My Mémère (grandmother) feeds some feral cats on her front porch. Some of the other wildlife take advantage of the free food too. This skunk and raccoon have very little fear of humans (they won’t let us pet them, but they don’t run when we’re just a few feet away) since they’ve been feeding on … [Read more…]
It rained for the first few days we were in NB. We made it to the beach about a week later. The beach 15 minutes away is a provincial park in Cap-Pelé. It is shielded on one side by a sand dike and has a long and beautiful sandy beach that runs into the water for … [Read more…]
I’m in New Brunswick for July. As I lay in bed I hunt a lone mosquito. I spy both a skunk and a raccoon as they eat cat food off the front deck. I gaze upon hawks, herons and hummingbirds. I hear the rain pelting the window. I feel the cool wet grass on my … [Read more…]
We finally went to the zoo last weekend. 4 1/2 hours of the zoo. It was awesome, though we were pretty exhausted at the end. Acadia has been on a giraffe kick for the past couple months. She continually asks to see the giraffe video we have on an episode of the Rick Mercer Report … [Read more…]
On August 6, 2000 Amber and I were married in Smithers, BC. Our first night together as husband and wife was spent at the magnificent Logpile Lodge just a few minutes drive out of town. Exactly eight years later, Amber and I spent our anniversary at the same lodge. April watched our kids for the … [Read more…]
A couple days ago I had to pick up our vehicle in BC and drive it to Red Deer. The trip took me on much much of the road that I cycled five years ago when I crossed Canada. It was the first time back on this section and the memories just flooded back. I … [Read more…]
On Monday morning, dudes from my church gathered together on the new church property wielding machetes. We tore through the back part of the land that descends on a creek and a spring. We had to make a path for surveyers who are coming next week to do up plans for new construction. We killed … [Read more…]
Tonight . . . paparazzi fireflies lie in waiting in the hedge the moon smiles like a Cheshire cat, casting jet black shadows on the charcoal ground beneath a cloud ceiling, behind a mountain wall, a couple makes sparks where the thunder is distant angels linger around Orion’s belt, glistening
excitedmenacingpounding the mudcakes off your shoes“listen” say your eyes“it is my turn”“i’ve been busy”“open your curtains, no secrets now”“have you got any lemons?”your forehead veins pulse and bulgethis is serious when you’ve stopped insistingwhen i can recollect my thoughtsi see through your veilyou’ve recoiled and i knowyou don’t really mean itit was all a showof … [Read more…]
This is what I shook out of Blaise’s galoshes. You should see this mountain of insects move! I sprayed 50% bleach on almost everything in our shed. It didn’t do much for the boots, but other areas seem clear. We’ll see where the infestation goes from here . . .