My New Favourite Tomato
by Leslie Cox; Saturday, August 16, 2014
In one word…wow!
Last spring I sowed ten different tomato varieties. John loves his tomatoes and we always tuck in a half dozen or so plants of his very favourites…namely ‘Gardener’s Delight’ and Early Girl’…into our greenhouse. And for good measure, we also planted three or four seedlings of ‘Sweet Million’, ‘Harry’s Roma’ (there is a story on this one for another day) and an unknown variety. A friend gave us some seeds claiming it was a “Mennonite Heritage”…and the name has stuck for the very necessary purposes of labelling. At least until we see what the fruits looked like and can make a possible identification.
The August Supermoon
by Leslie Cox; Friday, August 15, 2014
This is a photo of the supermoon on August 10th taken from our back garden. Tried out the zoom lens on my new Canon Powershot SX50HS. Came out pretty decent, I think. Using the tripod helped.
Many probably know a “supermoon” is when the full moon phase happens at the point when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbital path. When this happens, the moon is thirty percent brighter and fourteen percent larger. Hence, the “supermoon” designation.
A Rare Sighting!
by Leslie Cox; Sunday, August 10, 2014
Last Sunday, I stepped of the house into the garage and surprised a small critter curled up by my garden shoes. It slithered away…so you can likely guess what it was.
I thought it was a young garter snake who had wandered in through the open garage door…looking for a quiet, cool place to take an afternoon siesta.
Quote of the Week
by Leslie Cox; Sunday, August 10, 2014
What this country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.
~ Will Rogers
Quote of the Week
by Leslie Cox; Monday, August 4, 2014
All life is an experiment.
The more experiments you make the better.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
