The Odd Book

On Monday, we had to return to the Opthalmologist in New Minas. This presented a fine excuse to visit The Odd Book store in Wolfville.

The subtitle is ‘Individual and Community Nature Stewardship’. The Old Place is in Canning. Twila Robar-DeCoste is in Aylesford. The book starts with a map of the geography, and then proceeds with the natural history of the different gardens.

Each chapter starts with a message for the reader. For example, Chapter One:

”Locally, there is much that can be done for Nature stewardship begins with individuals and communities. Individuals and communities can protect and restore natural sites, and help ensure the survival of the plants and animals that live in them. An appreciation of nature is a prerequisite to such a goal.” p.9.

One of the pleasures of a visit to the Odd Book store is its collection of authors published by Gaspereau Press. This includes Harry Thurston, Peter Sanger, Soren Bondrup-Nielsen and many others.

This complements a previous purchase from The Xerces Society, Gardening for Butterflies: How you can attract and protect beautiful, beneficial insects.

Postscript

Merritt Gibson (1930-2010) was professor emeritus of Biology at Acadia University.

Acknowledgements

Heather continues to share the pleasures of our ’old place’. Edward contributed the graphics and links.

References

Merritt Gibson, 1997, The Old Place: A Natural History of a Country Garden, Lancelot Press.

James A. Scott, 1986, The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide, Stanford University Press.

The Xerces Society, 2016, Gardening for Butterflies, Timber Press, Oregon.