Today in Nature: Fall Colours on Fire on the Humber River

October 22nd: A beautiful, calm day on the Humber River in Toronto. Herons fishing, robins and sparrows enjoying a less crowded forest now that many of the migrating birds have left. 

Today in Nature: Let the Dreaming begin!

October 5th: A friend of mine recently remarked that she doesn't like fall since it is ultimately about decay. I prefer to see fall as a kind of extended bedtime. The deciduous trees will spend the winter asleep, so this is their period ofdrowsiness, when they get undressed before going to bed. But unlike us humans, the amazing dream visions happen before they fall asleep, and are now on view for all to enjoy. If we must lose the leaves for a while, what a beautiful way to do it....

Today in Nature: The Harvest Moon

September 9th: If you look out the window over the next few nights, you'll spot a Harvest Moon. Due to the closeness to the fall equinox on September 23rd, it will seem like we have several nights of bright full moons. The Harvest Moon usually occurs within two weeks before or after the equinox. This year, it is before, which means that while the nights are still reasonably warm you can get a chance to check it out.

This year the moon will even look a little bigger than usual, due to its current position and rotation, making it what astronomers call a Super Moon. But ultimately, it is really just pretty, a beacon in the last nights before fall officially begins.

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