As you may be aware, I have decided not to run an Autumn Tree Smackdown this year. I was feeling a little bad about it. However, a Fellow ...

Well, JAT's maple syrup has finally been produced and is ready for shipping, hopefully today. I had placed a pre-order for his bottle, a...

I went to Jakeman's for the sweet elixir to send off to JAT but they didn't have any! Should have more in a couple of weeks... at le...

Well, the votes are in and I've made a video to sum them up. Thanks again to everyone who entered... I hope you'll be back next year...

It seemed like a good idea at the time. I mean collecting "video votes" to decide the SARATS winner. The thing is, I don't hav...

As some have noted in the past, if I ever post something saying I won't be around for a while, you can count on something in the next fe...

Hey there! Long time no write! How have you been? I sure have missed you these last 9 days... I have no good excuse. Just got busy again. So...

I have sad news. Mutant Winter is no more. When I got around to trying to clean her up for this winter season, I found that the disc b...

It is entirely possible that the two entries I show you today are the last I will receive before the deadline of December 15. Whether I get ...

Steve A, and then two more others, quickly responded to my desire to have more SARATS entries than an odious 13. I'll be posting the oth...

My Autumn Tree Smackdown has officially hit new heights! Last year's contest garnered 12 entries including my own. Today's entry fro...

It is a minor miracle that we have not yet seen any snow here in London Ontario. Yet, despite the fact that I am excited to once again ride ...

Biodiversity, most thinking people will concede, is important. Whether it is important to my SARATS might be debatable, but it is a good eno...

Hey all! The SARATS entries keep on comin', and I couldn't be more pleased. Steve A of  DFW, point-to-point posted about a divine d...

Another SARATS entry has arrived and this one is green! It comes from Kenny of Kenny's Blog of Greatness and his email explains: Mr. R...

I am pleased to report that I have received two more SARATS entries! First, Cor from Life in 360 sent one with the following comment in hi...

Cafiend of Citizen Rider has sent me his SARATS entry. His email: Imagine this one with all its leaves and better lighting. I never seem t...

Trevor of PurpleTraveller from the UK sent me his SARATS entry several days ago. Here's what he had to say in his email: Ever since I ...

Well, here he is for this year. This constitutes my official not-allowed-to-win-the-prize SARATS entry: Speaking of pictures that aren...