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Outlook op Lifestyle TON HILLS April Page 13 MidApril peeper pond One of the most welcome signs of spring is Ihe call of the Spring Peeper These diminutive trccfrogs emerge from winter stupor in late Marcn or early April and quickly locate their breeding ponds At about inch or S cm these am ore among the smallest Garden Gossip Backyard Naturalist animals backbones on earth The voice of the Spring Peeper however bub Co creature of considerably proportion The shrill piping whistles can be heard hundreds of metres from their source These calls resound throughout the Escarpment from late March to May starting in the after noon and continuing through the night A mid April evening at a peeper pond is a memorable experience Voices fill the cool night air reverberating and echoing the whole pond a symphony of sound Voices of other breeding frogs may join the chorus the bizzarre quacking of the Wood Frog the snore of Leopard and the short raspy the Chorus t rog Playing a flashlight over the pond surface will reveal the peepers clinging to pussy willow branches or perched atop aquatic like glisten Ing jewels A close encounter will reveal the dark mark on the peepers back that distinguishes it from other I frogs At he breeding ponds in spring is likely the time you will sec a Spring Peeper From summir to fall they inhabit marshy swales glades when their small renders them about invisible the vegetation mentioned previously other frogs cm be found In the ponds spring The apptarann of tin or chocolate Wood Frog with or precedes of Ihe Spring have tcr heard what sounded like flotilla of noisy ducks but with no ducks to seen you pro tubly encounter inis iture Photo Tips by Peter Moss YOUR One of the more annoying problems occurs when you ire working with your subject Is how to pose your subject There arc several ways that you can position thai will provide you with more than satisfactory results First try working reasonably close In other words do not waste your space in the frame Remember to with the camera in the vertical position not the horizontal position This method works better when you have out or two subjects any more than this you will have to go back and use the horizontal view Secondly jour subject and try a full face view This means to hate the subject look directly into the lens or at an imaginary spot you the photographer Try turning one shoulder a little closer to the camera An easy variation on this angle is a view To achieve this turn the subject shoulders so that their entire upper body will mote at an angle to you In this way one shoulder WILL be closer to you than the other and their head will be looking about degree angle away from you Now you will be able to and still have both eyes in your shot but only one side of the head Not quite lull face not quite a profile That brings us to our third choice for head and shoulders per traits the profile The profile is achieved by showing only one side of head Profiles can be very dramatic if you remember to try to shoot the light from one side only In other words aim your lash towards the subject nose from appro 10 away this allowing the light to spill dawn one side of the head Remember allow it to spill down the side that Is facing the camera not the Tar side where it will only provide silhouette lighting Although silhouettes arc elective this is not the effect you ore after in this easel Da not allow the far eye to be seen In the framing Before you move on to standing poses or more than 1 or people in your shots TRY these three basic head shots After you have had an opportunity to experiment we will build from your three basics Until next week Peter Moss Photography WEDDINGS PORTRAITS TEAMS AND COMMERCIAL GEORGETOWN ONT PETER MOSS MOSS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS Whit eel ay Enterprises is a sheet metal manufacturer special In products or the hospital and food service Industry display cases tor retailers plus custom work FOR ALL YOUR SHEETMETAL WORK CALL THE PROFESSIONALS AT 519 8534090 211 Wallace St Acton Wes manager Another early breeder Is the Western Chorus Frog This is another tiny amphibian that often breeds In the pools as the peepers They can be distinguished from the peepers however the presence of dark lines on their backs instead of the Spring Peepers characteristic Chorus Frogs share the Spring Peepers disappearing act after breeding they arc seldom seen outside or ing The fourth early spring breeder in Hills Is the familiar Leopard Prog This is a mottled green and brown frog of medium size Since its tadpoles tike longer to develop than those of the other three frogs it generally breeds in larger more permanent bodies of All four of these frogs are abun dant in and so mi or all of can be easily heard during on April stroll along the Bruce Trail They their ponds with a vine tj of other trcatures Including several species of interesting more on those in i r Local band in studio tapes demos band St iMtr went to llccodinj rltshop during March Thi bin completed if their plus songs One wng has been mitred in CI NY Tilcnl Starch while both hue been ink red in 1107 The band hi and help lo them by March lnrtino of Ton llccording Workshop fit will playing at Iht Club it on Tickets art and can purchased from band members Andrew Mcllravey or Itusscl Ga cost up Up to In unleaded gasoline and fuel arc an to be used this year by Regional Police That s less than half the amount the Region public works staff wilt likely use They re expected to use up in unleaded and regular gasoline and diescl fuel G GOSSIP By Madge Whitfield Hi Gardeners Welcome back to winter very briefly I hope Oh well We can still think spring A couple of weeks ago I mentioned Dahlias starting them early then taking cuttings If you haven t you could now divide the and plant them In pots This will give the tubers a head start and appreciably extend the length of blooming time In the garden can be planted now as as the snow goes Moat I lilies arc hardy and can be left as a pernio planting In the garden all winter They make a lovely Gladiolus Tuber Begonias Cannas and most exotic type bulbs must be lifted In the fall and stored over winter These bulbs can be planted in late April early May Other bulbs or tubers to plant In the spring for summer or fall bloom arc Allium Anemone Crinium or Bengal Lily Montbrecia Callus Fall Crocus or Lily of the Valley and English Bluebells Try planting something you haven Incd before fun I think Autumn crocus arc special as are Crown Imperial Is spectacular but gives off an unpleasant odor so don t plant too near the house They have such a magnificent bloom they are worth growing odor or no odor Allium also have a showy bloom resembling a large mauve ball of tiny flowers these may need some winter protection Remember with any bulb tuber or you get what you pay for The larger premium bulbs will give larger flowers Some bulbs and tuberous plants like a sunny location such as Dahlias and Gladiolus while Begonia Lily of he Valley and Anemone prefer partial shade A very good booklet on flowering bulbs for Canadian gardeners Is available from Agriculture Canada and is free it is publication no In our area there is an Agriculture of in Milton Maybe by next week the snow will all be gone and we will be able get at more spring gardening jobs See Please send comments andor questions as well as ideas for future columns to Garden Gossip The Herald Georgetown Courtesy of the Georgetown and District Horticultural Society OF COOKES IMPORT Quality Patio Furniture Accessories IMPORT OUTLET MAIN EAST MILTON FRAME Opening In April at 38 Mill St East Watch for more information about grand opening date Services Include Photo Finishing Framing Professional Photography Cameras Accessories Art Reproduction Prints Photo Restoration