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.

Food shortages

This article is quite worrisome,and any food storages are sure to effect those who already have much less.I had noticed recently that the price of flour had increased but did realize that food prices were on the rise world wide.

Illlegal dumps

People are so stupid!I don't see why anyone needs to dump their garbage in the woods especially things like used needles that could be harmful to others,when they could just put it out to be picked up.A few years ago someone had dumped about ten bags of garbage on my mothers wood lot(thankfully no medical waste) and it was a big job to get it cleaned up. This sentence in the article shocked me the most:

"A couple of years ago the agency identified 200 to 300 illegal dumps in Yarmouth and Digby counties, Mr. Green said Thursday."

I think that if these are such common behaviours there definitely needs to be tougher laws and enforcement.

bisphenol A

The fact that this stuff is used in baby bottles is quite scary and the fact that it harms fish and other aquatic life is also big concern for me.I wonder how long it has been in use and even if I used bottles with it when I was a baby or if it's use became more common recently. There are so many chemicals,some of which are quite dangerous to human health,in our world today that it seems almost impossible to avoid them all.

Leona Lewis

I recently heard of a new singer named Leona Lewis and after listening to some of her music and downloading several tracks on itunes I can see why she is doing so well.I haven't really liked any of the previous winners of singing contests but I think that Leona Lewis has a great future ahead of her in music.

New kids on the block reunion

I used to love these guys when I was a kid but I don't think I would be interested in seeing them now,my musical tastes have changed quite a bit since then.

Prince Philip on hospital

I really hope he will have a speedy recover as he is one of my favourite royals and someone whose writings I greatly admire.

Tape scandal

This is horrible I really think he should be throw out of the party or at least disciplined in some way but it doesn't seem like that is going to happen.It's awful that some one would think let alone say such hurtful things.I suppose there may be many people with those opinions but at least they are not in public office and Tom Lukiwski hopeful won't be there much longer himself.