We trundled out to the Opera House for the Colter Wall show this evening. For those unfamiliar with his music, Colter Wall is a young guy from Swift Current Saskatchewan (or as he calls it, Speedy Creek) who has been making a name for himself… Read More
The Partners wanted to go somewhere (anywhere) in the car this morning and they started working me early. I took them to one of their fave places, the leash-free area along Etobicoke Creek. Ice was forming on the edges of the creek. I thought, no… Read More
We just installed this little flock of goldfinches for a client in Paris Ontario. These were made with various materials, including broken crockery, erector set blocks and Smalti glass tiles. You can see many of our mosaic creations at the Long Branch Mosaics pages.
Today’s nature walk with Miles Hearn was at Ashbridges Bay. This is a very popular summer spot, with a really nice beach and many beach vollyball courts. There weren’t so many people around today. Temperature hovered around the freezing point this morning but in exposed… Read More
I listen to a lot of music outside of the mainstream star-maker machinery these days, and I’m constantly amazed at the breadth of content people have posted up on YouTube. It’s a remarkable resource. People learning this music when I was growing up without any… Read More
Tuffy P came across a book called The Birds of Winter by Kit & George Harrison at a thrift store a few days ago, and brought it home because we really enjoy the winter birds around our backyard feeders throughout the winter. Although the photography… Read More
WordPress had created a new editor and I tried it out. Some viewers may have noticed dropped caps and blocks of colour. I was having some fun trying some different things. However, I received feedback from my brother who tells me where I have used… Read More
Riley Baugus and Kurt Sutphin
It occurred to me that the mature spruces out back (we have several of them) are excellent potential winter owl habitat. I know owls show up just a few blocks away at Sam Smith Park, and I know that some owls, such as screech owls,… Read More
Here’s the Lazy Goat Stringband…..
27th Street 