Here be dragons!
This is the post I wrote about old cars being found in even older barns, for the Ontario Barn Preservation newsletter, January 2023. Cars in Barns Are “Barn Finds” I like to photograph old buildings, farm houses and barns included. I’ve met a lot of people who also have an interest in old places. Not … Read more
Get plant friendly. Plants don’t destroy clothing or furniture, they don’t bite, drool or bark. You don’t need a bag to pick up their poop if you take them on a walk. You don’t need to take plants to the vet. Plants can smell wonderful. You can eat some of them, if you choose. Plants … Read more
I found this on a site about bats. I think this applies to all animals and plants too, people should be giving animals, plants and nature in general space. Why do people want to control everything? Text version of the image: BatsRule – just because you can’t touch it, cuddle it, control it, profit from … Read more
In a post about beautiful places around the world, Alberta is one of those selected. EarthPorn – 11 Mindblowing Locations You Won’t Believe Are Really on Earth It’s beautiful, interesting, and explosive. This remote lake in Alberta is home to ‘ice bubbles’ – bubbles formed when methane gas freezes as its approaches the surface of … Read more
I keep forgetting the name for this plant. I hear about it often and see it far more often than I’d like to. Any place we used to have bulrushes and cattails, there are now phargmites instead. I almost applaud the few times I still see cattails. I’ve heard this is a very hard plant … Read more
Found this on Twitter today. It’s a great word for urban exploration, at least for me. I do like the plants growing in odd places: rooftops, cracked cement, and railway tracks as shown in the photograph. Sort of abandoned gardens and yet, most were never planted deliberately. Where have you seen something growing in spite … Read more
It is possible to keep your poinsettia alive into the Spring season when it can flower again for Christmas holidays the next year. Of course, flower is the wrong word when dealing with poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima, from the spurge plant family). They don’t have flower petals. Those red leaves are called bracts. The red leaves … Read more
Create a wish list. Make a catalogue of things you would like for your next birthday, Christmas or other event. Take a photo of important information like a list of phone numbers, your Christmas card list, something you need to remember later and so on. Take a photo of your shopping list so you can … Read more
Imagine, if you will, a civilization of people who are born, live and die on a spaceship. Far, far, far back in their history there may have been a planet where their species originated but they have been on this spaceship so long, no one knows what day and night are. No one knows there … Read more
Famous Women Gardeners By Gay Klok Introduction GERTRUDE JEKYLL V. SACKVILLE-WEST EDNA WALLING LESTER ROWNTREE ELIZABETH VON ARNIM You may have heard of the first two but not have heard of the last two ladies. During the next weeks we will learn how these five women had an enormous influence on our modern-day gardens and … Read more