Compared to last year’s drought-driven berry bust, this summer has been a great turnaround for berry pickers. Across the province, people are filling pails with these tasty, versatile wild delights. I’ve been a berry picker ever since childhood. These days, picking berries not only fills the larder, but helps to connect me to my family
Musings from the berry patch
The mind wanders as the berry pail slowly fills
Angling for a view
Pelican watching, with a little fishing on the side, breaks up the mid-summer pause in bird watching options
Mid-summer is a bit like purgatory for keen birdwatchers. The spring migration and birds in breeding plumage are in the rear-view mirror. Our flashy songbirds are raising young and have cut back their singing. They will soon molt and become a drab version of their spring selves. “Fall” warblers, meanwhile, are the ultimate test of
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
