TIN CAN TREE
By: Jeff Mills
As I migrate westward along Highway 7,
vulture sails in the first heat,
rocks and marsh shield the airways
over this land and its yard sale economy,
a red Studebaker glides by
called by a yellowthroat at the blueberry stand
Whitchety, witchety, whitchety…
tin can tree and a rubber boot bush
THE GATHERER By: Chris Hume Written while on a nature hike in Pakenham backwoods trail Into the woods I go It’s a place that is good for my soul Along the path I roam I really feel at home… Alone, but not lonely I feel at peace and enjoy the sounds Of birds and wildlife [...]
show more...BIRDING NOTES By: Chris Hume Here is poem that I wrote this summer after coming back from a wonderful nature volunteer trip. Pat Matheson and I really enjoyed helping with the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas work – we learned a LOT! It was a great group consisting of 5 volunteers, 2 co-leaders and 2 birding [...]
show more...It was a wonderful day, slight winds, very sunny. We had seven boats, 12 people. Saw many great blue herons, blue-winged teal and phoebes plus kingfisher and a few robins. We had lunch on an island at the foot of the waterfalls at Blakeney. On the way back to Pakenham, we diverted to explore Indian [...]
show more...A few pictures from our Autumn Nature Walk 2007 (photo credits Sheila Edwards, Mike McPhail). Current Album: Autumn Nature Walk 2004
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