Gone Batty

Bats are mammals in the order Chiroptera (pronounced /kaɪˈrɒptərə/). The forelimbs of bats are webbed and developed as wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums and colugos, glide rather than fly, and only for short distances. [...]

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Days of the Fall

Summer is quickly winding down. Examples of the coming of autumn are all around us. Though the weather has been relatively warm, that still hasn’t stopped the colours of fall to shows up all around us.
The past few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to drive from Outlook down line 19 in delivering a [...]

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Road trip

Just got back from a road trip this weekend. Kind of nice to get away and head some place else. This trip was in conjunction with the Sask Weekly Newspaper Association’s annual convention. A full Saturday of seminars and then the awards banquet. And yes, The Outlook walked away with an [...]

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Fall Equinox

Yes, it’s here.
Officially now.
According to research, today is the day the Fall Equinox arrives. According to ReligiousTolerance.org, the autumn solstice changes from year to year until the leap year comes around, at which time it reverts back to the earliest day, that being September 21st. During the four years from leap year to [...]

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The last days

For such an ominous title it really isn’t that bad. I am merely speaking of the last few days of summer. Yes, this weekend will be the first official weekend of fall. As of yet, I do not have the official time that the new season will arrive. While on the [...]

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