Environment – DeadSplinter

The Flat Line

November Rain, er, Snow [NOT 8/11/25]

It seems we’ve skipped the rain and going to snow here in Southern Ontario (tomorrow!) What parts of fall do you miss? Besides, fall that is. I miss the low

Bad Ideas of Futures Past [NOT 20/09/25]

20/9/25 ManchuCandidate 15

It was cool in 1980, but really dumb in 2025

Household Chores [NOT 5/7/25]

5/7/25 ManchuCandidate 8

I am not a farmer/shrubber/gardener.

How Does Your Garden Grow

13/4/25 KeitelBlacksmith 13

Smells like….

How Does Your Garden Grow

6/4/25 KeitelBlacksmith 24

Delicious

Bird Droppings: A Day at the Beach

20/1/25 Loveshaq 7

I am lucky enough to live close to a beach with an amazing bird population as well as other transient visitors. One of my favorites to watch is the mergansers.

Bird Droppings: Flickers (Love is in the Air)

15/5/24 Loveshaq 12

I have to admit I have a love/hate relationship with Flickers. I think they are beautiful birds and love their calls but when they start pecking the metal flashing on

Dirty Business SPECIAL EDITION: Ollas

15/5/23 butcherbakertoiletrymaker 14

Last year’s drought was so bad that it just kicked the living shit out of everything. For the first time since moving here, I couldn’t harvest enough blueberries to make

Bird Droppings: Nesting Season vs NIMBY!

8/5/23 Loveshaq 5

We have a new pair of red tailed hawks that are making an attempt to find a place to settle down in our neighborhood. Unfortunately for them, the resident crows

Winter Adventure: Snowshoe to a Yurt

6/1/23 MemeWeaver 20

Two weeks before the Christmas weekend, five of us — four adults and one 5.5-year-old — hiked in to a backcountry yurt for a two-night stay. I figured it was