• Rain, mudslides and glasses

    I suspect it may be a product of living in sunny Saskatchewan, but I don’t like rainy days. A downpour is fine but a drizzly day starts to affect my mood. Perhaps it’s because I’m not keen on getting wet and I get frustrated looking through water droplets on my glasses. I have never been… Continue Reading

  • One hungry black bear

    There’s nothing quite as special as the first one. I kept searching the landscape on our swing through Kananaskis in Alberta but was not successful. I found some wildlife but not what I looking for – bears! On our second day, we headed up Highway 1A toward Lake Louise to get to our cabin. Suddenly… Continue Reading

  • Slough Love

    Sometimes it’s easy to miss the obvious. As I wandered around the countryside these past few weeks, I enjoyed viewing the wildlife activity around the ponds and sloughs. Typically there were a few ducks paddling on the water, some birds flying around the cattails and, if I waited a while, a muskrat often appeared from… Continue Reading

  • Defying the odds

    I like the underdog. There’s something about beating the odds that makes a satisfying story. Today’s example is from an unusual place … but first a little background. My relationship with plants is complicated. Perhaps it’s because I’m constantly looking for maximum results with minimal effort. I like it when the plants I enjoy grow… Continue Reading

  • Confusing Lady

    I approach my forays into nature knowing it is an opportunity to learn. Wildlife often show remarkable ingenuity while searching for food, protecting their young or navigating long distances to seasonal homes. When I ventured into the vast cedar mulch wilderness (coincidently a few feet from my house), I wondered what I could learn from… Continue Reading