Reflections from Crumbly Acres

The sunset that followed the big blizzard (fire in the sky) can be compared to the ice on the water.

There was a snow squall. In a moment, the lake disappeared behind a wall of snow. We felt as insulated as the plants, happy, I am sure, wit...

He eyes the two raven-feathered birds on the feeder. They seem aloof, cold and metal in their demeanour. Unconcerned, he looks them up and d...

I woke today to a blanket of snow. The blue jays fight madly over the last peanuts in the feeder. Mourning doves hover nearby in the trees, ...

The guns fire in Muskoka. Once, at dusk, I heard 4 shots in a row. It breaks my heart and causes me to fear. Hunting season began a month ag...

After days of cloudy, rainy days the sun shines brightly. A breeze came up and the sunlight sparkles off the small waves; diamonds glinting...

- pieces to the puzzle of life: Dying With Dignity- book information Gr. 8 Ottawa classroom blog (2005) Jilks Resume My book reviews M...

When I rose this morning, at 7:00 a.m., I ran to check outdoors for the snowfall, anticipating the beauty. I was disappointed that all I cou...

The winds howled today. They were nothing like the winds and rain in the Maritimes, but they are still blow and are colder now. There is a c...