Leisure

Flocks of passenger pigeons once streamed from horizon to horizon above our hills. But they were driven to extinction in less than one human lifespan.

I was making big swooping manoeuvres, feeling as if I were a kid running across the lawn with my arms outstretched playing airplane.

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Do you have a barn? Does it have history? Tell me about it!

An allée of ‘Profusion’ crabapples at Lilactree Farm in Mulmur.

Taylor Pace, Al Pace and Lin Ward of Hockley Valley operate Canoe North Adventures and have led 90 expeditions on 21 rivers in the NWT, Yukon and Nunavut.

On the calm, early morning waters of Island Lake, rowers get a healthy head start on their day.

Border Challenge in Erin, Ephraim’s Sales of Bitterroot Balm and Walking to Bolton

The arrival of the red-winged black bird also signals the changing season.

I hope you will all take the time to slow down. In life and on the road.

My dog insists on sleeping in the driver’s seat and we have a serious discussion about who’s driving.

We’d warmed up with a short hike down to a kettle lake covered in untrodden snow. We couldn’t resist the temptation to make tracks, so we crossed the lake enjoying the silence and the warm sunshine.