Recent content by RuralKanuck

My oldest friend was bald on top for as long as I have known him and always wore a cap, my 40yr old son is also bald on top and always wears a hat, I on the other hand never wear a hat and still have a full head of hair at 80. The question is which comes first the hat or the hairless top, or...

How huge ..... well let me put it this way they are bigger around than the blocked length of 16" which is huge for a fellow of my age that has to lift them on to the splitter. After the first split the half a log is quite enough thank you! That said I did get one small load (abt 25cu ft) split n...

Seems to me that it depends upon where you have your 'search' set, there are 7 in just the 'general discussions' threads and over 20 in the forum as a whole in the last hour........ Its hard to keep up in this very active and very friendly forum!

With the rain finally stopped I set up the log splitter and started splitting the huge Ash blocks cut from the trees dropped 18 months ago to make way for the loggers to get into the pine plantation. Having been sitting all winter blocked but not split I figured they would be dried out some...

It lasted for much of that first summer but after that he quickly learned that even heavier rope could be chewed through and we had to move to a light chain. He now is rarely tied up except when out after dark and does not chew on the current somewhat heaver and longer rope, but I still have...

When I started this thread I posted a picture of My Shadow, who is now a rather large and active Collie but at the time my daughter brought him to me three years ago he was a cute little puppy. Here is a picture of him at around three months old shortly after he had learned how to navigate those...

Back down to a -1c start this morning but rain finally stopped and sun was out for a bit which brought things up to a balmy +5 but now looking out the window I see snow flurries just to reinforce my desire to NOT go out and start splitting the logs blocked last fall just before the snow stopped...

They are ... they will simply fill their cheeks with bird food before going and stashing their takings elsewhere.......

Enjoyed seeing the pictures from your bird feeder many of which arrive here in SW Ontario a little later than in the U.S. but my window feeder has some rather different 'birds' on occasion!

Likewise .... As a lifelong vegetarian nuts and particularly peanut products have been a large part of my diet for 80 years now but several of my favorite products are now unavailable due to the manufactures having to remove all such things from their facilities. Even a trace of peanuts in...

For many years I conducted spring and fall tours for groups of the local Field Naturalists and others but in the last couple of years between the effort to keep the trails in decent shape and never knowing if the old bones are going to tolerate a lengthy walk without frequent rests that has...

Just a couple of days ago the wild Leeks and Trout Lilly were barely showing but now are starting to leaf out so it wont be long before the woodland flowers will be starting to show. I worry about how much trail clean up this old fellow will be able to get done this year however I am getting...

"April showers bring May flowers" is a traditional English proverb, with roots dating back to a 1610 poem” Well I dont know about showers but we just got 24 hours of steady rain totaling around nearly 40mm whilst my cousin just a few miles further north got over 60mm. That should get rid if the...

Could be worse I have a yard full of squirrels, not quite as many or as often as your rabbits but far more annoying and destructive But keeps my dog busy chasing them but he never seems to catch any so non borough home!

Have not peeled a potato in many many years, waste it of time, possibly scrub if real dirty, cut out any bad bits and cook, and yes that goes for boiling em also after cutting up a little smaller .... Best part of a spud is in the skins IMHO!