Vicious raiders invaded the front garden. They forced their way through the electric fence barricade then stood brazenly outside the house, ruminating, without remorse. Untold amounts of fodder was stolen from the property.
Earth, environment, green, nature
What do you mean, I’m miserly?
rising water
So this is the environmentalist speaking. Could we return to a wet world like this?
dandelion root
Holy crap! A 14″ dandelion root! No wonder they keep coming back.
giant dandelion root
I was digging up some dandelions in the side yard at home and came across this.
I knew their taproots were long, but this one is about 18 inches (45cm) long!
hawk
While whizzing along on my scooter, something caught my eye. It was a bird on a light standard. It was hard to make out detail way up there, looking against the sky, but Floyd later identified it from pictures as a hawk.
This was right on the edge of the coulee, so (s)he was most likely waiting for lunch.
Earth Day
I was going to say, “Happy Earth Day”, but I’m not so sure the Earth is very happy.
To commemorate the day, have a look at an article in the June 1989 Reader’s Digest.
084-088 What's Our Weather Coming To-.pdf
We really haven’t come to far, have we?
MPE Link Pathway
Apparently we Southern Albertans are getting another bike path, called MPE Link Pathway. Did you know about this? I just read about it in the Feb. 13 2024 Lethbridge Herald. Yes, I know, I’m a bit behind. I have a stack of newspapers to get through. But this is one of the more interesting articles. I wonder if any of it is complete yet. See map.
standing ducks
This morning I saw three ducks sitting on the roadway at the pool by the street drain.
I thought, “They’re sitting ducks.” Except that they were standing.