been messing about with scissors and paste, cutting up and reconstructing some photos I’ve taken out looking at birds.

I’ve been messing about with scissors and paste, cutting up and reconstructing some photos I’ve taken out looking at birds.
Here we are headed straight for winter and I’m thinking about the spring birds.
Today over 600 baskets full of items to help women leaving a shelter with new beginnings, were delivered to a location in Mississauga – and by tonight, they will have been transported to local shelters. This is the 20th year for this fabulous grass-roots organization.… Read More
There is a new social media platform called WT Social, which wants to take on Facebook and Twitter. It has a similar newsfeed to Facebook and topics are organized by sub-wikis. It’s founded by Jimmy Wales, a co-founder of Wikipedia. The promise not to sell… Read More
For the longest time, I though larch and tamarack trees were the same. I’ve learned that they share a genus but are different species. Larch = Larix occidentalisTamarack = Larix laricina An easy way to tell which is which is to look at the cones.… Read More
There are still quite a few berries around. Here are 3 we came across on today’s nature walk with naturalist Miles Hearn, at Ashbridges Bay on the east side Toronto. These beautiful orange berries are Sea Buckthorn. They are edible and some people use them… Read More
I love watching the birds coming to the big old apple tree to chow down at the feeders.
Tearing off the Back of the House is the latest episode of The Agency Podcast. You can hear it on our (newly revamped) Podbean page or find us at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Tune-in. This episode includes a discussion with Toronto artist Jacob Yerex… Read More
Last week we started working with some seniors at a local long term care centre to make butterfly mosaics. We returned this afternoon and the group finished two butterflies. Don’t they look great? Everyone had a fun time, us included, working on this project.