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Bryce Canyon

Newfoundland

    Life Stories

    Salmon Run

    On my bike ride to do groceries on a late September day, I heard splashing coming from The Pretty River and realized the Chinook Salmon were spawning and wandered down to spend the next hour watching incredible feats of determination as the salmon leapt over one shale step after another on their way north to spawn in the gravel beds and large deep pools found in the river and its tributaries. The Pretty River, which runs right past our house,…

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  • Life Stories

    Black Swallowtail

    This summer has been a good one for backyard visitors. This beautiful black swallowtail butterfly showed up last week looking for some sun on our mulch bed when I noticed him…

  • Conservation

    Goldfinch Nest

    This summer, while doing some garden clean-up, I came across this tiny exquisite nest in one of our trees and did some research on what bird could build such a fine…

  • Plant Based Nutrition

    Sulforaphane

    Sulforaphane is something I started to read about during my cancer recovery period. It is a naturally occurring isothiocyanate derived from cruciferous vegetables and reported to inhibit the growth of a variety of…