Birds and Wildlife
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Avril Cottage offers a place of safety and respite to more than just people. Surrounded by wetlands, numerous feathered friends have come to call this place home during the spring and summer months. This morning I awoke to this lovely visitor resting on the grassy lawn where she stayed for a number of hours, possibly Read more
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A turn in the weather has put a pause on all outdoor work for the last couple of days. Buckets of rain and a massive temperature drop means muddy garden beds and cold soil. No matter, Wednesday was a trip into the city for supplies and a little get away. Thursday was very blustery and Read more
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Potato planting and other garden prep filled the morning, Yukon Gold and Russet varieties are going in this year. Before getting very far we were blessed with another drench of rain, sending us inside for a restful coffee break. Flower baskets are hung, and tomato plants are climatized in preparation for a permanent move to Read more
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The birds are very busy this morning as are the frogs in the pond over the road. A cacophony of sounds–ducks, geese, chickadees, sparrows, finches, grackles, red winged blackbirds, just to name a few. Swooping and whizzing past my head, startling me as I sip my morning coffee under the porch. One of the woodpeckers Read more
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