Connecting Communities

This week, I received the 2023 calendar from Esri Canada.

The new calendar includes a map of “Sable Island” by Lost Art Cartography (November 2023), “Marine Stewardship” initiative by MakeWay (December 2023), and “Old Growth Forest” for the Indian River watershed (March 2023).

A blog post announcing the selected maps can be found at “announcing-the-winners-of-the-2023-Esri-Canada-map-calendar-contest“. Individual maps that will be featured in 2023 can be found at Esri’s Map Calendar Hub.

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It includes excellent links to presentations by Zita Cobb.

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In Halifax, we continue to expand our knowledge of bookstores.

At Bookmark, I found three chap books by local authors, FOR FREE, under their Readerity program.

Alexander MacLeod. Re-reading J.M. Barry’s Peter and Wendy.
Deidre Kessler. Indigo Bunting in a Date Palm.
Sheree Fitch. A child with a book in a tree.

At the Trident bookstore and cafe, I found two second-hand books: Thomas Merton in Alaska: the Alaskan Conference journal and letters, and Gary Saunders’ My Life with Trees.

Finally, at the Halifax Public Library today, discovered Oliver Sacks, The River of Consciousness. Ten essays were outlined in the two weeks before his death. They include Darwin and the meaning of Flowers, Sentience: the mental life of plants and worms, the Creative Self, and the River of Consciousness.

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While recovering from my heart surgery, I am enjoying excellent medical support in the city. Over the Christmas period, we shall have to evaluate the two communities: rural and urban. For now, we appreciate the connections in the urban environment.

References

Thomas Merton, 1988, Thomas Merton in Alaska, A New Directions Book.

Gary L. Saunders 2015, My Life with Trees, Gaspereau Press.

Oliver Sacks, 2017, The River of Consciousness, Alfred Knopf.