Saturday, October 14, 2017

Finally, a frost

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The first signs of rut activity We had our first frost here in Nolalu today, Oct. 14. That's about six weeks later than it should ha...
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Climate change's effects on region residents

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Our atmosphere, seen at sunrise here in Nolalu, is actually incredibly thin Researcher Kelsey Jones-Casey gave a summary of her study on...
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Sunday, September 3, 2017

There's nothing to fear but fear itself

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Anthropologists tell us that if you could bring a Stone Age man to life he would have no trouble fitting into today's civilization. He c...
Friday, August 25, 2017

This berry plant has a lot of gall

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Thimbleberries are good to eat Almost every plant has a gall on its stem Inside the galls are the larvae of a parasitic wasp O...
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Monday, August 21, 2017

Save money and the world at the same time

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Solar flashlight is extremely bright and never, ever, needs batteries It might not be obvious but this blog posting goes part and parcel...
Saturday, August 19, 2017

Small lake trout caught again in Red Lake

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Seventeen-inch laker caught and released by Jerime Williams Anglers are catching little lake trout in Red Lake and that is spectacular n...
Monday, August 14, 2017

Experiment begins on trees and deer

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I have begun to fence-off areas from deer to give some trees a chance to grow beyond the deer's reach and appetites. The photo above ...
Thursday, August 10, 2017

Those times when you 'discover' the obvious

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Beaked hazel While deer hunting in the Nolalu area many years ago I made an amazing discovery. I was sitting on a stump waiting for a de...
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Sunday, August 6, 2017

Nothing is as satisfying as a walk in the woods

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My self-portrait Everyday, it seems, there is another story in the media about the health benefits from walking in the woods. It lowers ...
Saturday, August 5, 2017

Are these fish northern pike, muskies or hybrids?

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Mike Boyer with fish that has no spots Troy Bechtel's fish has a different pattern on its tail compared to body Two Bow Narrows...
Friday, August 4, 2017

Framable still life photographs abound

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Click on this to see larger photo I swear you could walk into the forest, close your eyes, point your camera at the ground and come up w...
Monday, July 31, 2017

Brenda and I take part in climate change study

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A mature white pine on our acreage. Deer eat all the seedlings. Last winter Brenda and I were honoured to be interviewed by Kelsey Jones...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Many anglers are in a battle with themselves

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Now that we have retired after 56 years at Bow Narrows I would like to reflect a bit about fishermen over those years. I'll pose this...
Sunday, July 23, 2017

Take a trip to Bow Narrows with this video

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Anyone who has followed this blog will be aware of the fantastic videos posted here by the Cieplik family over the years. Here is the lates...
Saturday, July 22, 2017

Uh oh!

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Brenda has been working hard to establish some flower beds around the house. She finally got this one just to her liking. Then we went to ...
Thursday, July 20, 2017

Creatures really like the white clover I planted

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This doe and her twin fawns are regular visitors to the clover patch I showed a photo earlier of a small bear eating clover in one of my...
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Why it is important to know the names of things

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Wood frog lies submerged in a puddle along one of our trails A couple of people have ribbed me a little about bothering to identify obsc...
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