We enjoyed quite a light show last night. We were up in what we call the tree house room, watching an episode of that very creepy HBO show from a few years back, Carnivale. The storm seemed appropriate to the story, as lightning lit up… Read More
I’ll be up in a community just north of the City this morning, visiting with Tuffy’s dad, who is recovering from some surgery. I think I’m going to spend much of the rest of the day north of there, looking for morels and ramps. Some… Read More
I also recommend the Sun Ra version, from his Disney tribute album, Second Star to the Right. Here’s Ra and the boys doing another Disney classic, High Ho High Ho: By the way, the bracket fungi featured in the photo are Ganoderma applanatum, the artist’s… Read More
I took these shots this morning in a local forest. So, what’s the plural of trillium? Is it trilliums? Trillia? Or is it simply trillium?
On Sunday, I’m going to meet up with my brother Salvelinas in an effort to find a few morels. Since we’ve had little rain, I’m not too confident we’re going to find mushrooms, but it is a chance to take the dogs for a good… Read More
But all it takes is one volcano and a pile of ash and most of the planes in Europe are grounded. Sometimes nature shows how small we really are, doesn’t it?
This was announced February 2nd and will take effect at the end of 2012. I think this is a step in the right direction.
It seems that every year about this time, knowing full well we have plenty of winter left, I start thinking about spring activities. Recently, I’ve started to consider possible places to look for morels. I’ve been thinking further ahead too, about other mushrooms I might… Read More
Saturday, two coyotes attacked a dog near Bluffers Park in Scarborough. For those not from around these parts, Scarborough is a suburb to the east of Toronto and Bluffers Park is parkland along Lake Ontario. The owner of the dog fought off the coyotes as… Read More
Did you read about the cougar in Boston Bar BC that attacked the 11 year old child? The boy’s dog saved the day and fought the cougar off until help arrived. Boy and dog are both going to be OK. I don’t know if Memphis… Read More
27th Street 