Every year, my neighbors and I exchange treats for the holidays. I wanted something a little different and came up with this recipe. It’s easy to make. You will need these ingredients: 3 cups sugar 1 1/2 sticks of butter 2/3 cup evaporated milk 7 oz. jar of marshmallow creme 2 tsp. peppermint extract 3…Read more »

There is no Christmas dinner without the traditional meat stuffed cabbage rolls. The traditional recipe is with sour cabbage, but my mom made us a light version of this recipe with wine vines. Sour cabbage is quite heavy to digest despite being very healthy. via Nests of meat stuffed wine vines rolls for Christmas — Cooking…Read more »

(Click on the image to open a larger version) I found this Red fox last weekend in Langdon, Alberta.  She was hunting mice in a farm field. alongside the highway.  A couple of times she came relati… Source: Afield with a fox on the hunt

Owl in a snow storm Christopher Martin Photography A snowstorm hit Bragg Creek last weekend quickly draping the area in white and pushing the temperature way down.  I caught sight of this owl along a familiar stretch of open forest divided by a gravel road. It was a steep challenge keeping sharp focus as she…Read more »

Christopher Martin Photography On a snowy morning in Lake Louise, I found this Steller’s Jay up in the trees looking for breakfast along a trail that wound away from the water.  This one displayed the white markings around the eye which distinguish the Rocky Mountain subspecies from the other fifteen that are  present across North…Read more »

beautiful and historical Ferrell's Travel Blog Phillippe Bohstrom has written a fascinating and informative article about the discovery of a Roman inscription mentioning the province of Judea and a previously unknown Roman governor. This Marcus Paccius ruled Judea before the Bar Kochba Revolt (about A.D. 135). There were nearly 20 Roman prefects or governors during…Read more »

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Coal tit is a small bird who does not have a comb. He never looks nicely set.

Christopher Martin Photography About a month ago, I was looking for one of the Great gray owls I sometimes find along the backroads in Bragg Creek.  The owl was nowhere to be found, but I did find a shock of red amidst the autumn yellows turned gold in the late afternoon. Descending from the trees, he…Read more »

Beauty naturally Christopher Martin Photography Last weekend I spent the morning looking for wildlife along the Bow Valley Parkway in Banff National Park.  I drove along, stopping several times for short hikes to get a view over the river valley or along a creek into the forest.  None of the animals graced me with their…Read more »