Notes from a Nature Writer and the 50/50 Project

For a nature writer, capturing the essence of an animal, ecosystem, or landscape is a thrilling undertaking. Armed with five senses and a mesmerizing, but sometimes inadequate assortment of words, I s...

Going Geothermal

Brilliant sun set our dew-drenched lawn shimmering this morning. By 8 a.m., an excavator had arrived to rip up that lawn and a meadow, creating a 200-metre trench  in which a heating crew installed a...

On October and Continuity

Yesterday’s lull before the storm – peaceful, its warmth sweet – transformed overnight into another Maritime blast of rain and wind. I ran with Pepper through that rain and wind this morning...