Reflections from Crumbly Acres

A nice, quiet morning. The snow has collected on the deck overnight. My snow angel has disappeared in the blow snow. A soft blanket of snow ...

My video of Lake Effect Snow The sunset yesterday was deceiving. We lost our power in the big wind storm . At 6:30 a.m., with wind howli...

The best thing about being a parent is when your child becomes a parent! There is no muss or fuss. Unconditional love, with no pressure. Lo...

The water is up over our dock. The raft has been floating away, kept near shore only by the thick ice that remains. The water has frozen and...

Another snowy day in Muskoka. The birds and squirrels have nearly cleaned out the feeders. I tend to fill them at dusk, in order for them to...

It is glorious out walking in the dusk. I keep an eye out for the wolf who appeared last week. He seemed to be looking for our turkey vultur...

Another snowy day today. While it wasn't fun going out in the blowing snow the cats did venture forth, shaking off a paw now and then. W...

It appears to me that the battle with raccoons is only analogous to that of the squirrel debate. Our squirrels are quick learners, and have ...

It appears that the weather is quite changeable. From rain, and melting snow, a beautiful sunset, to freezing rain, to blowing snow in 24 ho...

Anticipating rain or freezing rain on a roof that dates from 1962, covered in a layer of thigh-deep snow, I decided I had to get the snow of...