What a difference a week makes on the lake. Rainy Lake was magnificent all weekend. The freezing temperatures had disappeared and the stillness of the lake allowed the sun to raise the lake’s temperature by 10 degrees C. Cottagers were arriving and opening their camps. Our neighbour, Larry Greif, arrived […]
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Travel isn’t the best colour on me. I don’t mind the airports because I enjoy watching people. I immediately conjure up stories for the sad or vacant face, for the muddy shoes beneath the well-pressed suit, for the madness behind women walking in shoes that resemble stilts. I’ve noticed that […]
My grandmother was born in 1872. She was 14 years old when Coca-Cola first was introduced in 1886 and 21 when “Brad’s Drink” (the forerunner of Pepsi) hit the market in 1893. I have no idea when she first tasted either of the new drinks. But she quickly developed a […]
The Species-at-Risk Farm Incentive Program is back for 2016. The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association, with support from Environment Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, is pleased to support producers who are enhancing farm habitat for species-at-risk across the province. With streamlined funding levels and […]
What a great long weekend! Amazing weather, lots of good company, visiting, and, of course fencing! We certainly had pretty darn good weather and here at my house, we received a half-inch of much-needed rain! The best part is the rain came and then the sun returned all in the […]
Across much of Sunset Country, we are fortunate that black crappies have established themselves in many of our watersheds. While they are not native to our region, it is believed they likely were incidentally dropped into some of our lakes while they were being stocked with smallmouth bass nearly a […]
The day was chilly. The air filled often with freezing rain bits almost feeling like hail as it pitted your face this past weekend. My wife and I headed to the cabin last Wednesday afternoon to get a jump on finishing off several projects. It was a cool 10 C […]
Dandelions are abundant this year—and I love it! The joyful yellow blossoms always have seemed magical to me. I have fond memories of sitting in a beautiful meadow, as a young girl, making dandelion chains. Then I would hold up a magical seed head and blow it away to who […]
I like surprises, the good kind—like the toy inside the pink elephant popcorn box or a bouquet of yellow and orange balloons—but not the kind of surprise like popping an inflated paper bag behind me or jumping out from behind the couch to scare me. I like happy surprises. Spring […]
Many cattle now are out of their winter feeding locations and on pasture. This is a reminder not to forget the importance of mineral feeding while on pasture. Calf growth, cow reproductive status, and general health all are influenced by the intake of adequate amounts of salt and mineral. But […]
We can hope our frosty mornings are long gone now until later this fall, but you just never know! This is hard on the newly-emerged crops that are trying so hard to pop out of the ground. I certainly hope there is little damage as it is frustrating and expensive […]
The 25th-annual Sturgeon Bay Open bass tournament took place over the weekend at Sturgeon Bay, Wis.—on Lake Michigan. Some 171 teams participated in the event this year, which is a large community-run tournament much like the KBI and FFCBC that we have here in Sunset Country. Although the ice went […]
