There’s a world of difference in a day. The Robin Family has built a nest under Katherine’s playhouse, near the greenhouse. They were watching today as I worked on the irrigation system. Here’s hoping they determine that I’m harmless.
Where in the world is Flat Katherine?
Clearly I have some catching up to do. Flat Katherine has been travelling hither and yon for quite some time and I haven’t told you what she has been up to. I owe you at least two posts, maybe three, so here’s the first one, concerning Flat Katherine’s return to Newfoundland. When last you saw…
Lost in the garden
The rain has finally stopped falling and I’m making another assay on the garden. I know that slow and steady is the best way to do these things, but my life has never quite worked that way, so I tend to do garden blitzes. This weekend we’re relocating one vegetable bed (which is both easier…
Sanctuary
You don’t often see really old Caragana Trees in these parts, which is probably why my eye was so readily drawn to this one along the side of a secondary highway. Located in a cemetery in Mobile, Newfoundland (in these parts it’s pronounced “mo-bil”, not “mo-bile” or “mo-beel”), this magnificent specimen arches its shielding arms…
Look up. Look way up: the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
I stopped in to wander through the Anglican Cathedral today after a meeting. It’s a fascinating building, both for its history and its construction. As cathedrals go, it’s really quite small. Not so small as the one in Fredericton, but still miniscule by comparison with ones in larger centres. To my mind this makes it…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 