Wednesday, 22 July 2026

Phoebes!

We had a good day Tuesday. Whipper snippered, (weed eater?) the garden. MiniFred liked the job I'd done and went into the garden to help after I was done. I cleaned the goldfish pond pump. It is overflowing!


The TV repair person arrived. Both Fred and Cinnamon weren't amused.




I washed a couple of floors. Mostly, I spent time on the back deck watching the birds. I am nearly recovered. As I sat, I watched a couple of black birds chasing the owl into the forest. Wow.

Phoebe loves to sit on the trailcams.


Incoming!


Here it is:
 
 

 We watched as they sat on the electric cord and begged for food. At the end of this a different bird scared them off. I'm not quite sure what it was.

 

They moved off to the tree and sat on the stick.


We watched them in the sunshine. The wind was blowing, a storm was moving in. The family happily sat on this branch, begging momma and papa for lunch. I peeked out during our storm, and saw the three littles sitting there hoping for food. It was a big storm! 


The hatchlings have a yellow line around their beaks. Maybe to help the parents aim for them! 

⚡️ ⛈️ It was a heckuva storm. We had 40 mm (1.56") and I kept thinking about the little birdies! I have a gutter down pipe to fix, too. Non-mental note. We have many Hydro workers out there restoring power. 




While we complain about the American administration, there are good Americans who respect us. Many of us have friends or family in America. We lost a pilot fighting fires in the U.S. Such a shame.  




Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Cardinals, scarlet tanager, doe, cats, finches!

 Glad I took a 'before' photo!

It's my own fault. They smell something in the soil, and hope for food. Or they are curious!


It wasn't Cinnamon!


Nor Auntie Fred.

I blame Butch racoon!

🔥 I am grateful to those working these fires. in Northern Ontario. They are awful. Sadly, our Ontario budget for fighting fires has been diminished.

That July 1st storm was awful. Here is the doe in that storm!  

 They are the silliest cats! 

   


 I daresay the Cardinals are raising another brood! 

   


 I guess it is birding week!

   

 Finches! 

 


Monday, 20 July 2026

Barry Beaver

 There has been more action! I moved the trailcam. 



 

You can picture me climbing over this tree trunk to get to the trailcam.

I was trying to figure out the geology of this site. Why would the trees get uprooted like this? I realized that they are sitting on an area with lots of rocks dumped underneath by the glaciers. 










We'll see how he does using the trees. He is a hungry busy beaver.


A little piece of accidental beauty:




Sunday, 19 July 2026

Smoke, fires, Bluesfest!

A new week begins. I am ready for it. Saturday it poured rain. Hooray for new shingles! 

Perth was having its big three-day music festival, sadly it was wet. 

We have had the orange felon blaming Canada for smoke and fires. NW Ontario there are nearly a thousand wildfires. Canada has one of the largest Boreal Forests in the world. Texas can fit into Northern Ontario twice. It is 2.8 million hectares of land impacted by fires. First Nations communities are being evacuated.

They are demanding and threatening, and are going to add tariffs. One Congressman wants to delay open the new bridge Canada paid for. We had a deal. Which they reneged on, again.


Boreal Forests

wildfires out west
Smoke from the US is blowing up into Canada!

Fires and smoke in NW Ontario

What are Canadians doing? Helping neighbours to the south. We lost a helicopter pilot working in the US, as well. 

Canadian Air Force rescues teens

Most of the victims of these fires are First Nations in Ontario. They have accused our Premier of being unresponsive. Ford is an admirer of the US president...




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🦷 My root canal is easing up. Thanks for your empathetic words. My kind daughter sent me some beautiful flowers! Joe Brian was running around trying to find soft foods I can eat. Quiche was a good choice! 


Aster, JL, and Caitlin went to BlueFest on Thursday in Ottawa. They saw a group called, Lord Huron.