You can smell when winter arrives in Courtenay, British Columbia, particularly if you’re driving through […]
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Garden Gold
We’ve recently added a winter layer of seaweed to the garden and, in addition to […]
A Couple More Flies
I’ve spent some time wandering through BugGuide.Net trying to figure out some of the backyard […]
A Few More Flies
On the odd sunny day these last two weeks I’ve been focused on trying to […]
Hazelnut Harvest
We’ve always liked growing our own food and have four very productive raised beds in […]
A Tough Tachinid
I recently read an excellent post by Julia Craves over at Urban Dragon Hunters about […]
Finding Time for Flies
Time flies when you’re having fun, and one of the things that makes time fly […]
Eight-spotted Skimmer
One of the great things about backyard gardening, especially in an urban/semi-urban setting, is the […]
A Backyard Visitor
We keep an informal backyard bird list and this week a new year bird showed […]
Common Nighthawks Put on Twilight Display
On certain warm, summer nights in Courtenay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Common Nighthawks (Chordeiles […]