Month: March 2015

Native plants in bloom March 25- 2015

Another in my series of native plants phenology. These are all found on the farm

Independent Journalism-now needed more than ever.

The_TyeeRecently I contributed to the support
of the Tyee, an on-line newspaper
https://support.thetyee.ca/

In my work as an intervenor for the Board of the Friends of Ecological Reserves on the Kinder Morgan /TMX Pipeline Hearings Process, I have found the Tyee to be  the only  news outlet with regular reports on what is really going on with  the National Energy Board .

I found these quotes particularly appropriate in the article : Bill C-51 Reveals Harper’s Inner Bully–The need to ramp up civic literacy is ‘critical.‘ By Murray Dobbin, 20 Mar 2015: Continue reading Independent Journalism-now needed more than ever.

Pacific Chorus Tree Frog audio

The audio in the clip below starts as I am walking in our house toward the front door in March.  As I open the door, with the pond a few metres from the house, this is the sound we get every night for several months in the spring. Click on the small arrow below.

 

Pacific chorus frog or pacific tree frog, (Hyla regilla)in a flower bed near our house.
Pacific chorus frog or pacific tree frog, (Hyla regilla)in a flower bed near our house.

Turning the Compost Pile

Last fall, several truck-loads of seaweed, Garry Oak leaves, a pile of chipped wood from the orchard and farm, and a load of rotted manure were piled and mixed for composting. The tractor has been invaluable in keeping this pile turned and now in transporting  it to the gardens. In March, visitor Jochen Kumm practises his skills with the backhoe and bucket .