Paradise in progress

Nina and her sisters took all the kids to one of the local maple syrup demos going on in the area. She said it was REALLY muddy but they al...

Looks like spring may actually be coming...lots of buds showing, and lots of birds in the yard; the red wing blackbirds are back too, forgot...

One of the better garden centres in the area posted their 09 online catalogue today and I found 2 new coneflower (echinacea) that I want to ...

We decided to try some home family portraits today...at least of the kids so far. I think they turned out pretty good. There were more tha...

Well, it's about that time that I get the itch to get out in the yard and do something...I was drooling over some lawn mowers at Home De...

Well, I have been back at planning the backyard again. The recent 'heat wave' (+4º C) has got the creative juices flowing again, no...

Here is my new refinishing project. Just picked it up on local online classifieds for $40.

We moved into this house in April of 08. At that time the basement was lime green with a dayglo orange accent - very nice! I guess the for...

This is the view from our basement window. Solid snow, top to bottom. I have nowhere else to put the snow from the driveway either...the s...

Part of the trip to Pittsburgh this past weekend included a trip to the Igloo to watch the Pens and Habs. It was a pretty entertaining game...

Not sure when Ben decided he liked water...this is the kid that used to wear goggles in the bath...but this weekend at the hotel he was tota...

During our 4 days in Pittsburgh, we took the kids to the National Aviary for a visit. It was a little smaller than I imagined, but worth th...

Olivia launches off the deck into the deep snow...and yes that is my wheelbarrow in the background...and now I feel shame.

After re-examining this shot, I love the look on the male's face as the female gives him the business. I have no idea what he must be f...

We had these American Tree Sparrows visit our feeder today. Actually, it was a really good turn out, must be all the snow - we got about 8...

Gold Coin Scots Pine Dragon's Eye Pine Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar Japanese Maple 'Inabe Shidare' Japanese Maple 'Aconitifolium...

Interesting fact about Chickadees is that they weigh the seeds before choosing which one to eat.

Starling swarm Dark-eyed Junco with sunflower seed Black Cap Chickadee at peanut feeder