Pier failure
Some time ago we wrote an article about one of our observatory piers had become loose with cracked concete and that we had patched it with liquid concrete patch last…
Bright meteor 2011 Aug 27 01:28 UT
Kim, ever intrepid astronomer, got me outside when I was ready to pack it in for the day and am I ever glad we went outside. Skies were clear after…
Napanee Food Bank Garden Week 9
This was our 9th week since we were assigned rows 6,7 and 26 to look after in the Napanee Food Bank Garden. These images are from our week 9 visit…
Napanee Food Bank Garden Week 8
This was our 8th week since we were assigned rows 6,7 and 26 to look after in the Napanee Food Bank Garden. These images are from our week 8 visit…
Charleston Lake Star Gaze 2011
We just returned (early) from Charleston Lake Provincial Park (Ontario), from a couple of days of camping and from attending Terence Dickinson’s (Skynews Magazone) 26th! Charleston Lake Provincial Park Star…
Napanee Food Bank Garden Week 7
This was our 7th week since we were assigned rows 6,7 and 26 to look after in the Napanee Food Bank Garden. These images are from our week 7 visit…
Napanee Food Bank Garden Week 6
This was our 6th week since we were assigned rows 6,7 and 26 to look after in the Napanee Food Bank Garden. These images are from our week 6 visit…
Radio Jove
Our radio jove receiver and audio speakers moved from sitting atop a floor shelf to being hung up on the wall, more out of the way, less chance of cables…
Ontario electricity
We’ve been on time-of-use electricity use billing for some months now, and subscribed to the HydroOne account system where we can monitor power usage on an hour by hour basis.…
Garden Walk About- August 6, 2011
The garden walkabout on August 6th 2011, showing what is happening in the veggie gardens. Cold frame: Picked off seed heads of the Bibb and Salad Bowl lettuce, North side…
Aurora in Yarker
The sun has been quite active in the last few days, ejecting solar matter into space, and on August 5, 2011 some of this matter hit the earth’s atmosphere, and…
Spindletree Gardens near Tamworth
After a year and a half of planning to, we finally were able to visit Spindletree Gardens just south of Tamworth on county road #4. It is a gorgeous 20…
Napanee Fair
We went to the Napanee Fair again this year (2011) and although it seemed a little smaller this year (fewer sheep!), fewer entries in the photo contest and home goods…