Early Bloom

Early Bloom, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Last season this plant started blooming in February and bloomed until April.

In 2007 I found it blooming on January 7th.

I think this is the earliest that I have ever found this plant blooming. I don't know if it will continue now that it's cold again.

I also found 4 other species blooming during the warm days of the weekend: Hairy Bittercress, Common Chickweed, Common Groundsel and the native Witch Hazel. The weather is doing strange things to plants.

Coming to an End

Coming to an End, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Sometimes one just has to run outside at sunset to capture another bit of colour. I really should cut down those dead trees but they make such a nice foreground.

Woolly Crossing

Woolly Crossing, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

The place where this Woolly Bear was crossing the dry, sunny sidewalk today was buried in over 60 cm of snow just a few days ago. The warm weather, rain, and high winds made most of the snow disappear in two days and not only did I find this caterpillar wandering about but I also found 5 species of wild flowers in bloom this morning.

First Car

First Car, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

I've been looking for weeks and months for the photo of my first car and finally found it today while looking for something else. (Well, OK, it was my dad's first car but I got to drive it when I was young too.) Meanwhile, some of the other old, old, old photos of my grandfather are still missing.

This Might Help With Snow Removal

This Might Help With Snow Removal, originally uploaded on Flickr by Ontario Wanderer.

. . . but I need a blade for the front and a super efficient muffler so I can still hear the birds. (OK, the photo really belonged to my grandfather.)