Summer is officially here. Yesterday was a day of celebration in our community;- summer solstice, Fathers’ Day, National Aboriginal Day and the city’s annual Multicultural Festival. The temperature outside reached 80F (27C) for the first time this year and high humidity made it seem even warmer. Canadians consider this hot weather but many of the [...]
Archive for the ‘my world’ Category
Summer is Here!
Posted in food and drink, my world, people and places, seasons of life on June 22, 2009 | 24 Comments »
Old Man Winter Says Goodbye
Posted in family, my world, this and that on April 6, 2009 | 20 Comments »
One of our daughters arrived in Canada last week for a visit. She now lives in Mexico and as I drove her home from the airport she was disappointed that there was no snow. I pointed out a ski hill that still had some snow on its slopes even though there was not enough of [...]
Farms and Barns in Mennonite Country
Posted in Mennonites, my world on March 22, 2009 | 24 Comments »
My husband and I drove north of the city on Saturday to get maple syrup from a local farm and to buy some fresh citrus fruit that had just been trucked from Florida to the Orange Barn in Millbank. From Elmira to Millbank is Old Order Mennonite country and travelling the roads is a trip [...]
March Musings
Posted in my world, nature, seasons of life on March 10, 2009 | 20 Comments »
March is such a messy month with melting snow, mud, mist and muted monotone landscapes. Local trails look less than inviting at first glance but are worth exploring as little changes can be seen every day. This Saturday the first male Red-winged Blackbirds were heard and seen in nearby swamps. Local birding lines reported several [...]
March Transitions
Posted in my world, nature, seasons of life on March 2, 2009 | 30 Comments »
“If March comes in like a lion it will go out like a lamb”, so the old saying goes. Last year we had a big snowstorm on March 1st so the lion qualities of the day were unmistakable. A lion is fierce, strong, and can be frightening, and some of what I saw around here [...]
Winter Has My Permission to Leave
Posted in my world, seasons of life on February 23, 2009 | 40 Comments »
“Why, what’s the matter,That you have such a February face,So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?”William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing It is less than one month until the vernal equinox and the first day of spring. Winter started in earnest around the middle of November and we have endured three full months of [...]
January Horse Auction
Posted in Mennonites, my world on February 9, 2009 | 28 Comments »
In the last post I wrote about our winter visit to the St. Jacob’s Market, the largest year round farmers market in our region. The Ontario Stockyards are located on the premises and livestock are auctioned here several times a week. On the last Saturday of the month, a horse auction is held and many [...]
Winter Camping Anyone?
Posted in my world, nature, this and that on February 3, 2009 | 20 Comments »
Guelph Lake Conservation Area is a popular camping spot between May and October and is now closed for the season. The grounds are accessible though and you are welcome to sit on the bench overlooking the frozen lake. At the nature centre, three shelters are set up for the students who come here on field [...]
Snow Angels
Posted in Mennonites, my world, this and that on January 19, 2009 | 36 Comments »
We have had a lot of new snow this month. Only one storm brought excellent packing snow which is heavy to shovel but is necessary for building snowmen and snow forts. With very cold temperatures, the snow becomes lighter and blows around easily in the wind. This is the kind of snow that prompts some [...]
January Deep Freeze
Posted in birds, my world on January 12, 2009 | 28 Comments »
Feeding the Swans, January 3, 2009, Lasalle Park, Burlington ONMute swans (orange bills) and Trumpeter Swans (black bills) Since our late December thaw, the weather has turned cold and open water is once again turning to ice. I took the above picture in the first week of January when Burlington Bay was completely ice free. [...]
