M. Phelps

I snowshoed in to shovel off two roofs for the second time this winter yesterday
both times were pretty grueling but this time the day length was a bit longer
both times i headed out at dawn and got back to the car as it was getting dark  

i have done a lot of shoveling at home this year as well and i like to switch up the motion when i get tired from one
sometimes once i am tired of the regular motions i dig in and get a scoop and then lever it off my knee and kind of loft it that way
works well if you are facing the direction you are throwing it and start as far back as you can toss it
then scoop reasonable amounts from beyond where you could throw from and walk it over to where you are throwing it
you may have to climb the pile to knock it down and spread it out if there is room to allow for throwing more up

this video makes me want to get out on the water

i have camped in many provincial and national parks and will continue to do so since some places are worth the cost and hassle of booking a site
places like bruce peninsula national park and killarney are too beautiful to not go... why is it a hassle? the site reservation system opens for booking 6 months before the date you want to reserve and you tend to have to make the reservation on that day exactly 6 months ahead or all the spots will be booked
also there is the cost.. while it is not a huge amount .... camping on crown land is free and i do prefer to camp on crown land.
that said i would like to take my nephews on some of the trips i have done... like canoeing a 7 day loop in killarney and also hiking a 7 day loop in killarney (can be done much faster but i prefer to hike in the morning and then explore and enjoy each site for the 2nd half of the day)

there are many places just as scenic and amazing which are crown land and no booking/paying for sites required one example being temagami (7 day canoeing loop for me) but also countless off the beaten path places which you can venture into by referencing the crown land atlas:

https://www.lioapplications.lrc.gov.on.ca/CLUPA/index.html?viewer=CLUPA.CLUPA&locale=en-CA

more on free camping:
https://www.ontario.ca/page/recreational-activities-on-crown-land

you can set up a camp for 21 days at which point (if someone were to have something to say about it) you would have to move youre camp at least 100m and you are good for another 21 days  

i like to explore crown land areas for mineral specimens which you are allowed to collect for youre personal collection but not for commercial purposes
you can trade the minerals with other collectors etc but you cannot sell youre finds commercially  

the land i bought up north is surrounded by crown land which is nice

nice garden
good idea to leave the grasses taller by the raised beds

i agree with you about the weed whacker string.. ive been thinking about all that plastic lately too

they sell metal blades that i am going to look into

oh yeah forgot this one

i went through some of my pics to contribute to the thread

i came across the article when i signed out of outlook... you could post there as well if you have outlook/hotmail

https://www.businessinsider.com/couple-diy-construction-sustainable-cob-house-clay-straw-debt-free-2023-7