Thoughts and things

Willow in 2023 My beautiful, sweet, funny cat Willow was euthanized earlier this week after sharing 18 years of life with me. She came into ...

 (Please click on the photos to see larger images) On April 9th of this year, I found a large cocoon on a branch within a local woodland.  A...

  This amazing little bird somehow crossed the Atlantic Ocean and came to Montreal.  It is a European Robin (also know as the English Robin)...

  Image by Oliver Lawrence Georgeson Article by  Evan Dyer  · CBC News · Posted: Feb 20, 2025 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: February 20   ...

  A series of photographs showing how well a Belted Kingfisher can hover in place. They do this when hunting for fish. Notice the trees in t...

  On December 26, 2024 I woke up to a changed world.  Every tree branch, leaf, plant stalk, etc. was covered by a beautiful coating of hoar ...

On October 28, 2024 I finally managed to get a photo of the comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan - ATLAS).  It was well past the optimum date to vie...