The Telegram

Despite the weather, it was a busy weekend in garden centres and on the roads all across Atlantic Canada.    Meighan MacLean was driving on the West Mabou road in Cape Breton Sunday evening when she couldn’t help but notice the ceiling ...

May snow is never welcome, even by me.  And I love snow. There comes a time when you need to move on and put away the mittens!  Here in Atlantic Canada, we don’t often get through the month without some white. Other than complain ...

Last Friday’s Weather University column dealt with condensation that forms on the outside of car windows. In a nutshell, fog buildup occurs on your car windows the same way it does on the glass of a cold beverage. The difference in ...

It’s no secret that I love to go back to the farm.  Each season offers up new chores, challenges and, of course, smells. An early spring visit to the farm means less time in the barn and more time spent in the sugar bush. About 25 ...

If April showers bring May flowers, what’s the point of April snow? ...

Now, before I go any further, I want to remind you that it doesn’t mean we won’t get any more wintry weather!  Inevitably though, I will be asked by most people I meet, what kind of summer we can expect.  That is such a tricky ...

It’s still March, but I’ve seen photos that can only mean spring is on its way: early crocuses, sap buckets and tiny buds on some trees. Depending on where you live, it might be too early, but we’ll soon have to start watching ...

I love to talk about the weather and I’ve come to realize that you do too; young, old, new Canadians, farmers, sailors, we all seem to have that in common. I spend a fair amount of time talking with school-age kids about climate change and ...

This is it!  The last day of February, the final day of meteorological winter!  Should we celebrate?  Well, Grandma would hold off on the celebrations until she put one of her favourite expressions to the test. After “red sky ...

Do you feed birds in your yard?  I do. I love to watch them flutter around the feeders. Last week, Vic Clark from Summerside, P.E.I., was watching birds at his backyard feeder when, to his surprise, he spotted a couple of robins feeding on ...