2012-02-17 at 10:54
I’ve been watching the moon. We were very lucky. On the night when the moon reached its maximum revealed size, there was not a cloud blemish.
Each night I waited for its rise that was, of course, delayed by 20 minutes or so. Its passage got me thinking about the moon’s phases... Read More
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2012-02-09 at 10:56
Mild isn’t it?
Well, at least where I live in the country, we have some snow. We need a lot more for ‘catch-up’.
How have the mild temperatures and lack of snow affected rural rooters?
You’ve probably read and/or heard neighbours and the media talking... Read More
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2012-02-03 at 11:44
So, here we are in February. Did the groundhog see its shadow on Thursday? Are we to be blessed with six more weeks of winter?
Only six? ‘Tis a safe bet it will be six plus.
In the Christian calendar, Groundhog Day is Candlemass Day, the celebration of the Purification of... Read More
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2012-01-20 at 13:24
We Canadians talk a lot about the weather.
Lately, wondering about the weather has become one of the leading news topics worldwide. Accustomed patterns are all in flux. So-called normal has, if you will, evaporated.
I was picking up my weekly trailer-load of large round bales that we... Read More
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2012-01-12 at 9:00 AM
Over the holidays I’ve had the occasion to be the deliverer of stall leavings or horse “crumpets” to our manure pile herein known as Mt. Crumpet.
Over the 11 years that we’ve been operating our horse riding business, the daily chore of cleaning stalls and depositing... Read More
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2011-12-23 at 13:14
Well, it’s here!
Finally, Christmas and a white one, too.
Strange but the build-up for me has been rather low key. I know, I wrote at the beginning of this month of magic about how excited I was. And I’ve played my favourite Christmas music and fetched the tree that... Read More
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2011-12-16 at 13:28
Sunday was warm and sunny. “Why don’t you take Doug and get the Christmas tree? The conditions are ideal today. We are supposed to receive a dump of snow later this coming week and then you won’t be able to drive the quad along the trails.”
My wife Laura was trying... Read More
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2011-12-09 at NOON
He’s back! Big Red, my aged, diesel tractor is alive and well and ready for action.
Faithful readers will know that for three weeks now, our farm has been limping along without the service of Big Red; and yes, the machine-that-could is a ‘he’.
To... Read More
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2011-12-02 at 10:46
So, here we are in December and winter. We’ve got some serious snow, stuff that will stay, and we are at the beginning of the magic month that is this season.
In this cooler weather, my chapeau switches from feed cap to a tam. In the autumn the tam is an orangey-brown colour;... Read More
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2011-11-18 at 11:09
Big Red (my aged, diesel tractor), how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
Okay, this column isn’t exactly a love letter to an aged, scarred piece of farm machinery.
It is another tale of Murphy’s Law and how, this time when Murphy came to visit me, he landed... Read More
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