Solace and Druids

After the events of this week, it was a pleasure to receive the link to Orion Magazine from Sandra Barry. The issue included a number of tributes honouring the life of Barry Lopez;
in particular, those by John Luther Adams, Margaret Atwood and David Quammen.

It brought back memories of driving the Alaska Highway to Homer from the Canadian Rockies in 1970. Over fifty years ago.

That, in turn, reminded me of time in California at Esri in Redlands. The creative contribution of a team of Americans to the technology of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). That would be in the 1980’s. We will need the contributions of all these creative individuals, as we attempt to address the global environmental challenges.

To complement these tributes, I happened to read the essay by Lucy Jones, The Druid Renaissance in this week’s issue of Emergence Magazine.

At the end of the afternoon (Sunday), there was still sufficient light to cross-country ski, down through the woods, to the Annapolis River.

Acknowledgements

To Sandra Barry for forwarding the link to the latest issue of Orion magazine. Heather shared the cross-country ski explorations. Edward put together the graphics and links.

References

Orion Magazine, January 8, 2021, Authors and Artists on the Life of Barry Lopez.

Emergence Magazine, January 10, 2021, Lucy Jones. The Druid Renaissance.