Good Morning! It’s a cloudy day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The temperatures climbing out of bed was sitting at 9.3 C | 48.74 F. Not too bad, considering the time of year. Yesterday it was a really nice day, so nice a person didn’t even need a jacket. Which was perfect for doing the work around the house here that my lovely wife and I did. It took us most of the day, but we got over half of our property raked up and burned. Today we will finish things up providing the rain holds off. We could see some sunshine off and on if we are lucky. Highway 522 is bare and dry which will make travelling good for those that are in dire need of going somewhere. I kind of figure with these new variants gong around it is best to stay home. Shop local and don’t dilly-dally in the stores, if you have to go into them. In out and home LOL. We have lost most of our snow, but there are some lingering patches, especially where it was piled throughout the winter months. Like at the end of my driveway. LOL But it is melting slowly. We need warmer weather, along with some rain to get rid of it all. Which is headed our way. On another note we did see some Robins while working outside yesterday, so they are back along with the red wing black birds. The crows are back also, they came back about a week ago. Which means that spring is in the air. Nice to see them back as we sure enjoy the birds along with what nature has to offer. With that I am off for my morning bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! We are having a few clouds this morning, but we should see some sunshine a bit later on this morning. Tomorrow however things will begin to change weather wise, with the temperatures slowly dropping. Friday we could have an ice storm, if the system stays on track. Let’s hope it moves south a wee bit, so it misses us. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning making travelling pretty good. There are lots of deer alongside and crossing the highway these days, so extra care should be taken. The reason for this is that they are coming out of the bush, so they can soak up some sunshine, along with nibbling at the green grass alongside the highways that is starting to show itself. It’s kind of a treat for them. On Another note I did do a bit of work in the woodworking shop yesterday working on a cabinet I started awhile back. It was actually quite nice out there, with the sun shinning in through the door. I didn’t even need to light the shop stove. Today I am thinking of putting up a new clothes line for my lovely wife. I will see how it goes. She has been asking me to replace the one we do have as it is getting a bit shabby after 16 years. With that I am off for my morning bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store, other than what I want to do. You just never know. Take care and stay safe. The numbers are getting worse here every day in Ontario with this virus. Also, more are dying from it too, and the new variants are starting to pick on the younger folks a lot more. What’s happening is that, we now face a new virus, of the same kind, but with very different characteristics,” More deadly, more infectious, and infectious for longer.”

Good Morning! It is another sunny day here in Port Loring, Ontario. There are a few clouds floating around, but for most parts the sky is clear. Highway 522 is bare and dry, There was no snow overnight or frost. The snow we have is about 3/4 gone and I suspect the remaining snow will be gone by the end of the week. These warmer temperatures should stay with us till Thursday, when things cool back down, and I hate to say this, but we could see some snow, or … an icy mix on Friday. Let’s hope it by passes us. That’s the thing about weather … what will be, will be. On another note … my wife and I took a trip to North Bay yesterday to pick up our order of groceries, that we order online. Doing it that way we don’t have to go into any stores, which keeps us safe. We did drop by our son’s place, and gave him some meals that mom made for him. A kind of treat. We chatted in his apartment parking lot for a bit, wearing a mask, along with keeping our distance, and then found a nice spot along the way home to eat our lunch in the car. We did notice though that hundreds of folks were going in and out of stores. In my mind they are asking for trouble, and truth be told there is no reason to do this. As they can order online, and they will bring it right to your car. People have some strange way of doing things. I guess the only thing, that will make them realize what this virus can do … is if the get it. Or a family member catches it caused by them. After we ate our lunch we headed on home enjoying the beautiful day. Can’t beat that. An outing out and kept safe, along with enjoying Mother Nature. With that I am off for a bowl of oatmeal that my lovely wife has made for me and will then get to doing some work in the woodworking shop. Stay safe. GW