Fresh deer, fox, and rabbit tracks today on the hike out to the beaver lodge.

Been propagating some succulents. It’s slow but if you look closely you’ll see roots and leaves!

Winter’s long here. Bringing some gardening indoors.

OMG! Had to post this so in the future I can reminisce about how good it was. Most ingredients from our acreage.

That time of year again. Making a batch of dried tomatoes in olive oil.

Pressing a couple of bushels of apples for cider on a homemade press.

Relaxing flow activity slowly putting together a timber frame building with a few hand tools, chisels, and a mallet.

Made some baklava with the kiddo. How did we do?

Waste not want not as the old adage goes. Pea trellis using honey suckle trimmings.

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If someone calls you a pansy say thank you. The snow just melted off this last week.

As a child my family had chickens, and I’ve had a small flock of my own for a couple of years now but finding fresh warm eggs in a nest never gets old.

We only have a couple of maples close enough to the house to tap but we enjoy making the little bit of maple syrup that we can from the sap.

Went for a 7 hour hike in the woods today. Surprised one of the biggest black bears I’ve ever seen and a covey of grouse. Found chaga on a yellow birch. People make a tea from it that is purported to fight cancer.

Can’t resist a trip to the beach even in the snow. We live in a beautiful world.

It’s relaxing being out in the woods as things are waking up. You can hear the brook and a woodpecker having breakfast. People think that woodpeckers destroy trees but the trees are most likely already infested with something and that is why they are there collecting a meal. #woodpecker

Just in case you were wondering what moose droppings look like. They’re pretty much just sawdust from all the twigs and bark they’ve been eating through the winter. #moose #canadianspring

Lots to see in the woods today. Here’s a track of a white tail deer. You can see the two large hooves splayed out and marks from their dew claws, two vestigial toes that hang down on the back of their feet. #wildlife #tracks

Canadian here. Doctor’s appointment at 9:45. Discussed results, ordered tests and x-Ray. Got bloodwork and X-Ray done. Back in my car at 10:35. Cost $0. Wait times may vary with location but why would I want to be annexed by the US.

Distinctive 45 degree cut on this bush from a beaver. Castor canadensis.

Some beavers moved to the brook behind the house. Heard a barred owl today and saw some moose tracks. Maybe we’ll get some herons back if the pond gets big enough.

Today’s walk in the woods. Got to feed some chickadees.

Partial solar eclipse this morning on the east coast. Don’t really have the equipment to capture it.

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Some mushrooms from my morning walk in the woods. Winter is hanging in here.

So speaker of the house Mike Johnson casually floats the idea of Congress getting rid of the judiciary.

Orion over the house.

every person involved in this needs to be in prison

At the Mike Lawler empty chair town hall in Peekskill, 102 year old Dee in danger of losing her Medicaid, heard FDR on the radio in 1935 when he created Social Security. @indivisible.org

Today’s musical selection.

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Can you spot the house hippo?

The meandering tracks of a ruffed grouse.

He couldn’t even run a charity without breaking the law—Now he believes he’s in charge of the Supreme Court, Congress, our rights, and the U.S. justice system. Who’s going to stop him?!

Today’s critter tracks most likely belong to a raccoon, lovingly referred to as trash pandas by irritated homeowners. The front paws (top right) are smaller with delicate “fingers” great at manipulating latches and crayfish. The hind paws (bottom left) have an elongated heel and long skinny toes.

Reposting from FB. One thing I've learned over the past few weeks, and it's been a bit of a sobering lesson, is that a lot of Americans I know don't actually know what's going on between the US and Canada right now, and just how seriously Canadians are taking this.

UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:

Word of the day is ‘hingum-tringum’: 19th-century Scots for feeling feeble or barely presentable, and just about hanging together.

Bravo, Williams & Connolly.

Predator and prey.

what dumbasses

It’s warming up during the day! Hopefully we’ll get some sap this week

Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.

Remember learning about this guy? Mahatma Gandhi led many national strikes and acts of civil disobedience in India to protest British rule until they eventually gained their independence and self rule. It was a non violent movement. Be the change you want to see in the world.

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Delighted to say I’ll be back on the road later this year with a brand-new show called Word Perfect. There are lots of dates - hope you can join me.