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https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2018/08/step-two-success.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Step Two - Success! No time for a full post tonight, it's been an intense day! But I passed the swallow test and had my first real meal since Feb. And it was ... seasons in the valleystep twofurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2015/10/remembering-will.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Remembering Will We've just returned from a week long trip to Alberta and B.C. with our son and our daughter and her family, including our 5 year old grandso... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresremembering https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2013/11/leaves.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Leaves In all the changes of the season, the life of a leaf is one of the most amazing to me. Not only are leaves the photosynthetic factories for... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresleaves https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-promise-of-spring.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: The Promise of Spring The spring flowers are bursting at the seams here, just tantalizing us with their swelling buds, but not quite blooming. And it hasn't snow... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-arrival-of-fall.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: The Arrival of Fall The arrival of fall is one of the grand changes that occurs over the seasons here. Fall seems to arrive more suddenly and more completely, ... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2021/12/ride-down-nelson-st-west.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Ride Down Nelson St. West Back on Nov. 8th, I rode down Nelson St. West. I'd been avoiding that ride for several months, because I just got fed up with the construct... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2018/11/ Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: November 2018 seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresnovember https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2014/03/personal-photo-challenge.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Personal Photo Challenge I've been participating in Donna's Personal Photo Challenge , and this month's challenge was words and letters, as in signs and books and ot... seasons in the valleypersonal photofurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2019/03/trrapped-in-thr-elabator.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Trapped in the Elevator! I've saved the highlight of our visit to the Tom Thompson Art Gallery for the end. The gallery is on two levels, with actual gallery rooms ... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventurestrapped https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2020/10/are-salmon-in-great-lakes-natural.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Are Salmon in the Great Lakes Natural? The simple answer is NO! After my post of Monday describing the migrating salmon we went to see in Owen Sound, I started reading more backg... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2020/03/how-im-keeping-occupied.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: How I'm Keeping Occupied I'm sure we all wonder how others are keeping occupied during our current enforced self isolation. Well the short answer here is that I am... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2018/09/migrating-monarchs.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Migrating Monarchs! The Monarchs are migrating! After my post the other day I've heard from several sources of Monarchs migrating or all clustered on trees. ... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresmigrating https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2019/01/icy-shoreline_13.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Icy Shoreline Locals have been stopping at the shoreline to take pictures of the ice creeping up the trees. Inevitably I wanted to check it out, so down ... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresicy https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2019/08/meaford-fall-fair.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Meaford Fall Fair Today was the Meaford Fall Fair, put on by the Meaford and St. Vincent Agricultural Society. We went and enjoyed seeing all the display ent... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2016/04/flooded-fields.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Flooded Fields These fields and fences are from a few days or a few weeks ago, but computer gremlins are preventing me from editing wonderful waterfall sh... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresflooded https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2015/07/following-my-butternut-tree.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Following my Butternut Tree It's time for my monthly report on the Butternut tree in our yard, and I thought I would take a different approach this month. I've always ... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2022/05/garden-update.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Garden Update Sorry for the slow posting recently, but our lives have been very busy! We've had an upheaval in caregiving, for the better in the long run... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresgarden https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2022/10/ive-been-hacked.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: I've Been Hacked! Yes, I have been hacked! Criminals accessed my computer somehow and then accessed our bank accounts and started moving money in and out in ... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2024/11/i-cant-believe-it.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: I Can't Believe It! I can't believe it but the weather is so mild here in late November that I rode downtown or home from downtown twice this week! Usually we'... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2015/02/country-roads.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Country Roads Country roads where the woods grows on both sides have a particular appeal to me. This road is a favourite, where a popular snowshoe trail ... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventurescountry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2019/06/garden-by-bay.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Garden-by-the-Bay Back to the Garden-by-the-Bay with a few more flower pictures today. You'll understand how refreshing it was to find this now that we don't... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2015/03/winter-fishing-canadian-style.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Fishing - Canadian Style I was in Meaford a few days ago and was surprised to find fishermen out on the ice by the harbour. I've driven by here several times before... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2017/11/in-search-of-hidden-waterfalls.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: In Search of the Hidden Waterfalls I tried a new local trail twice while staying with our daughter-in-law, once by myself, and once with my grandson. I was intrigued with a n... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2017/12/progress.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Progress My enforced vacation at this luxury spa is going as expected. All those tubes and wires have been disconnected successfully. But a lot of ... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresprogress https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2026/04/first-ride-of-season.