still too cold out
It is now May 1st, 2012. Last night’s low temperature of 7 deg C was the warmest we have had in weeks. The night before was -5. All of this…
International Astronomy Day 2012 April 28
It was International Astronomy Day on Saturday April 28th, 2012 and members and friends of The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Kingston Centre were out in force at Confederation…
minor aurora 2012apr25/26
There was some minor aurora seen last night from our location today20120426.gif (38mb) from about 22:00-01:00 We of course missed it by sleeping on a Thursday night, resting for work…
cat stands-r-us
The cats got a new climbing stand built on Sunday plus access to another window to look out, all in one. We built the climbing stand (pictures will follow), out…
The Girls caught one
The girls, only a year old, caught a mouse yesterday… their first one. They cornered it live and were bapping it on the body a few times to get its…
Napanee Community Food Bank Garden update
I stopped by to take a look at the operation on Sunday and took some imagery as well. Last year (2011) we took weekly images from the four corners of…
This is Spring right……
Plus 3C, winds from the North, and darn cold out. The peas started to come up after our short rain burst on Friday, and the radishes are slowly coming along.…
Growing Season update
We’ve been collecting temperature data from our weather station for some years now. We’ve analyzed this to determine the number of days our growing season is. Some crops can survive…
Transit of Venus Eclipse Glasses have arrived
We have received our allotment of elcipse glasses, or more aptly named, “transit of venus glasses” and will be distributing them at public events up to the Transit event on…
L&AHortSoc Meeting
Last night (Wednesday April 18th, 2012) was the regular monthly meeting of the Lennox and Addington Horticultural Society. The meeting ran from 7-9pm at the Napanee firehall. The meeting start…
possible Fireball 2012 April 18th 04:43 local
Another possible fireball / meteor was captured on the Starlight Cascade allsky camera system early this morning (2012 april 18th) in the 90 second exposure ending at 04:43:27 EDT. Let…
L&AHortSoc Plant Sale
In prepration for the Lennox and Addington Horticultural Society Plant Sale on Saturday May 26th, 2012 at the Napanee Farmers Marker, we have planted some items for sale. The first…
Garlic, nematodes and fallow beds
We grow garlic.. lots of it. 40+ varieties in 2011. We attend garlic workshops and seminars. The last couple of years we have been warned about an approaching problem ……