Submitted by Brian McHattie
On a rainy windy morning with some regulars having migrated south with the birds and butterflies, a hungry group of breakfasters were entertained and educated by one of our own citizen scientists, John Greenhouse on his seiche project.
We all know about tides in the ocean, but seiches – what are they? In John’s words: “Observant people who have the good fortune to live, work or play on the shoreline of the bays and harbours of the Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula know that these bodies of water gently oscillate, day in day out, with frequencies typically a few times per hour. Hydrodynamicists recognize these harbour oscillations or seiches as a resonance or “slosh” of water moving within the confines of a semi-confined space, and can produce mathematical models to explain why and how this occurs. Between the observers and the scientists there would seem to be nothing left to say about harbour oscillations. They exist, and we mainly know why, but if you’d like to learn more visit sourcesofknowledge.ca/water-quality/.
Back to the food! Kitchen staff were led by Lawrence who altered the menu by serving frittatas, a delicious egg dish, along with the usual fluffy pancakes and peameal bacon. Proving that you don’t have to just run into him in the grocery store to laugh, Hugh was there with his jokes – it’s all in the delivery, isn’t it!
The next Men’s Breakfast is Saturday, January 14, 2023 at the Tobermory Community Centre. Our speakers are Karla Trudgen and Noreen Steinacher from the Meeting Place whose long-term rental housing project is solving real accommodation challenges in our community.
If you are planning to attend the Breakfast, please let Martin know at hogarth@auracom.com. Breakfast is at 9, tasty Tobermory Coffee Company coffee ready at 8 a.m.
