January has arrived in all its winter glory, bringing with it a new year and new expectations of resolutions and goal setting. That sentence may leave you with...
Author - Laura Griffin
Outside the snow is falling and in the lane snow is glistening, reminding me of not only its beauty, but also the effects snow has on our wild neighbours. For...
Winter is coming, the days are darkening, the temperature drops and the wildlife neighbours that were once in abundance slowly disappear from the landscape...
Amidst the nocturnal wilderness, I venture under the celestial canopy, accompanied only by moonlight and stars, unwilling to use artificial lights in this...
This past summer one wildlife neighbour who is a regular on my guided hikes is the grasshopper. Now most people don’t go much past the big back legs, wings...
One of the least talked about plant neighbours is the shrubs. Sure, people hug trees, they’ll stop to smell the wildflowers, but shrubs are just shrubbed off...
In the spirit of Canada day, I thought we would celebrate the quintessential Canadian neighbour. This dark brown mammal can swim faster than two men paddling a...
With the arrival of June and the summer all sorts of mammals seem to reveal themselves out in the woods and fields, including humans. However, the most...
Spring is the time to watch as our feathered friends slowly reappear from their fantastic migratory flights, some coming from thousands of kilometres away to...
Hello Darkness, my old friend, I’ve come to walk with you again. I cannot count the times that I have strolled out into the dark of night to clear my thoughts...








