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Fern frost gallery
It’s too bad we have to worry about energy efficiency. As new windows replace old ones in our homes, fern frost is becoming a lost memory. Fern frost is the stuff that forms on glass when humid air...
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Song of winter
Winter uncovers not only physical textures of the landscape, but also underlying sounds. Whereas in summer we are distracted by showy bird songs and countless other declarations of life, this season...
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Winter in High Park
High Park provides a remarkable enclave of natural habitat within the city of Toronto. It holds fascination at any season. In winter the forest canopy opens up, allowing a closer inspection of...
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The challenge of snow
We do not get a lot of severe weather here in Guelph, Ontario. The occasional modest tornado touches down somewhere not far away. We had a considerable drought last July. It is nothing compared to...
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A photogenic winter
After this week’s ice storm most people around here are more than ready for spring to hasten its late start. I do not object to the weather. It is a reminder to take our time, stop and look. Make the...
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Snow that will not stop
What I usually dislike about snow in February is how it becomes dirty and crusty. This year it hasn’t had a chance. It just keeps falling incessantly. One winter about 10 years ago we had snow piled...
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Lessons from trees
We experience gratitude in different ways. The other day I was walking along a side street obsessing about the past. On my approach to Twin Oaks Woods, the sight of its trees lifted me suddenly. I...
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Festival of frost
The cold weather has kept me more housebound than usual for several days. This morning after a phone interview I determined to bundle up and brave the weather. A walk in the woods is the best way to...
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Tracking the elusive muskrat
A muskrat lives in the creek under the bridge where I cross into the woods every day. Ondatra zibethicus are particularly reclusive, so it took me a while to wise up to its presence. Danny and I saw...
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Discover wilderness in a small urban creek
This scene rests only steps from my front door. I’m grateful to have this hint of wilderness in an urban park. In 2019 winter tracks in the snow showed a muskrat lived here. Once I saw a mink hunting...
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