This week, I have had several conversations related to the Ernest Blair Experiment (EBE) blog. From Andrew in England, I received this link from Sam Peters at Planted. In particular, I enjoyed his descriptive language.
From Sandra in Middleton, we talked about the demise of local newspapers. In the 1980’s I recall the Monitor in Bridgetown and the Mirror in Middleton. She used to write a column ‘Challenging Perspectives’. Today, we only have Saltwire service. Does the blog replace the local opinion column?
It has a much more limited distribution.
I have been in touch with Gregory, one of our municipal councillors. If you go to www.gregoryheming.org you will find his thoughts on:
The Centre for Local Prosperity
Wisdom and Wilderness
Beauty and Grace
The Politics of Place
I had to connect with Clint at ESRI in Redlands, California. As a result of COVID-19 their annual GIS conference in July will be a virtual event. Given Esri technical expertise, I imagine it will be both a creative and educational experience.
Last, I have been looking at our collection of music CDs, mostly Heather’s, and wondering how to incorporate music into the EBE blog. I have two CDs from Haida Gwaii featuring the guitar playing of Tassilo (Gotz):
Evocations from the Wilderness, 2000.
Touching the Place of Wonder, 2005.
Gotz lives in Rose Harbour, British Columbia. We last met in 2015. His music is original, instrumental acoustic guitar. From the 2000 cover:
“ I moved to the wilderness about twenty years ago with not much more for a start than a tent, a packsack, an axe and a guitar. Being alone in nature for long periods of time I had to be self-reliant in every aspect of life. After several years of exploring the surrounding landscape and many awe-invoking experiences, I was certain that this is where I wanted to settle, where air, water, land and forest meet.”
Hope you enjoy the music, as much as I do.
Thanks to Edward for his thoughts on blog enhancement through music and art.
Plus technology knowledge.
Acknowledgements
Andrew Ronay in England.
Sandra Barry and Gregory Heming in Annapolis County.
Brian Arnott in Lunenburg.
Heather Stewart in Paradise.
Clint Brown in Redlands, California.
Edward Wedler in Bedford, Nova Scotia.
All offered encouragement.
References
Sam Peters www.planted-cities.co.uk/gardening;why-its-good-to-care
Gregory Heming www.gregoryheming.org
Clint Brown www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/uc/
Tassilo. www.tassilomusic.com
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