Election results

The only thing I can say about the election results is that is wasn't quite so bad as I thought it would be at one point,although our own liberal Mp in Miramichi,for many years did get booted out.

I found this article and particularly the comments on it quite interesting,it seems while many people wouldn't vote for Mr Dion ,they still seem to think he is a honest and decent person.Regardless of what happens on Monday I am sure it will be an interesting time to be following politics in the next little while.

Late calls

This strikes me as kind of funny but then I wasn't woken up ,if I had been I would probably be furious.If it was a liberal this had happened to I wouldn't find it very funny either

Under the circumstances, I don't think getting another phone call would be advisable at this time

I can certainly agree with that ,I can't see how she could even consider sending out another phone call at this point

Pumpkin snatched

What in the world would a person do with a 204 kilo pumpkin.It must be pretty hard to hide something that big especially when it is known one went missing.It also must have been quite a chore to remove the thing.

Morrissy Bridge

I am sad to see the old bridge closed although hopefully it won't be torn down,it would make a very nice walking bridge if it is safe enough for that.I see Fredericton has a walking bridge across their river so I don't see why we couldn't have one in Miramichi as well.I had last crossed the bridge on Wednesday I believe when I went to work but when I went to cross it Friday evening it was closed.

Conservative ad

This is just plain gross,in my opinion an ad showing anyone being pooped on is totally unacceptable for an election campaign I would like to think that all the parties would have more sense than this.

Confused turtles

I wouldn't mind seeing sea turtles in their natural habitat but I am not sure what my reaction would have been if I had experienced this.

Jelly fish population explodes

I have always been interested in the jelly fish I see locally but while I was aware there were many different types,I had no idea some could be so dangerous.The Portuguese Man O' War is very interesting looking but I would not want to see one at close range unless I was well protected.

Fish doctor pedicure

This looks pretty cool and I wouldn't mind having one myself but I think it will be awhile before we see anything like it in New Brunswick.I just hope the fish used are being treated humanely that is my one concern as a fish keeper.

Crickets as human food

I feed crickets to my Asian painted frog but I am not sure I would want to eat them myself.Once you read the article they don't actually sound to bad though ground up into a meal.Live ones are a different story,they move so fast(I have lost a few in our house) they would be hopping all over the restaurant.

Being gay in Jamaica

I was not aware of how bad things are for gays in Jamaica and how much violence there is there in general.Jamaica is really a county I am not that familiar with and I must try to do some reading on it and learn more about it's past and the reasons it has so many problems today.

Amphibians disappearing.

I love to hear the frogs singing outside my window at night and it would be a great loss if they were gone.There are so many interesting and useful amphibians even in our own area,it is a pity people aren't more informed about them.Just the other day when I was out in our yard planting some flowers,I over turned a piece of wood and surprised these two cute little fellows who appear to be salamanders and strongly resembled my fire belly newt except that they were orangey red all over.I hope that they and other amphibians will be around for future generations to discover.

Avoiding plastics

This is an interesting article about trying to live without plastics.I think it may be almost impossible for most of us to completely eliminate plastics from our lives but cutting down on our use of them seems like a good idea after some of the recent stories.I try to never use plastics in the microwave myself only corningware or pyrex but many prepackaged foods come in plastic containers.

Yesterday blackflies,today mosquitoes

There will be many mosquitoes this summer in New Brunswick.

Blackfly alert

An important alert if you plan to spend much time outside this summer. They are already terrible in my backyard.

Bio-fuel risk

This article on bio-fuels shows why things need to be thoroughly researched before they are embarked upon.Even ideas that seem to be great to start out with can have serous drawbacks that aren't always discovered before the damage has been done.I think that bio-fuels do show some promise for the future but the advantages must be weight against the possible disadvantages.

Product of Canada?

I am not a fan of Stephen Harper by any stretch of the imagination but this is one time I agree with him.I think this is a great idea and should have been done long ago.Consumers should be able to know where their food is coming from and the average person looking at a label marked made in Canada expects that all of the product comes from Canada not that almost half could be made anywhere else in the world.

Happy royal occasion

Peter Phillips,Princess Anne son married his Canadian girl friend at Windsor castle over the weekend.Here are some nice pictures of the wedding.I love butterflies but I'm not quite sure what to think of Princess Beatrice's hat.

Love in Saudi Arabia

This is an interesting article about love in Saudi Arabia.Things are so different there than in our own country it is hard for me to even imagine the restrictions placed on young people and on women in particular.

I have always been fascinated by mushrooms and taken many pictures of them,this one was growing in our front yard a few years ago.

The fact that there is now research being done on how they might help clean up toxic waste is a good thing and if it is proven to work seems like a much better alternative that the others available.

Even with all the study and research that has been done over the years there is still so much we don't know about nature and the value of many wild plants.This is one reason we must work to protect wild areas and their inhabitants.

Americans get thrifty

This article has quite a few statistics for the states ,it would be interesting to know what the ones for Canada are if there are any available.