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: First ride of the Season In my life there are only two seasons, winter and summer. And on Friday I got out for my first ride of the summer season. As you can see b... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2015/10/miette-hot-springs.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: MIette Hot Springs We had time to kill so before heading down the highway to Edmonton (and having to spend that time sitting in the airport), we decided to dri... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2025/10/back-to-little-tub.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Back to the 'Little Tub' Once the ship was fading into the distance we turned and headed back to the 'Little Tub', threading our way across the parking lots to avoid... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2014/02/bison-elk-and-tulip-trees.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Bison, Elk and Tulip Trees One last post from our holiday last spring before I bring you back to the land of deep snow and winter (it's snowing heavily out the window ... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2020/10/lakeview-cemetary.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Lakeview Cemetary Yesterday after church we picked up a sandwich and hot chocolate for lunch. In search of a quiet place to sit and eat we drove up to the M... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventureslakeview https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2023/06/its-also-clematis-and-lupin-season.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: It's Also Clematis and Lupin Season The Peonies are central to our garden right now, but the Clematis are starting to flower, and the Lupins are doing great. We remember them ... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2015/06/back-to-northern-ontario.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Back to Northern Ontario In spite of the spectacular flying on the west coast, Will moved back to fly in Northern Ontario with Wasaya Air for a few years. This gave... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2012/10/brilliant-rainbow-and-colours.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Brilliant Rainbow and Colours in the Evening Sun It rained steadily for quite awhile the other day, but then in early evening the clouds in the west parted to let the sun through, while the... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2014/10/fungi-in-woods.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Fungi in the woods On my walk through the woods I described in yesterday's post, I encountered several interesting fungi, and got decent pictures of a few of t... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresfungi https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2015/07/warning-poisonous-plant.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Warning - Poisonous Plant! Driving up the Bruce Peninsula the other day, we encountered the poisonous plant Wild Parsnip for the first time. It's an invasive species,... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2017/04/sounds-of-spring.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Sounds of Spring! My photos from the weekend are a bust (see below), but I was sitting on the back deck in our 'cool summer evening temperatures', and listeni... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2013/12/frost.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Frost That same frosty morning as yesterday's pictures, I tried out some close-ups of the frost. I still don't think I had the camera settings ju... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresfrost https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2014/05/more-flooded-fences.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: More Flooded Fences It's just that time of year, still with numerous temporary ponds in the fields. Before I get too far behind the seasons I have a few more p... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2022/09/around-neighbourhood-part-ii.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Around the Neighbourhood Part II There are lots more interesting things scattered around town. Here are a few more. The new Long Term Care home is getting close to openin... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2019/02/modern-fountain.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Modern Fountain In comparison to the little peaceful fountain at the back of the garden, there is a modern stark bright very artificial waterfall in among t... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresmodern https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-alhambra.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: The Alhambra Over the next few weeks of winter weather, I'm going to treat you to some garden pictures, at least on the weekends. These are from the Lif... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresalhambra https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2011/ Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: 2011 seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventures https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2019/08/petrel-point-as-i-remember-it.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Petrel Point as I Remember it. Petrel Point is best known for the orchids that bloom in June, so I thought I'd also share some picture from our last trip there in 2014, lo... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2019/09/ornge-air-ambulance.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Ornge Air Ambulance I was headed out for my usual ride the other day, rounded the second corner, and saw one of the orange Ornge helicopters over on the landin... seasons in the valleyornge airfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2021/01/paisley.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Paisley Just before we finally found a Snowy Owl, we passed through a corner of Paisley, a nice small town on the Saugeen River. When we hit the ma... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventurespaisley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-different-look-at-bay.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: A Different Look at the Bay On one of the days I was in Meaford last week, I had extra time, so I drove down to Memorial Park to check out the shoreline there - a very ... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-7th-line-part-ii.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: The 7th Line - Part II We pick up the 7th Line in Rocklyn tonight and head on north. There's still a sign for the General Store, but it hasn't been in business fo... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2018/08/step-1-success.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Step 1 -- Success! The tracheotomy came out in five minutes just after 8 a.m. this morning. I actually had a terrible night, waking in pain from my shoulder ... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2025/12/snowblowers-and-shadows.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Snowblowers and Shadows We woke to a few more inches of the white stuff, and the big snowblower was here before 9 this morning. We and several others of the stree... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2015/09/bonding-with-boys.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Bonding with the Boys! 'The Boys' headed out for a paddle this week, up the swampy creek and into Bell's Lake, just northwest of Markdale. These are the four guys... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2017/05/more-tulips.