Canadian Birds: Grey Jay

Fluffy and friendly, the handsome grey jay is the voice of North America’s vast coniferous boreal and subalpine forests and has an amazing memory.   For this week’s “bird of the...

Exploring Canada: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador – City on the Eastern Tip of North America

Quirky city on The Rock, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, blends brilliant colour with rugged coastlines and a history spanning five hundred years on North America’s eastern tip. Joi...

Dartmouth After Rain, Nova Scotia

In mid-October, I spent an hour strolling Dartmouth streets and waterfront near Alderney Landing while Vilis attended his cello lesson. In the wake of steady rain, mist hung over Halifax Harbour, shro...

King’s Point, Twillingate, and on to St. John’s, Newfoundland

This morning, the early March sky is nearly as white as the snow blanketing our yard. The air is still, damp, cool. Thin,  nearly invisible rain falls in streaks, leaving droplets of moisture suspend...