The story of how my dog’s name was inspired by Fionn MacCool from the Giant’s Causeway. Miniature Australian Shepherds are incredibly loyal and intelligent.
Fionn MacCool: Miniature Australian Shepherd
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Animals
Winter Bird Feeder Adventures
I love watching the birds. My dad built a nice big bird feeder for the family to enjoy bird watching from the kitchen window. It was big enough to hold all sizes from small chickadees to blue jays and even owls! It's amazing all the wild life that would flock to the...
1000 Tweets & 1000 Twitter Followers
Thank-you to MermaidMiracles who was The Forest Fairy's 1000th follower! It's so exciting to see all of the new followers this year. I love checking out your sites and a lot of beautiful things that you share everyday. I wish to do the same and keep growing with such...
Animal Tracks
As early as I can remember I've taken notice to tracks left behind by the forest animals. Most noticeable when left in fresh snow and alongside the forest trail in the mud. Dad was the best at figuring them out and we had a book on all the tracks from animals in...
Watch out for Wood Ticks
Oh the lovely wood tick. Luckily they are not year round in Manitoba but when we near spring I can't help but think of those dreaded ticks. A walk in the bush is not as simple as it sounds during this season. You must consider what you're wearing and constantly be...
Squirrel Bridge Trees
Riding through the forest on the trike we would often encounter fallen trees usually after a storm. Dad would yell out "duck" and make sure we didn't get bonked on the head from these low hanging branches. We encountered these trees so often that we came up with a...
12 Things I Learned in the Forest
I grew up where the prairie met the treeline. Our house was surrounded by a forest with a long lane and a lot of giant, beautiful trees. My favorite being the cotton tree in the backyard that rose the tallest out of all the trees in the forest. You could see it from...
The Fox Craze
You may have noticed an increase in fox popularity recently. There's been quite a wave of trendy forest critters over the last few years. For many a year the owl has been seen in fashion, accessories, stationary, home decor, jewellery and pretty much everywhere. I...