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: More Tulips! Those Tulips were very photogenic! I took lots of pictures, and I could have taken many more! Every colour seemed to have its own app... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventurestulips https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2014/09/september-skies-and-more-colour.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: September Skies and More Colour I'm waiting for the bright red colours of the Sugar Maples, but in the meantime we've got some brilliant blue skies, warm temperatures and p... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2020/12/winter-memories.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Winter Memories Once I saw the Boxing Day snowfall, a foot or more of light fluffy snow, I immediately thought of the winter walks in the woods I've enjoyed... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventureswinter https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2018/10/autumn-skies.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Autumn Skies We get all kinds of different sky views once fall arrives, from bright blue and sunny to fog. Often brightened a bit by coloured leaves. ... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresautumn https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2014/01/ Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: January 2014 seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresjanuary https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-lower-beaver-valley.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: The Lower Beaver Valley A short distance north of us, the Beaver Valley broadens out into a wider landscape, beyond the scenic narrow valley here. There are still ... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventureslower https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2014/12/merry-christmas.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Merry Christmas! Hoping all my blog readers have a Merry Christmas and a great holiday. And if you don't celebrate Christmas, I hope you celebra... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresmerry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2018/12/sunrise.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Sunrise A week or so ago we had another spectacular sunrise, in fact this one was more spectacular than ever. Again Mrs. F.G. came to my rescue and... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuressunrise https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2024/12/ Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: December 2024 seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresdecember https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2014/12/ Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: December 2014 seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresdecember https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2024/10/finishing-garden-story.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Finishing the Garden Story The garden photos I started sharing three posts ago all arose because I spent half a day watching our gardener work. The purpose was to re... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2025/10/revisiting-harbour.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Revisiting the Harbour We were out of the van in a flash, and headed out to revisit the little harbour we've been to so many times in the past, if not recently. I... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresrevisiting https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2022/08/ Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: August 2022 seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresaugust https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2017/06/little-tub-harbour.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Little Tub Harbour The main harbour in Tobermory is known as the Little Tub Harbour, and during the summer it is full of boats, surrounded by stores, and swarm... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2020/08/ Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: August 2020 seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresaugust https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2016/01/winter-wonderland.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Winter Wonderland! Last week I went cross-country skiing up near Meaford. To be honest, the skiing wasn't very good, 'cause it was still snowing fresh wet sno... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventureswinter https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-swans-are-back.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: The Swans are Back! One of the very first birds to re-appear in the spring as they migrate north is the swans. Here they are normally the Tundra Swans, Cygnus ... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2020/08/achy-back-acres.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Achy Back Acres We stopped in at Achy Back Acres on our way home from physio in Owen Sound a few minutes ago, and while we two guys chatted Mrs. F.G. hopped... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2024/10/more-scarecrows.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: More Scarecrows There are lots more scarecrows, mostly downtown, so here's a selection for your blogging pleasure! Lots of pictures, no comments, so just s... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresscarecrows https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2015/02/heritage-buildings-in-valley.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Heritage Buildings in the Valley I've been exploring the back roads recently, taking pictures from the car window for a series I'm hoping to post on the landscape of the val... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresheritage https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2017/06/unique-solstice-sunrise.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Unique Solstice Sunrise A disembodied voice called me out of a deep sleep on the morning of the solstice 10 days ago - there was a nice sunrise to see. I think I w... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2021/06/no-internet.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: No Internet Sorry I missed a post yesterday. We had no internet service for a couple of hours, just when I was going to work on my blog. Rogers does t... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresinternet https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2020/12/christmas-preparations.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Christmas Preparations We're making good progress with our Christmas preparations. Yesterday we finished decorating our tree, a new smaller one than we have had. ... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventureschristmas https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-scarecrow-invasion-is-on.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: The Scarecrow Invasion is On! Here in Meaford the annual Scarecrow Invasion is on, after a two year hiatus because of Covid. Several hundred volunteers make up several h... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/ Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventures https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2013/04/ Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: April 2013 seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresapril https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2020/04/planter-boxes.