11 April, 2026 
     Nestled in the heart of Kitchener, Ontario, surrounded on all sides by housing and urban development, lies Lakeside Park.

09 April, 2026 
     Our good friends Dave and Mary, who live close by, and also have an annual pass to the conservation areas managed by the Grand River Conservation Authority, picked us up for a pleasant stroll around Laurel Creek.     It was a bright, sunny day, and the sun was warm in shaded areas, but a keen wind blew stro...

"The month of April is proverbial for its fickleness, for its intermingling showers, and fitting gleams of sunshine; for all the species of weather in one day; for a clear mixture of clear and cloudy skies, greenness and nakedness, flying hail and abounding blossoms. But to a lover of Nature, it is not the less characterised by the spirit of expectation with which it imbues the ...