Flyover

On the pavement outside our house, I heard a noise,  looked up, and there they were – three dark birds, heading South. How to know their size, without a mobbing  from kite, buzzard or crow? How did I know  they were eagles? Slow flaps, huge wings, out of sight in minutes. Quite low, my first […]

Wiikwemkoong

Wiikwemkoong The three dogs gather round, they sniff and nuzzle, lick and wag. You name “red dog” “white wolf” and “bouncy pup” and follow in their tracks. They lead you and your careful wife among a strew of trilliums. The dappled light the warm Spring air the hidden birds the smell of firs the violets and […]