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Planter Boxes A week ago it was warm enough on Saturday that we got out in the yard and Mrs. F.G. worked hard to fill the new planter boxes, while I sat o... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresplanter https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2017/09/young-wetlands.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Young Wetlands Last week I shared a few pix of the Young Wetlands, one of those places off the 7th Line that I visit. I showed the flooded boardwalk from ... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresyoung https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2015/02/ragged-falls-oxtongue-river.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Ragged Falls, Oxtongue River The next day, though it was bitterly cold again, it was sunny, so I persuaded my buddies to go and see if we could find Ragged Falls on the ... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2017/07/common-crops.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Common Crops I'm ready with my next crops update, but it occurred to me that not everyone knows how to distinguish the common crops here in southern Onta... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventurescommon https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2016/02/ Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: February 2016 seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresfebruary https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-pansies-survived.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: The Pansies Survived! I'm still amazed at the ability of Pansies to flourish right through cold weather. I keep attributing human feelings to them and thinking t... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventurespansies https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2011/03/north-for-march-break.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: North for March Break Earlier this week we enjoyed a few wonderful last winter days at a cottage near Algonquin Park, where you need to snowshoe the last short di... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2018/10/dark-eyed-junco.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Dark-eyed Junco The other day when I was gathering the bird pictures I posted, I noticed that one of the Juncos I photographed was very dark compared to the... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2023/06/we-got-rain-again.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: We Got Rain Again! In a month that's been very dry and sunny we finally got a good overnight rain. The plants in the garden, and all the crops we see along th... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2017/04/bluebirds-in-snowstorm.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Bluebirds in a Snowstorm! After my success with pictures of a Robin and Song Sparrow a few days ago, I headed out on the morning after our snowstorm to see if I could... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2013/09/computer-failure_19.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Computer Failure! Woke yesterday to find my computer would not turn on! Zilch, nothing, nillo. And that's the computer with all my recent photos and my photo ... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventurescomputer https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2025/10/singing-sands-fen.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Singing Sands Fen Mrs. F.G. waited by our car to make sure it wouldn't suddenly be towed, so I didn't go far down the boardwalk, but it was enough to give me... seasons in the valleysinging sandsfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2021/10/mcgowan-falls-part-ii.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: McGowan Falls Part II I took my big Nikon SLR to get the pictures of McGowean Falls, the first time of used it except at the living room window since my enforced ... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2010/12/ Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: December 2010 seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresdecember https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2023/01/scotland-v.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Scotland V You'll be glad to know this is the last post from our first big trip to Scotland; Only about a dozen after that to get us through our seco... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresscotland https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2019/08/misty-meadows-market.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Misty Meadows Market Misty Meadows Market was fabulous! We first stopped when it was a small roadside stand. It grew to a small store inside a house where we s... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2014/10/raindrops.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Raindrops As a photographer, I'm always watching for those sunny days to get the best lighting for pictures. But then I realized that I'm giving you ... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresraindrops https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2016/07/garden-critters.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Garden Critters Over the past three weeks, I've spotted a number of interesting creatures in the garden, of the bugs, bees and butterflies variety. By ... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresgarden https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2017/12/woodford-crevice-part-ii.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Woodford Crevice Part II Picking up on yesterday's post, a few days later I dragged my hiking buddy out, determined this time to find our way through the Woodford Cr... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2017/03/georgian-bay-skies.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Georgian Bay Skies We headed up to Meaford on Georgian Bay today, Mrs. F.G. to a Quilting Guild meeting, and myself to have coffee with a friend. We had lots ... seasons in the valleygeorgian bayfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-perfect-winters-day.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: A Perfect Winter's Day Last Thursday was the snowiest winter day so far, reflected in my pictures of yesterday, but Saturday was the perfect winter's day. It was ... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2016/09/frogs-and-foxes.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Frogs and Foxes I've seen a lot more livestock while driving around than I have wildlife, but my keen-eyed spotter did see a couple of foxes one day. And o... seasons in the valleyfurry https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2025/03/understanding-canadas-dairy-tariffs.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Understanding Canada's Dairy Tariffs One of the most outlandish figures DT has shot toward Canada is referring to our exceedingly high dairy tariffs. Unfortunately this is one ... seasons in the valley https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-rabbit.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: The Rabbit! We have a wascally wabbit that frequents our garden, eating from the lush banquet of flowers Mrs. F.G. provides. She is constantly banging ... seasons in the valleyfurrygnomeadventuresrabbit https://seasonsinthevalley.blogspot.com/2013/06/flesherton-hills-wetland.html Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Flesherton Hills Wetland Went on an interesting organized walk at Flesherton Hills wetlands yesterday, a place I had never been to. But I'll be going back, 'c... seasons in the valleyfurry