Pileated Woodpecker

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Spotted this guy in the backyard while eating lunch in the sunroom. Against all odds, he stayed put while I finished lunch, got my camera, put my boots and coat on, and trudged through the snow to get close. They’re quite huge, about the size of a crow, and he’d just about removed all of the bark from this dead tree. Click photo for larger version, or check out the video (just below) to see him in action.

Ian Anderson and Martin Barre of Jethro Tull, in a short excerpt from “The Scottish Song” live at Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, Sat. Nov. 24 (You Tube Video)

Offering some parsley to our Reeves Pheasant, named George. His breed is described as “pugnacious”, and you get a sense of that here. Though not shown here, it’s even more evident when our bulldog charges the cage and George holds his ground, takes a couple of pecks at the bars as if to say “back off, scrunchy face”. (YouTube video)

(see also “Feeding the Goldfish”)

Our goldfish pond on a cold November day, the water clearer than it’s been all year, thanks to much buy soma airbag needed rain. Looks like the heron missed a few… (You Tube video)

(see also “Feeding George”)

How cool is this video?

Chi-Cheemaun Returns

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A giant plume of water arches over the entrance to Owen Sound harbour as the Chi-Cheemaun ferry is welcomed back to her winter home. Bagpipes played and flags waved as the crowd cheered her return. For the last two winters she has been in dry dock in Sarnia, being fitted with new engines.

I See Through Me

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I see through me, like
the back of my hand, but I
cannot close my eyes.

"Nice Legs, Shame About the Face"

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“I wonder what a frog thinks about when it sees a big-ass riding mower heading towards it on the lawn…” This oh-so-whimsical thought was in my brain yesterday while I was cutting the grass, instead of what should have been in my brain, which was “I wonder what would happen if I crashed into that sawhorse…” Well, mystery solved. What happens is that the canoe comes crashing down on the lawnmower, the sawhorse gets a broken leg (no need to shoot it quite yet though) and the front tire of the mower pops its seal, leaving it flopping around on the rim.

A weekend sure can turn on you…

Thanks to the help of Good Neighbour Mike and his hydraulic jack, and the good folks at Canadian Tire (although the latter did charge me) the grass finally did get cut.

This is an embedded Google Map, customized to show campsites I’ve visited and other points of interest. Zoom out and move buy phentermine uk price around, click the little icons. Some have photos. I may add to this over time…

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Kitchen Reno – "After"

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Finally finally finally, we have our kitchen. Progress seemed to happen in spurts, with longer periods of inactivity. Ovrerall though, we are quite satisfied with both the products and the services. Thanks are due (along with our bill) to Van Dolder’s for “intelligent design” and to our long-suffering but fast-working contractor, John Marriage (JSM Contracting). Of course now we can’t afford to buy food, but at least it looks nice… (This is a panorama stitched from 4 separate shots.)

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Here is the “before” picture.