Good Food
Muddy Drink
Tiny Home
Terrible Neighbours
Ditch that homestead !!
Want to visit the homestead, click here, for the location. Drop in anytime, bring poplar sticks to add to the food reserve.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Beaver should ditch the Pond !!
Ditch that homestead !!
Want to visit the homestead, click here, for the location. Drop in anytime, bring poplar sticks to add to the food reserve.
3rd annual TD Tree Plant
TD Friends of the Environment
3rd Annual Tree Plant
Yes, I am a little late posting, what ya go'na do?
A great turn out this year considering the weather.
All the pictures I took can be seen on the Millson Forestry Service FB page, take a look.
TD Tree Days a National event, read more
99.3 kiss FM report
Timmins Times, tree plant will happen, read more
Timmins Times, tree plant did happen, read more
02 G.O.T.
Observations this summer - What did you see?
New birds added to the
Timmins Checklist of the birds!
Summer is done and this fall I will work on updating the Observations Naturally page and the Timmins Checklist of the Birds.
SNAKES - turns out I am not the only one to notice lots of snakes this year on the roads. It seems there was hardly a week went by that I was not avoiding a snake crossing the road. Many never even moved until I got out of the truck and went back to make sure I missed. They must be loving the heat from the sun this summer.
I was sent an interesting picture of a ruffed grouse with a snake in it's mouth. Guess it was going to work on it as it's meal for the week.
TURTLES - I did not see one this year! I did get some notes on what you saw. Highlight being another sighting of the Blanding turtle at Gillies Lake. I have also had a report of a small snapping turtle at Gillies. I still have not seen photographic evidence of the sightings.
If you see a turtle in the area I would love to know where you saw it, and I would really really like to see the pictures you took of it!
TURKEY VULTURE - Lots of conversation about the turkey vulture. Groups of them seen at the boat launch, one seen on the ground at a moose carcass on Dalton rd. Eagle seen on the carcass another time. Love to see this bird, it is so distinctive in the air.
BALD EAGLE - I know the last 2 years the Bald eagle has stayed all year, at least one at the Deloro landfill. Last week it was reported that there were at least 4 hanging around at the dump. Christmas Bird Count here in Timmins had a pair of Bald eagles reported! I even have video of the pair. see it now
Let me know what you are seeing out there. Always interested in your sightings.
Oxygen Grows On Trees
Kelowna BC, walk in the park.
One Week in Kelowna
They got Nature there too.
Swimming in Lake Okanagan
This is the GPS track file of where we walked and how we got there. The trail takes you through tunnels and over former train trestles. The camera marker is where the yoga picture of me was taken. 1 meter behind me was a 5o meter drop, Mom was a little freaked out. "What's the worst that could happen??" http://goo.gl/maps/i9pF0
Many of the trestles were destroyed in the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire, which happened 10 years ago. 238 homes were lost and the fire was almost 24,000 hectares. read more
We also went to a new start-up that has constructed suspension bridges and a giant sundial.
The pool has a wave ride. I was able to stand for a minute after the 10th try, I wipe out good, got a few laughs from the young ones watching.
Loved to see all the different trees! Northern Ontario has so few species compared to the hills of Kelowna.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Hike Day 2013 Pictures, Links, Geocaching.
A little hot chocolate
A walk with friends in the fall!
The Garmin GPSmap76cs tells me :
Total Distance = 4.09 km
Time moving = 1.00 hours
Time stopped = 41 minutes
Average moving speed = 2.4 km
We found geocache :
GC24E4V read more
GC1K4XZ read more
GC3J2VX (water damage) read more
GC3E7V4 read more
GCNYZ9 read more
Geocache 101 read more
Timmins Times. Pictures and story read more
CTV News report can be seen when you click here
Mattagami Region Conservation Authority is on Facebook, follow for information
All the pictures I took can be seen when you click here
Note Ron's comment below that Hersey Lake is now an ebird hotspot.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Nature invented interlock flooring
INTERLOCKING LOG
I guessing this where the idea for interlocking flooring comes from.
White birch interlocking firewood.
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Fall Hike 2013
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