It is filling in around Tiny House Ontario quite a lot more since we put the garden in. I guess I will have to pull out some of the surrounding plants.
From just about fifteen feet away one can hardly find the raised garden.
Can you find it?
Forest
Where’s Waldo’s Garden?
Categories: Environmentalism, Food, Forest, Off Grid, Ontario, Open your eyes, Sustainable living
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Lay Down With Dogs…
The weather here is unseasonably warm. Perfect weather for a mid day siesta with the gang. 41 with the humidex. There is just enough room here for me. I am taking it for the second day in a row.
Unlike the old adage, I do not fear fleas. Fur up my nose, that is my biggest concern.
Categories: Dogs, Forest, Off Grid, Ontario, Simple living, Tiny House Ontario
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Invaders!
When we were removing the Ant Tree, I noticed that we were being invaded! Apparently buckthorn is not just isolated in Southern Ontario. We have scads of them!
I yanked out about 100 of the smallish ones after the rain and chopped down another 25 big ones even though I know that they will come right back up from the trunk. Just like any invasive species, they are hardy here.
Sadly, we have both the common as well as the glossy leaf. Even more sadly is that they still allow these to be sold at nurseries. Like most invasive species, these plants take hold and choke out indigenous plants.
Here is a photo.
Categories: Environmentalism, Forest, Kingston, Nature, Off Grid, Sustainable living, Tiny House Ontario
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The Fall of the Ant Tree
The high winds that we had at Tiny House Ontario the other day made it apparent to us the the Ant Tree was about to come down. It sloped over at least two feet off centre straight toward the house, so my husband and I decided to take a proactive stance and take her down.
I took a notch out on the North West side of the tree and then my husband cut the other side while I pushed it away from the house. It worked!
It also fell onto the dead apple and took a big chunk of this down too, so my husband also removed this.
It looks a little more open. I get a lot more light and I think it is nicer without the huge dead tree. Still I will miss seeing the woodpeckers.
Categories: Forest, Off Grid, Simple living, Tiny House Ontario
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Darkness Rising
In the evening just before night, the darkness begins to rise up from the forest floor.
Here is what it looks like to the North of Tiny House Ontario.
Please excuse the annoying sound of allergies in my voice.
Categories: Erazim Kohák, Forest, Magical, Nature, Ontario, Time, Tiny House Ontario
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