On Tuesdays I take a friend’s dog out for a mid-day walk, and today I thought to head down to the water after the good …
A Royal Procession
Some of the old print artifacts I come across in the EEBO (Early English Books Online) archive seem worth sharing. This one’s from An exact …
Medieval UFO
Here is Bede’s account of an interesting sighting at Bercingum (modern-day Barking) outside the convent built for Ethelburga (ca. 675 AD). From Book IV, Chapter …
Hot News: Paper-grabbing and Prorogues
The delivery guy (Andy) leaves the daily paper on top of the heater in the atrium downstairs. As a result it’s pleasantly warm by the …
Breath of fresh air
Hello again, Sometimes our Ottawa winter starts off coy, like a flirt. These brief overtures — a breath of cold, some faint whiff of windchill …
Earth Day in Review
The animals around here don’t celebrate Earth Day — they’re too busy fighting. Seriously, it seems like the local Grackles, Robins, and Squirrels have all …
BB#5: Mud Lake
You know, it’s funny — at a distance, the open river sounds just like the highway. Last week brought a day or two’s respite from …
BB#4: Perigee Moon
There you have it: a picture as grainy as the night is cold. For more on this notion of a “perigee moon,” you can click …
Britannia Baywatch #3
The sun was up and the breeze was down, so I ventured out onto the ice today. I’m certainly not the only one who has …
Monstrous Fish, or “Herring-hag”
Terrifying, isn’t it? This comes (as pictured above) from A description of a strange (and miraculous) Fish, cast upon the sands in the meads, in …