Our neighbour has started a campaign to trap feral cats. Given my previous blog, this raises the definition of ‘feral’. Certainly, it is a positive for the migrant nesting bird species. Meanwhile, from my ongoing reading of George Monbiot, he is concerned about the reintroduction of wolves into our Northern ecosystems.
Heather received an online publication by Alain Belliveau on the Common Ferns of Southwest Nova Scotia. This publication is supported by the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute And the Nova Forest Alliance. Looks like a useful report.
In response to my previous blog, Patrick, our eldest son had the following update.
‘Funny that you watched ‘Into the Wild’ – news last week was that the US Parks Service removed the bus he died in (flew it out slung under a double rotor helicopter). Too many tourists visiting it and dying themselves or getting lost in the process.’
At the post office in Lawrencetown, I bumped into Larry Powell. He told me that he had been terminated by the newspaper. That does not bode well for our local news coverage. A sign of the times!
Acknowledgements
Anne and Bill Crossman for an excellent Canada Day potluck supper gathering. Heather Stewart for sharing her botanical emails. Patrick Maher for his feedback. Edward for his graphics contribution.
Ernest Blair Experiment 