The Weather Network has predicted normal summer temperatures this year, but in the Toronto area, higher than normal precipitation. This is good news for the amateur mycologists in the crowd. Last season started off well enough with plenty of morels and plenty of oysters but… Read More
Pleurotus populinus, an oyster mushroom sometimes known as the aspen oyster, is a delicious mushroom that appears in Southern Ontario in late May or early June. All the rain we’ve had in the last couple days was likely a trigger for the appearance of these… Read More
My next door neighbour has a swarm of honey bees on his property. I think this happens when the colony wants to establish a new hive. I have never seen so many bees together in my life. Most of them are huddled together in the… Read More
I expected that the last rain would bring out the yellow morels in my area and so today I drove out to a couple spots I know for a look. Nada. Nothing. Zip. Not a morel. Could it be possible that the premature spring followed… Read More
Look what I found… These are Allium tricoccum, also known as ramps or wild leeks. They’re a perenniel wild onion with a garlic-like smell and quite a strong flavour. The ones in the photo have a lot of soil still around most of the bulbs… Read More
A long-eared owl was photographed in Sam Smith Park the other day. Check it out at Friends of Sam Smith Park. For those not from these parts, we have two major parks near Long Branch where I live. As you go east, Colonel Sam Smith… Read More
The swarms of midges down by the lake here in Long Branch are spectacular this evening. Those little black bugs are everywhere, and in certain spots, they get into your hair and your ears and your nose and your mouth, and they blow around dramatically… Read More
Halton regional police say they shot and killed a coyote in Oakville on Thursday — and they’re warning people in the community to be on the lookout for others. There have been lots of coyote sightings this winter closer to home too, over in Sam… Read More
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