Phil van Wulven
@philwrite.bsky.social
Avid reader, likes photograhy, trees, wild places & things, runs -slowly because aging, grandpa to 7. One cat, one chicken, bees & a few trees n stuff on 3/4 acre in Ontario Canada
Big Beauty taken from the Sheldrake Wildlife Trust on F.B.
September 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Big Beauty taken from the Sheldrake Wildlife Trust on F.B.
Swallowtail on a flowering tangle
August 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Swallowtail on a flowering tangle
Everybody likes a nice campfire
July 26, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Everybody likes a nice campfire
My bees today. Some are fanning their wings to blow cooling air into the hive
July 6, 2025 at 5:04 AM
My bees today. Some are fanning their wings to blow cooling air into the hive
Thomas was out n about for two full days and nights. Holed up somewhere sheltered in the bad weather.
January 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Thomas was out n about for two full days and nights. Holed up somewhere sheltered in the bad weather.
At my place in South-west Ontario, Canada, the temperature was 20 degrees below freezing this morning (-20C)
January 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
At my place in South-west Ontario, Canada, the temperature was 20 degrees below freezing this morning (-20C)
Temperature today is right around freezing, with fine snowfall & wind. A view from the back yard & a look out the skylight
January 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Temperature today is right around freezing, with fine snowfall & wind. A view from the back yard & a look out the skylight
Sunrise in South-west Ontario, 12th January 2024
January 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Sunrise in South-west Ontario, 12th January 2024
Foggy out there today
December 16, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Foggy out there today
Snow, lots of snow
December 4, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Snow, lots of snow
Snow at my place this afternoon. Soft and deep.
December 3, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Snow at my place this afternoon. Soft and deep.
Found the last bottle of the elderberyy & apple wine I made in 2004. Not bad, about as strong as port or sherry
November 22, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Found the last bottle of the elderberyy & apple wine I made in 2004. Not bad, about as strong as port or sherry
Strawberry plant still active in the garden, well into November
November 18, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Strawberry plant still active in the garden, well into November
Here's one of my strawberry plants in the garden a few minutes ago. A bit battered & chewed, but flowering
November 18, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Here's one of my strawberry plants in the garden a few minutes ago. A bit battered & chewed, but flowering
A trail I run along some days
November 15, 2024 at 7:24 PM
A trail I run along some days
Bees around the hive, last month (October) many of these were robbers, raiding a weak hive where the queen had produced few young in recent weeks
November 15, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Bees around the hive, last month (October) many of these were robbers, raiding a weak hive where the queen had produced few young in recent weeks