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...

Epilogue for a Garden

For me, writing is an exhilarating but intense experience best interspersed with small house chores, a walk to the mailbox, or quick garden/yard tasks, the idea being to periodically get my shoulders ...

Hiking in Nova Scotia’s Wentworth Valley

Each autumn, Wentworth Valley beckons Vilis and me to hike hills cloaked with maples, beeches, birches, and scattered conifers, the deciduous trees’ leaves painting the landscape with the flamin...