Yellow Garden Spider

A yellow garden spider possesses a sense of timelessness in its appearance – so still and poised, its web bisected by lightning bolts of silk, the arachnid’s appearance itself shouting warning...

On Autumn’s Edge in Nova Scotia

Like a slash from Canada’s Sword of Seasons, autumn seems upon us, although two weeks remain before the autumnal equinox. Always in my mind, when equinoxes or solstices approach, I envision the ...

Ruffed Grouse Mating Display

In the dimming light of approaching dusk last evening, I walked down the steep hill from our house with the intention of collecting mail from our mailbox. At the base of the hill, I stopped in my trac...

Gardening with the Birds

With the threat of rain in the forecast, I tilled a patch of well-drained soil early this morning and planted a salad garden in it – spinach, Romaine and leaf lettuces, Swiss chard, beets, red onion...