A significant portion of the snow on the ground melted away over the past couple days here in the South West corner of Toronto, but this afternoon a cold sharp wind put an end to that business. It was very cold this evening when I… Read More
Word on the street has it we’re in for a little snow. Storm of the month. Storm of the year. Storm of the decade. The Century. A horizontal wall of white. Bring it on, Ma Nature. I’ve got my trusty plastic shovel, warm mittens, a… Read More
We were just out for a walk with the dogs. It’s snowing out, a fluffy snow that accumulates in the most delicate way. The brisk wind of early in the evening is absent now. The neighbourhood is quiet as a white blanket gently covers the… Read More
We had a little snowstorm in Anchovy-town this morning. Here are the girls out in the backyard after playing with their buddies at the dog park. It stopped after about five inches of snow fell. Beautiful.
Right now it’s a cold sunny morning here in Anchovy-ville, but there is apparently snow on the horizon. Good thing the paving crew finished up the sidewalks, curbs and finally the road paving, as well as details like sodding the dug up edges of the… Read More
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.
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
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
It’s hot out there!
27th Street 