I did some work on Imagination Station #1 today. Gravity was beginning to win the battle with this one. I jammed some strong sticks here and there to add structural and dimensional stability. After all, how can imaginary creatures live in an imagination station which… Read More
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Teacup bird feeders
Our two teacup birdfeeders in the canoe garden didn’t fare too well over the winter. Mostly the problem was the squirrels, who learned to climb the copper pipe to get the sunflower seeds. One of the feeders was badly bent and another had a broken… Read More
Community housing is up…

Little Village
We bought this little village of bird houses at Nice old Stuff in Jarvis, Ontario. We’ll be applying some mosaic to these, then some of them will be mounted on top of the two pillars we’ve planted in the back yard (which will also get… Read More
The coldest weekend of the winter….
….and I’m thinking about gardening. Last year I wasn’t able to do much at all in the garden due to my injured ankle. I hope to make up for it this coming season. My ankle and leg are doing great. I’ve stopped going to physiotherapy… Read More
Acer Palmatum – Shishigashira
We planted this Shishigashira, or “Lion’s Head” Japanese Maple in our first year on Twenty Seventh Street. It’s done very well out front, and although this tree sustained some damage over last winter, it has recovered nicely. One of the things I love about the… Read More
Mr. Winter, I’m not scared of you…
Preparing secret weapons….