Going to a Fred Eaglesmith concert tonight

Last night I was talking with some friends and Fred Eaglesmith’s name came up.  Then someone mentioned that he was performing nearby Saturday evening.  Well, I am a big fan of his and I checked it out.  And he is in fact playing this evening at the Old Plympton Town Hall, which is only about 30 minutes driving time from my place.  I went to one of his shows about 10 years ago and I guess it is time go again.

This venue is basically just an old town hall building out in the country.  Rather small.  No air conditioning.  But he is known for performing in places like this.  They only printed 70 tickets.

 

Snowy Owl in SW Ontario – IN JUNE

Last week I heard about a Snowy Owl sighting in the Strathroy area, my stomping ground.  This is a very unusual sighting due to the time of the year.  Snowy Owls should be nesting in the arctic right about now.  I went for a drive to see if I could spot the owl.  No luck.

Then today, there was a report of the Snowy Owl being seen again.  I decided to go out and have another look.  This time, in addition to my binoculars, I also grabbed my camera.  I drove around to the area in question (near Highway 402 and the Kerwood Road intersection).  This time I saw it.  It was on the ground back off from the highway, in the middle of a field.  The owl saw me as I walked along the fence line, getting closer, but not so close as to disturb it.  I did not cross over the fence and go into the field, but stayed on the highway side of the fence.  The field in question contains about 7 or 8 wind turbines.  I guess the turbines are not bothering it because it has remained in the same area for at least a week.

This is a picture I took this afternoon.

 

Our place in Texas

We are located about a five minute drive from the Harlingen Arroyo Colorado World Birding Centre.  Here is a short video about the centre.

 

Old Friends on Letterman