Hurray!

I have yet to get that shot totally right - he's actually a bit out of focus.

He's young to use that slide, so he really has to be spotted going down it, though it's awkward to shoot and wait for the sliding toddler at the same time. Also, if he stands just a bit back, he's not red, which I think would be a nicer effect.

Trial and error to come, I think.

Giant German bunnies? Patrick, you are that very same person who grew up with the lovely Harry, who was half Flemish Giant, and Harry was a very big rabbit indeed. He was an excellent rabbit, kind and affectionate and very nearly housetrained, who went to Jon Arno's kindergarten class on a visit, and everyone made a circle with their legs and Harry hopped around and visited within the circle. You can housetrain a rabbit, almost, they seem to be able to use a box for the pee and one variety of poop, like a cat, but there's a second category of poop which seems harder for a housetrained rabbit to control, so there are always a few beans here and there, nothing to worry about: the big concern with a rabbit in the house is chewing lampcords and other less essential items, of course; the lampcords are the most ...uh... disconcerting. I would keep another rabbit like Harry at the drop of a hat, so much brighter and more fun than a guineapig, tho' we were all devoted to Dinny.

Having noticed my compost withdrawal symptoms whilst in NY after Christmas, Paul pointed me in the direction of your compost entry and other notes heavily horticultural. Most impressive - and in fact would look fine in his backyard space!! Having (yesterday) ceremoniously emptied our first compost onto the brand new raised vegetable beds just completed on the hillside of our new residence in this village, it was especially apt. Jane

I'm so glad to see someone talk about Sally's book! I must pick it up.

And doesn't it make you want to photograph your entire house, purely for posterity?

dude, where did you get the skiis? The 1950's?

hee!

They're from the early '80s, just before composite materials became common. They were once painted birch laminate, but the paint eventually started to look really banged up, so I stripped them down to the wood and put on a wax and oil finish. It makes them look very old, but honestly, for the era they were mid-priced cross-country skis.

Hmmm. This opens possibilities! You can keep a pig and hens (and... gamecocks)? Bees?

Ooops. No pigs. Honey bees are neither venomous and poisonous since their stings, are, of course, beneficial to arthritis, and, of course, the Science Museum keeps bees.... Are hens Galliformes?

I think it's hens, but not geese, turkeys or ducks.

The Bees Act provides as follows:

19 (1) No person shall place hives or leave hives containing bees within 30 metres of a property line separating the land on which the hives are placed or left from land occupied as a dwelling or used for a community center, public park or other place of public assembly or recreation.

Ohhh, *shucks*! Hens (Gallus gallus domesticus) believed (by Wikipedia and thus all too widely) to be descended from the wild Indian and south-east Asian Red Junglefowl are the quintessential Galliformes. Too bad! A gamecock would be the perfect adjunct to house renovation: they have have fabulously penetrating and courageous crows! (Your grandma kept a gamecock and his hen in the driveway during WWII to enjoy his courage and fighting challenge.)

I think banning anteaters is unreasonable - they eat termites, for one thing.

Yea! The Wuzzle is back!

That is one adorable elfinwuzzle!! I love the jaunty yellow boots. And I love the way his hat matches the blue stripes on the playground! Way to colo(u)r coordinate, Wuzzle!

He IS stylin'
Is that a chuck roast and overalls he's sporting?
Elf hats ARE the new black.
K

Neat photos--amazing how little is left of 1874 Toronto (and none of this area was affected by the 1904 fire).

#3 and #5 are pretty recognizable, especially #5. Otherwise, I'd agree.