Frankly, one could make the joke that there's not much size difference between dog and pony (although really, there is). The Newfoundland Pony is not a big animal – they come to about mid-torso on me and I'm not vertically enhanced in any way. They were historically used for hauling wood, fishnets, fish, carts, sleighs…
Category: animals
Out and about
The weather has been halfways decent lately (it only rains about 40% of the time), so Katherine and I have been able to meander about Torbay and explore a bit. We walked down to a place called "The Meadows" the other day for an amble. Took Wikket along, at Katherine's insistence. She really likes walking…
The Dogs to Whom We Have Gone
I rarely actually mention the dogs these days, mostly because they're not a problem. Amazing how much more creative we can be when writing about things that are a nuisance or drive us crazy than about those facets of our life which hum along quietly. When I started this blog, we had four dogs. Since…
“Foolishness”…
…is being weirdly pleased that your Red Wag Platy just had babies (that's a fish, for you non-believers). "Sensibility" is being glad it wasn't you…. One example of the minute wonders is shown at left. Your other left. There were twenty more. They're each about 4mm long (less than 1/4", but slightly more than 1/8")….
Spring, sprung, sprang, sproing!
According to the sun, it’s spring. There’s a CBC story all about the vernal equinox, how this has been an unusually warm winter and, most depressingly, how most people won’t notice the arrival of spring in Canada because nothing has really changed weather-wise. Very enthusiastic and positive people, climatologists. I, however, have found proof positive…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 