Our spring birds start their return
Spring seems to have sprung, the grass may not quite be riz, but I no longer have to wonder where the bird is -...
The many benefits to using a travel agent
In the age of online booking platforms and do-it-yourself travel arrangements, the role of travel agents may seem diminished to some. However, there are...
The Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
In 2022, we provided you with a recipe for Irish Boxty to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Today's recipe proves...
A Leap Year early surprise
Confucius reigns both in our world and that of the birds methinks! With the temperatures being all over the place in this, the early...
A natural woman
International Women’s Day used to be a controversial concept for men: why should there be a day just for women? Is that not sexist?...
Tribute to a Truck Driver
by Brent Keating
I thought up a poem about you coffee drinking, gear jamming, double clutching, highway hauling concrete cowboys and your 18 wheelers, using...
Mmm! Beak and tongue licking good!
My, what a difference the varying weather has brought upon the birds' normal activities. Some of the "ground feeders" have even resorted to seeking...
Choosers can’t be beggars
About a year ago, I pulled into a gas station near my home and noticed something new, but not surprising. Signage indicated a new...
Print media – not dead yet
The death of newspapers, magazines, in fact all print media, has been declared repeatedly in the past decade or so. On-line platforms, both social...
Just for a (Horned) Lark!
Having struggled to think of garden bird things to write about for my last week’s article, the other day I, decided to venture out...