Merri-Lee M.May 77 min Sliding into Spring! March/April 2022 "Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn." -Lewis Grizzard This year, March winds gave...
Merri-Lee M.Mar 104 min A Winter Party -- All are Welcome!"Winter is not a season, it's a celebration." - Anamika Mishra What better way to celebrate the long, cold days of Winter than by hosting...
Merri-Lee M.Jan 174 minCrossbill Encounters Crossbills, both White-winged and Red, were sighted frequently in our area last Winter. This year, so far, I have not seen any of these...
Merri-Lee M.Nov 14, 20217 min Favourite Things" 'Dear old world', she murmured, 'you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.' " -Lucy Maud Montgomery in "Anne of Green...
Merri-Lee M.Oct 19, 20213 min Autumn "Winter is an etching, spring a watercolour, summer an oil painting, and autumn a mosaic of them all." -Stanley Horowitz Autumn is a...
Merri-Lee M.Aug 11, 20216 minMarsh Babies"We need the tonic of the wilderness, to wade sometimes in the marsh where the bittern and the meadow hen lurk, and hear the booming of...
Merri-Lee M.Jun 6, 20215 minSpring Migration 2021It's been a wonderful Spring to spend time outdoors with some little winged travellers that have been passing through our area. Another...
Merri-Lee M.Apr 16, 20217 minTribute to a Changing Landscape"Beyond feeding and clothing and sheltering ourselves even abundantly, we should be allowed to destroy only what we ourselves can...
Merri-Lee M.Mar 22, 20213 minTundra Swans ... and FriendsIn early/mid March, Tundra Swans pass through our area, stopping to feed in flooded fields, small bodies of water, and on agricultural...
Merri-Lee M.Mar 7, 20215 min"As Winter Wanes..."Since mid-February, we have been inundated with Snow Buntings! On many days over the past weeks, there have been at least 150 swooping...
Merri-Lee M.Feb 16, 20215 minMore Winter GiftsNow that February is upon us with some stormy weather and frigid temperatures, the Snow Buntings have been appearing regularly. We...
Merri-Lee M.Jan 10, 20214 minWinter VisitorsWinter has arrived, and brought some wonderful Winter visitors to our region. Some of them are just passing through, while others have...
Merri-Lee M.Oct 8, 20204 minFall BandingIn September, large numbers of birds are making their way south, and stopping in our area to rest and feed. It's really fascinating to...
Merri-Lee M.Sep 13, 20206 minMonarch Migration: A Butterfly Bed-and-Breakfast!It has been over 40 years since we moved to our 86-acre farm on the 4th Line. At that time, there were a few old Apple trees along the...
Merri-Lee M.May 21, 20207 minA Stay-at-Home Spring "If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere." -Laura Ingalls Wilder May is usually the month for exploring Point Pelee,...
Merri-Lee M.Apr 26, 20207 minReflections: 4"I come into the peace of wild things..." -Wendell Berry We, the lucky ones, have been “staying home, staying safe” for about 6 weeks now....
Merri-Lee M.Apr 13, 20206 minReflections: 3Local pastors have been sending out thoughts and meditations via email each morning over the past few weeks. The other day, the topic...
Merri-Lee M.Mar 26, 20204 minReflections: 2We are now officially out of self-isolation, just in time for Ontario's forced closures of non-essential services, and stepped-up orders...
Merri-Lee M.Mar 20, 20203 minReflections: 1Like many of you, I find myself in “self-isolation”. We recently returned from Arizona, and will not be venturing out among the crowds...
Merri-Lee M.Feb 17, 20206 minSpring Birds of the Huron FringeSpring is coming! What might we find if we are out and around on “The Fringe” in mid-late May? Here are photos of a few of the many...