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Most of the plants are out. We have composted manure ready to add to the beds. Then in a few weeks it will be time to gather and shred leaves to add to the beds. The small bed for herbs is going strong. Chives, mint and thyme all over winter. The rosemary will probably die,Continue reading “Getting the garden ready for winter”

On our walk this morning we passed a zombie feeding area. We’ll have to remember to check in on this “area” later in the month. But when we got home and finished other things it was time to take down the garden. I brought in six butternut squash and two spaghetti squash. I also repottedContinue reading “Feeding and the garden”

We’re only a few blocks from the Creal Microgallery. At least twice a day when we’re home we walk by it and enjoy what is on display. Currently, the exhibit is composed of Silicone “sculptures.” It is quite nice. What you have to remember is that the exhibition space is approximately 14″ wide, 10″ deepContinue reading “Art and Science for the day”

This morning Mike and I made the drive from Leamington to Holiday Beach, a place that is very dear to me. I spent 1980-1990 as a hawk counter here. And in 1988 was involved with getting the tower. We had arranged to have Detroit Edison sell us the tower, which they had on their propertyContinue reading “Visiting Holiday Beach, Ontario”

Visiting some favorite trees today. On the left is a northern hackberry, in the center a dwarf hackberry and on the right a red mulberry. I love looking at the tree at Pelee. The park is over-run with turkeys. You can go down the more more than a kilometer or two without seeing a flock.Continue reading “Another day at Pt. Pelee”

My friend Mike and I are spending a couple of days birdwatching at Pt. Pelee, just south of Leamington, Ontario. I have seen this tower so many times, and it has never been open. Why build it if you can’t used it? I have missed exploring the Carolinean forest of Pt. Pelee for many years.Continue reading “Spending a few days at Pt. Pelee, Ontario”

Yep, it’s that time of year again. I’ve noticed the leaflets from our neighbors black locust strewn along the block. Pretty soon the maples and oaks will be adding in. Yes, it’s fall! Do not use education in the face of a threat – you will always lose. It’s a bird feeder! Actually this remindsContinue reading “Monday afternoon humor”

Tom, Steve, me and Tom. I met these guys some 56 years ago when we started at Cass Tech in Detroit. Yesterday we had the official celebration of Steve and Rochelle’s 50th wedding anniversary, which I attended in 1973. Wow, 50 and counting! What an achievement. The entire family – Jodi, Steve, Rochelle, Tom, BenContinue reading “Party time”

On our walk this morning it became obvious that lawns are dangerous places. On the left is a spider web, with a tunnel when the spider is. I’m sure that a lot of tired little critters end up in the web as breakfast, lunch and dinner. we saw hundreds of this is almost every lawnContinue reading “Gardens and lawns”

Well now – If this is correct than I have lived a spectacular life. As I am writing this Susan is both fixing dinner and simmering tomato sauce for canning. It will be another successful winter. But as well as Italian food, you need art. I love this painting by Salvatore Dalí. He painted thisContinue reading “Living a successful life”