This weekend, we returned to New Glasgow for the Easter holiday. During the week, Heather had the opportunity to finish reading Merilyn Simonds ‘Woman, Watching’, a biography of Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay (see post Man, Watching). I also found the book excellent. I would recommend it for a number of reasons. It emphasizes the value of citizen science, in this case in the field of ornithology.
A second thread is the importance of a sense of place.Here, Louise lived at the Loghouse Nest on Pimisi Bay, outside of North Bay, Ontario for over fifty years.
Merilyn has written a well-researched biography. It includes detailed references to letters, publications and and books by Louise. Interwoven with her own biographical experience. It represents an inspirational piece of writing.
Before leaving the Valley, we checked out lunch at Junction Sixteen. With Anne and Bill Crossman, Roger Mosher, everyone enjoyed the pasta and the seafood. In New Glasgow, we went to the Blue Lobster Public House in Stellarton with John and Sandy Stewart. Another success.
To offset the excellent food, we took our first hike through our property on South Mountain, to the Inglisville Road. The snow has almost disappeared in the woods.
Along the gravel roadside, we saw the first sign of Spring, the yellow flowers of the Coltsfoot ( Tussilago farfara). In New Glasgow, the trails in Trenton Park were alive with walkers.
Acknowledgements
Heather selected the excellent read, Woman, Watching. We enjoyed the lunch company in both Bridgetown and Stellarton. Edward made his usual, valued contribution.
Reference
Merilyn Simonds, 2022, Woman, Watching, ECW Press.
Ernest Blair Experiment 