Category: Flowers

I took a week off from hiking when we got home from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, but I really want to keep the momentum I had going, so have done three really good hikes the past three days. On Tuesday (July 14th), I walked 14.3 km from home to...

On Sunday, July 5th, Day 38 of our trip and the 6th day in Nova Scotia, we drove 110 km of the Cabot Trail from Chéticamp to Ingonish, and I hiked the 8.2-km Skyline Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. In the last post I told you about...

The main plan for Saturday, July 4th, Day 37 of our trip and the 5th day in Nova Scotia, was for me to hike the 8.4-km Acadian Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The trailhead was only 15 km from our RV park, so we had lots of...

On Sunday, June 21st, Day 24 of our trip and the 17th day in Newfoundland, we were in Terra Nova National Park with a full day to explore. For me that meant a day of hiking, starting with the Goowiddy Path, a 8-km loop that runs along the coast...

Following our Western Brook Pond boat tour, it was only 23 km to Green Point Campground where we had a reservation. After 10 minutes on the road, though, a sign reminded us of the S.S. Ethie shipwreck at Martin’s Point, and I pulled in there. It’s a very scenic...

The Venus Mine has become not just an awesome destination for a hike, but also a test for me to assess how I’m doing. Being able to reach the mine is always extremely gratifying, and I was about 65 years old when I recognized it as something to celebrate...

For many of us in Whitehorse, seeing the first Prairie crocuses is a big deal. I’ve hiked at two possible places for them recently – Hospital Ridge and the Lewes River Dam – with no luck, so yesterday went to the spot that usually results in seeing the early...

This walk a week ago (June 12th) started off to be a look at a short trail I know (the East Airport Access Road Trail), that had just been re-opened, then the planned walk turned into more. Much more! There are 83 photos in this post, my longest ever...

My new garden that is designed to be bee, butterfly, bird, and small-mammal friendly, is coming along slowly. I had hoped for a big change when Cathy and I got home from 14 days away, but it was disappointing. Facebook Memories was a big help to me this morning,...

My regular readers will have noticed that I didn’t go very far from home this past summer. What began as a simple (but very expensive) replacement of our complete septic system turned into a major landscaping project which lasted the entire season. The main component of the landscaping is...