Field Work

Heather and I were discussing changes in the landscape. She pulled off the shelf, Geology of Nova Scotia.

The field guide by Hild and Barr describes forty-eight sites across Nova Scotia, divided into three sections: Foundation, Meguma, and Pangaea. Looking forward, we have grandchildren who are interested in geology and the natural landscape. Now is the time to add geological sites to our search for waterfalls. The field guide gives a trip planner, maps, and specific points of interest.

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As we approach the Christmas Season, The Reader is full of events and celebrations: Christmas market in Clarence, vermiculture workshops, the Bridgetown Motor Inn under new ownership.

We drove through Clarence, our old house between the Elliots and the vanRoestels has been removed without a trace. The Bent farm now extends west from the Mount Hanley road towards the Fitch Road.

In Paradise, besides the sale of Andrew’s farm opposite, our neighbours to the west, have sold their property. Rural Nova Scotia is changing. It’s a new demography.

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Sunday morning, I receive by email Emergence Magazine and the Marginalian. Emergence Magazine includes the essay ’They carry Us with Them’.

The great tree migration explores tree migration in Maine, from the perspective of black ash, sugar maple, paper birch and red spruce.

Acknowledgements

Heather rediscovered the Field Guide, Geology of Nova Scotia, and recognized the growing interest of our grandchildren. Louis Falls continues to produce The Reader each week, including the Word Search puzzle. Edward added the links and graphics.

References

Martha Hickman Hild and Sandra M. Barr, 2015, Geology of Nova Scotia: Touring through time at 48 scenic sites, Boulder Publications.

Emergence Magazine, November 7, 2021, They Carry Us With Them: The Great Migration.

The Reader, November 5, 2021, Vol 13, Issue #42. A Free weekly paper serving the communities and people of Annapolis County.