Although the sky was grey, I decided to head down to the waterline today. The goal of the trip was to see if anything interesting had washed up during the spring thaw, and I’m glad to report that beyond the usual riparian fare there were … Read More →
Category Archives: Lost & Found
Gold Fever
I learned today that it is in fact Blog Action Day. And the theme this year is “the environment” — not far off our usual fare. * * * Well, the water levels are low around here these days. Just take a look at the … Read More →
Living in a Bus
I noticed this rig while on the way into town today. Naturally, it seemed fit to take a closer look: Now, don’t be fooled — this is not just a dilapidated school bus. Take a look inside, and you’ll see that it was once used … Read More →
A Vast Empire
I came across this one today: It’s a 1898 issue featuring a wonderful map (multicolored to boot — which was a first in Canadian postage), reminding us of a time when the British empire really did span the four corners of the earth. (If you’re … Read More →
A Jawbone and Some Bunnies
Fred came across this little trinket in one of his drift samples the other day. It’s a muskrat jawbone, and (as you can see) it’s black. The discoloration’s a result of being stuck in the mud for a while. It’s certainly a capable-looking implement: In … Read More →
BioBlitz: Kemptville Creek
So, last Saturday we went struck out on Kemptville Creek, more or less in the name of (citizen) science. Here’s a map from Google Earth of the stretch we paddled: We basically travelled from the bottom-left corner to the top- right one. We started off … Read More →
The Shivery House
Well, according to the OED, a “charivari” (or “shivaree”) is “a serenade of ‘rough music’, with kettles, pans, tea-trays, and the like, used in France, in mockery and derision of incongruous or unpopular marriages, and of unpopular persons generally; hence a confused, discordant medley of … Read More →
Back On the Creek Again
…and possibly for the last time this year, depending on when the snow flies. Anyhow, it was just a short paddle, playing around in the riffles under/around the St. Lawrence street bridge in Bishops Mills. Due to the rain we’ve had lately, water levels were … Read More →
The Old Caboose
On the way home from Kemptville the other day we noticed this old CP Rail caboose. It was the only car in sight, sitting on a spur just off the mainline (which is about four or five tracks’ worth). Thinking it might be worth a … Read More →
Living in a Caboose
I’ve written before about living in a bus, but why not try living in a caboose? This treasure came up on the local craigslist page the other day. Here’s a link to the ad, and I’ve included the picture — those postings tend to die off … Read More →