Here Come the Cicadas
I have always been fascinated by cicadas – the periodical ones that emerge every 13 or 17 years in a frenzy of feeding and mating. … Read more
Writing Drought
When a writing drought lasts so long you think you’ve hit the aridification stage.
In the Trees
Trees are so much more than just stalks of wood.
Nostalgia, or Pining for the Mountains
Is it possible to return to a happier point in your life and relive it in the present day?
Small Things
Celebrating the small things with mini garden stories.
Roadtripping
Is our life of roadtrips behind us, or do we still have a couple of them in us?
Seen Last Week
This past week was a busy one for seeing new things in the garden.
Gardening Thoughts
The other day I was digging in the garden, turning over the cover crop in the raised beds and burying it under a layer of … Read more
Measuring Winter Snow
University of Saskatchewan researchers have developed a model to distribute snow over complex terrain.
Spring 2021
Spring is coming – the equinox comes on Saturday March 20th!