Forest

Morning Rain

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Laura

It rained at Tiny House Ontario for a good portion of the night and right into the morning. It was welcome. We needed it and my garden is happy now.

When I got up this morning at about 7:00 am it was still raining and the cloth porch was drenched. The cloth hangs onto the water and it becomes opaque. I thought you might like to see what it looks like in a photo. I had to edit it because the image turned out to be totally dark. The truth is somewhere between, it is not dark but it is far more grey in there when it rains then it looks in the photo. The second photo which is unedited as the cloth porch dries is more realistic.

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The B List

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Laura

The last few hours at Tiny House Ontario have been eventful because of the high winds and rain. I know that we needed the rain but I am glad that it is over. I braved the wind on Baby because I had to get to town to deal with my B list. Bitter, Beef, Blog, Bread -n- Butter

The first two items on the list are for the dogs, while the beef is probably obvious as dog food, the bitter is for the garbage cans because one of the dogs has decided that she really likes to get into the garbage.

Can you guess which one before I show her guilty little face?

Minnie! Three times in one day with her nose in the muck! I am hoping a little bitter apple will fix up this problem. It is funny that she started doing this at 7 years old I think. Lucky for her she is so cute!

Blog… well this is obvious because here I am…

Bread -n- Butter – I have to go to Glenbernie Grocery so that I can get the bread I like (which is Rudolf’s whole grain Bavarian) and Organic Meadows butter. When I became vegetarian I gave up all animal products except the organic items from this Ontario dairy.

So, that is the B list. Just to wreck my B theme though, I might just get some tomatoes too, but only if the greenhouse has fresh ones.

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Pecker

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Laura

I guess I missed some activity in the ant tree when I was away from Tiny House Ontario.

I hope that the woodpecker had a good feed of ants.

I thought it would be nice to have a little open house, and thus there were 12 people last night at Tiny House Ontario.

I was going to tell you all about it and share photos, but forgot the little contraption that allows me to download from my camera to my computer, so this will have to wait for tomorrow.

I wish I would have been home to see the woodpecker slurping up the ants. Sigh…

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Please Release Me!

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Laura

The dogs are not convinced that there is a fenced area for their own protection.

Poor little things!

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Forest Food

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Laura

After a few days away, I arrived at about midnight back at Tiny House Ontario. The thing that I was most curious about is my little garden in the forest clearing. Was it actually growing and not being eaten by the forest creatures while it sat there unattended to? I took the LED flashlight that my Aunt Marion and Uncle Mac gifted me and went out to have a look. I could see that there was green and that the green seemed to be in rows, but could not tell for sure if there was anything really coming up that well, what had taken root, and if the plants seemed healthy.

This morning I got out of bed and practically ran out to see what the garden was up to.

I am pleasantly surprised! I have a few weeds to yank up, and I have to put up stakes for the pole beans but so far it looks like I might be able to do that 0 mile diet this summer! Woot!