bigugli

Thanks, great link have seen it before will have to try and keep my eyes open and look at the face better.

 

As right now I would not say one way or the other as to what we looked at earlier and the tracks are long gone.

 

Could a wolf be this far South? Woodbridge / Vaughan?

Even as far South as Niagara we get the occasional wolf brought in by a farmer or hunter fresh after a shoot. The last one I saw brought in was brought in by Herb Shnick about 5-6 years back. Far bigger than a yote, and certainly had the paws.

 

Whatever the case, they are fantastic animals to watch . I hope you see many more, Justin.

The storm may have hit late, but Niagara sure is getting pasted. That morning change from rain to snow laid down an inch of solid ice on the roads. Made for some fun driving to the cancer clinic. Good thing we got back home long before the worst had hit.

Might have to harness the sled dogs.

Casey loves this stuff, but poor Baxter can't plow through the heavy deep snow. he keeps getting stuck.

Sorry you will not convince me that stuff is good. Joe ran into town and got us a tray and the first 3 bites were heaven and the 4th one just hit me wrong. The 5th one was my last.

 

 

Art

Can't be any worse than the chili cheese fries they serve up in the States, or butter biscuits and canned gravy

IF the lodges start closing the natives still get to suffer consequences. Pink slips all around for lodge employees, including natives. Fewer tourists in the region mean fewer people buying native caught walleye, native made goods, souvenirs, etc....

Well hopefully only one more near miss MIke and you're in the clear!

 

 

What is the answer, I don't know but lives are at stake here and there's got to be a solution.

Simple. The same solutions that will help reduce crime. Fines that hurt. Real consequences for wrongful acts. Ditch no fault insurance.

I've known farmers who would string wire to catch up and deter skidooer's that would run their fields.

I'm saddened to hear your pup's time was due. I know only too well how that knot in your throat feels. I am glad that you chose to do what was best for Marvin. Nothing to regret in that. Marvin got one year more than our Lucky, and I am sure they were wonderful years.

That's the best time to have them. And with an order of over easy eggs and toast. Delicious.

You forgot the home fried taters and onions to go with it.

In the schools up to the 1960's, pink on the map represented the extent of the British Empire/Commonwealth, and that covered nearly a third of the global map. By extension, it is only normal to get into conflicts with your neighbours. Or in the case of map #1, 90% of the non British World.

Thanks guys. We're pretty happy about the choices we've made. However , I don't know what possessed me to put wife and son together under the same roof once again. Worse than a pair of sibs trying to get the better of the other. Hard to find another adult in the house . At least we're having fun.

Big change from Grimsby to Thorold, what brought that on?

Thorold is the Bride's hometown. Central to most of my friends, and the fishing in the region House in Thorold worked out to be more affordable for the 3 of us.

We had outgrown the place in Grimsby, and it was poorly maintained. Especially the elevators. Every week you risked get stuck in one, or both had failed and you were doing 4 floors of stairs. Very hard for Judy, tough on me on my bad days.

2 straight days of moving with a convoy of vans and trailers. And day one of unpacking under our belt. Just need to find all the stuff for the Niagara Outdoor Show a week from now, Mar. 9th.

"Granny" will show up next week to set things right around this place. I even have a man cave. Got to admit that I am blessed with all the good folk that turned up to help move. Lord knows I just could not physically manage it.

Our hydro bill has averaged $80 in winter, $120 in summer. The discrepancy, by season, is simple. Summer time sees a lot of food processing and canning. That means more kitchen usage and heavier demand on the A/C.

Some folks I know have lower bills than I do. It's all about efficient usage.

That was a good read. It sums up much that was a part of my upbringing

 

Yes, you can catch gar, and many other species, with panty hose. However, it is not the most comfortable thing to be wearing in mid July.

And here I was stealing my mom's old hose to polish my boots. If I'd only known.

Reminds me of an old deli lunch counter I used to visit on the Spadina some decades back. Huge mountain of shaved cornbeef and swiss piled on an oversized egg bun slathered with mayo and a side of 2 giant kosher dills straight from the barrel. It was a meal for 2 grown men.

Make me droooooooooollllllllll

There is some good smallie water around Brantford and down at least to York.

From Belwoods on down to Erie there is some fantastic water. It's going to take years to get to know the Grand well.

i'm sorry, Finland ALSO got their heart ripped out yesterday.

 

it was equal playing field.

 

Finland just came back with a bigger HEART and showed who was boss.

 

Selanne went out in style.

 

I'm so proud of my boys. If it wasn't for Rasks illness during the Sweden game I'm confident it would have been a Finland Canada gold medal final.

It's because Finns have something special. It's called "Sisu"

I keep 2 diaries for the conservation authorities every year, as well as my own personal log. I just could not see a reason to have a digital log as well.

Nothing here. Sunny and warm.

That is a beautiful thing.

Afraid to ask,

 

I don't think even P3TA considers a deceased laden rat an animal, no I think they do. I wonder if snapping them slightly in half with a loaded spring leaving them to die slowly would be considered cruelty? I've never heard P3TA even complain about that. Poor Mickey. I imagine they would be great in the weeds for Bass, Pike and Musky. If only I could catch one, my cat sure can't.

That was a different time and an age gone by. Remember my 3 categories of animal??? a} work animals, b} vermin, c} food.

Vermin need exterminating, but if you can put them to work to catch fish as food, you've covered all 3 classes. Fish were food to be harvested back then, not play things.

Might lose power 1-2 hours in West Niagara. We are getting some coloured lightning. No biggie.