by Leslie Cox; Friday; September 21, 2018

Father and daughter getting set to do a little preserving time together.
Tis that time of year to be putting up jams and jellies.

by Leslie Cox; Thursday; September 20, 2018

This time of year the weather can be quite unpredictable. It is not unheard of to have swings in overnight temperatures ranging from 15 °C (59 °F) down to 3 °C (37.4 °F) in the space of 24 hours.

Well, that may be stretching it a bit but still, I have recorded a 5.5 °C (41.9 °F) one morning and a 0.5 °C (32.9 °F) the next. So, keep close watch on the weather. Once that first frost hits…if not before…you want to dig up those tender bulbs and tubers such as callas, eucomis, begonias, gladioli, cannas, and dahlias. All must be cut back, roots/tubers cleaned off and dried before properly storing them in a frost-free place. Continue reading →

by Leslie Cox; Friday; September 14, 2018

A September evening spent at the Black Creek estuary…
one of our favourite places.

by Leslie Cox; Sunday; September 9, 2018

If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.

~ Loren Eiseley, The Immense Journey, 1957

by Leslie Cox; Friday; September 7, 2018

Am so looking forward to the rain forecasted through the next 5 days, or so.
But maybe not quite as much as this amount that was collected all in one day last fall!