Linda Welsh spotted this merlin (Falco columbarius or pigeon hawk) on February 10 and managed to capture the shot from 15 feet away, and gave us permission to share the catch. The merlin (thank you Wikipedia) is a small species of falcon from the Northern Hemisphere. A bird of prey once known colloquially as a pigeon hawk in North America,[2] the … Continue reading Birdwatch: a Meadows merlin sighting
The Women’s Institute’s annual Plant and Bake Sale takes place Saturday, May 3, from 9am until noon, in the Pemberton Legion parking lot. For those in the know, it is the best place to pick up Pemberton-tested plants and seeds, and then to recover from the frenzy at the baking and concession stand inside the … Continue reading Event: Women’s Institute Plant and Bake Sale, May 3
I’m pretty much the least qualified person in the entire Sea to Sky corridor to write a column about Wellness. Surrounded by farmers, pro athletes, amateur IRONMEN, raw food gurus, yogis, RMTs, naturalists and other wise folk, I keep bumping hard up against my own ignorance about how the body works, how to feed the … Continue reading Column: Cramming for the Apocalypse
The Wellness Almanac 