What a cold and damp day around here, cold and damp enough that tonight we fired up the woodstove for the first time this season. That’s better. Much better.
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Chance of Showers
Yesterday I packed up the dogs and headed for the forests where I like to forage for mushrooms. On the radio, I heard “chance of showers”. The rain started in by the time I crossed Highway 9 and it just kept raining. It rained and… Read More
Rain
I awoke this morning and looked out on the back deck to see that it was raining hard. More than that, it looked as if it had been raining much of the night. For a Sunday mushroom-hound, a big Friday summer rain is most welcome.… Read More
Relief
This morning’s rain was a welcome relief, breaking a few days of intense heat. The rain felt good. The dogs seemed to respond too with more energy and appetite too. This evening Ellie Mae barked with joy as Tuffy P served up her dinner. I… Read More
Water bowl or swimming pool?
It’s hot out there!
Deluge
I took the dogs out this morning to play with their buddies, and it poured and poured. The wind was up and it was chilly for June, that’s for sure. It’s late morning and the rain has finally let up, at least for now. The… Read More
Winter?
We finally have a little winter. I actually had to shovel snow this morning, although I don’t think it will help because the blustery winds are only going to blow it back in short order. When Tuffy P and Memphis came back from their morning… Read More
Winterlude
This afternoon we finally got a taste of winter. Memphis had a ball when I took her out in the snow. This dog loves playing in snow. It snowed enough to prompt shoveling and who knows maybe we’ll get more overnight.
That time of winter…
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
What snow?
I expected to wake up to fresh white coating of snow all around Anchovy World Headquarters, but when I drove Tuffy P to the Go-train station early this morning there was no accumulation at all and the snow coming down was changing quickly to rain.… Read More
27th Street 