There are only two Canadians who prompt me to crank the volume every time they’re on TV: Don Cherry and Rex Murphy.

I had a chance to ask one about the other. Click on the video below to hear Rex’s take on Grapes, The Big (and Little) O, Bono, H1N1 Hysteria and Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan.

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A Mother’s Love:

The thing that makes an art project beautiful, instead of creepy

xo Wendy

25 million people visit Central Park each year.    Make that “26″ million, thanks to Murray from Ponoka!    Central Park-in the heart of Manhattan-is 341 hectares OR more than one square mile.    It was designed wayyyy back in the 1850’s – virtually every tree, every flower, every lake and pond, planned and planted by man.

Central Park

Murray reminds us that in August, high and damaging winds of 120k/hr destroyed a lot of the old and irreplaceable trees.     But most of the  American Elm, Oak, Dogwood, Beech, Cherry, and Paulownia are still fighting for survival.    & no surprise that our local birdman noticed the Robins, Doves, and rarely seen Thrushes.     And Wow.   As we see below, it’s not often a first trip to New York warrants a street naming in your honour!!!

Making his mark

 DID YOU KNOW?   In 2006, a Christmas cover story in New York Magazine cited one of the “Reasons to Love New York” as:  ”Because We Wouldn’t Trade a Patch of Grass for $528,783,552,000.”     So does that mean the estimated worth of all the land in Central Park is nearly 529 billion dollars …. ?

CENTRAL PARK $500 BILLION …   “YOUR” FRESH AIR PHOTO – PRICELESS.    AND REALLY, YOU CAN’T PUT A PRICE ON THE FAME THAT COMES WITH BEING A MEMBER OF OUR FRESH AIR PHOTO NATION.   UPLOAD YOUR PIC(S) TODAY!

If you need any ideas on a costume that will stop people in their tracks – check out this fan of the Transformer:  Bumblebee.

Oh, and if you want to send me a picture of you, or the kids, or the dog all decked out … bring it on!

Back by popular demand (w-e-l-l  maybe not me, but the Auction for sure)!    How would you like a night on the town?    The Sun Charity Auction raises money for The United Way, The Stollery,  and Edmonton Christmas Bureau.   I invite you to make your bid using the link below.    It is a package for 2 couples that includes dinner downtown Edmonton,  the Citadel’s A Christmas Carol,  sumptuous overnight accomodations at The Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel, breakfast A-N-D …. Breakfast Television!!!

I look forward to meeting you – and I know you look forward to helping these wonderful charities.    

Have a look:      Auction # 80   THE BEST OF DOWNTOWN
http://www.campusauctionmarket.com/item.cgi?show_item=0000065760

Cat-Tails

Peaches and Seba were out for a walk with one of their favorite humans (Mary-Lou),  when they saw this precious kodak moment.   How beautiful the way the fir tree is reflected in the water.    And check out the cat-tails – a common plant in  the wetlands.    This is near St. Albert Place and the Sturgeon River.    Cat-tails are also referred to as:  bulrush, bullrush, or corndog grass.    These types of plants are wind-pollinated and they LOVE mud ground – in fact, the mud is vital to their survival.

DID YOU KNOW?    Legend has it that in the old days, cat-tails were used as insulation.    They were built into the walls of the house and barn.    People would also sew two blankets together, stuff them with cattail down, and cross stitch it to keep it in place.    At the end of the season, they would cut the blankets open, sew the seed in the marshes and bogs, and reseed them for the next year.    That is one awesome recycle story.

HAVE A STORY YOU WANT TO SHARE … ?    JUST SEND ME A PHOTO &  I’LL DO THE REST!   UPLOAD YOUR FRESH AIR PHOTO, SEE IT ON BT & THIS BLOG AND MEMBERSHIP TO THE FRESH AIR PHOTO NATION WILL BE YOURS!

Admit it.  You have dressed your dog up at one time or another.   Maybe it was for halloween.  Thanks to Cheryl to passed along these K9-Costume ideas to me.  So I am paying it forward.  Enjoy!

With every “Say What” there is a lesson.  Today, that lesson may be — don’t eat so fast!

Do you like the classic chocolate and vanilla cookies, or are you a fan of the new chocolate mint?  It almost seems a rite of passage that being Canadian means you must purchase the world famous, sought-after Girl Guide Cookies.  The money goes to where it is needed.  Meet a brownie, a guide and brown owl who stopped by our show!