Osprey in rain

 

Osprey in rain, Glen Walter, Ontario, (Pandion haliaetus), Balbuzard pêcheur

Wayne Gosselin Wood Carvings

The round bowl with cover will be his wife's urn. He said he made one for one woman who died holding it and her crucifix.

The Little Prince (from Saint-Exupéry's novel), carving in foreground. I told him I'd interviewed the Little Prince's brother. During the war, Saint-Exupéry visited the De Koninck family in Quebec City. Thomas De Koninck, who died earlier this year at the age of 91,  was thought to be the inspiration for the Little Prince character, and I interviewed his brother, Jean-Marie De Koninck (both brothers, like their father, were professors at Laval University), about Operation Red Nose, the program he developed for volunteers to drive home people who have drunk too much during the winter holidays. 

 

 He talked about Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, the wood carving capitol of Canada, which I didn't know about even though I'd lived in Quebec City. They said the numbers of wood carvers still at work there had declined in recent years. New word: Pruche is French for Hemlock (tree).

 

Wooly bear wakes up

Wooly Bear, Pyrrharctia isabella, the Isabella tiger moth caterpillar, freezes solid during the winter but revives in the spring. Do not touch as the hairs are sharp and can make you itch. April 11, 2026, Summerstown Trials, Ontario
 

Crocuses 2026

 

B.A. Johnston

B.A. Johnston at Lola's Pub and Grub, Cornwall, Ontario, 5 April, 2026

 

First crocus of 2026

Cool and rainy so they weren't open

 

Made a little heart

I made a little hanger in memory of Krystal at an arts gathering at Carrots n Dates hosted by Yafa Gowily.