Little Chipmunk

Our backyard fence is a favourite place for squirrels to sit in the sun...

But this is the first time I saw a chipmunk lounging there.

I enjoy looking out the window and seeing animals that share our neighbourhood... 

I've seen foxes, skunks, rabbits, raccoons, groundhogs, wild turkeys, ducks, geese, crows and other birds - but, most commonly, squirrels of various sizes and colours.

On average, I see more wild animals than I see dogs and cats! (And I live in a city of more than a million people!) I consider that quite amazing!

The Way It Used To Be!

I recently came across this picture of our youngest son arriving home from school one day.

He's standing near our front ditch.

In the background is - not the winter sports dome or the summer soccer field ... but the elementary school that used to stand there..

Before being sold to the college, it served as an elementary school, then an adult high school and finally a tech support building.

Our family - and some of our neighbours - have lots of memories of that building... which was eventually demolished by the college because the roof was in bad shape.

(Maybe sometime I should dedicate a few blog posts to our memories of that building!!)

By Example!

Whether we realize it or not...

Whether we like it or not...

We all learn - and teach - by example...

Fascinated by ... Clouds

I remember - as a child - lying on the grass, watching the clouds...

The game then was - what does that cloud look like? A whale? A horse? Look again - it's changing!

I still love to watch the clouds - often through the window... (No bugs crawling on my back!)

But now, after years of taking art classes, I pay more attention to the colours.

Could I paint that?! Sometimes I try...

The passing show of clouds and light reminds me that God is an amazing artist! The colours are always PERFECT!

After my sky-gazing light show ends, I feel refreshed, renewed. (And my blood pressure has gently gone down!)

Cloud gazing - nature's medicine!

Easter Bunny PLUS...

On Easter Monday, I took some craft supplies over to my grandchildren's house... Could we have fun making something?!

The felt squares were versatile. Thanks to a handy glue gun, a pen, scissors, and a plastic Easter egg for a head, my grandson created an Easter elf... !!!

A friend for the Easter bunny!

Rude? Or Just Too Relaxed?!

I can't believe it! (But I guess the pictures prove it!)

Terry and I recently had Sunday brunch at our son's house...

The food was delicious... We ate too much...

So I took a nap with the cat - while Terry and our son watched sports on TV... (Or at least I THOUGHT they were watching sports!)

I see Terry dozed off, too!

(You can't take us anywhere!)

March Phenology Calendar

March 2026 - for me was a month of WAITING...

Waiting for Easter, as I moved through the 40 days of Lent...

Waiting for MORE Hours of  DAYLIGHT - and MORE WARM WEATHER.

Squirrels appear here and there on my calendar - and there was one early morning rabbit spotting. But no green buds appeared on trees.

Hopefully they'll appear on April's blank page!