Expedition Canada

Bears don't just poop in the woods!  Sun Aug 29th Paddle boarder on Hopkins Landing walk Mon Aug 30th It was a still start to Sunday and a couple of paddle boarders were out on the water off Hopkins Landing beach. One with a dog, one without.  It was quite a serene setting. A Great Blue Heron was perched on Hopkins Landing Wharf and was silhouetted against the distant horizon with a sparkle of sun on water. Heron on Hopkins Landing Wharf Later in the day we went down to Grantham's beach, by which time the wind and waves had got up.  Not quite so ideal for paddle boarding.  Great for the kitesurfing foil-board riders and sailing boats. Not like the electric powered ones that go up and down the Thames and irritate Ditton Island residents!  Quite impressive skill. Entertained by the flying foil kitesurfer, Jack and I decided it was time for a quick paddle.  It was choppy and Jack was not as relaxed as usual.  But he stuck with it.  We landed 20 minut...

To Wildlife Cherry stone laden bear scats Thu Jul 22nd Early last week Fred saw a mother bear and cub on the bypass going down to the ferry terminal.  They are known to be living in the area, though we have not seen them near the house. They have been around though and on this morning's dog walk I snapped evidence of their presence two minutes from the house.  They clearly have a liking for cherries which were evident in the deposit along with other plant material.  The blackberries are coming in to season but I decided not to investigate for blackberry seeds! Fred was out playing tennis first thing, so I spent the morning sorting out the lathe kit in the workshop.  I think I have now managed to get all the different accessories in their correct groupings even if I have not worked out what all of them do yet.  The ornamental cutter, is a hugely complicated piece of kit and I'm not sure I'm going to get much use from it. I did manage to find instruction...