Heather and I attended two venues in Annapolis Royal this week. On Tuesday, we went to Frances Anderson’s talk on Lichens. It was part of the Save Our Old Forests (SOOF) program. We were fortunate to pick up a copy of her field guide Common Lichens of Northeastern North America.
This brought back good memories from 1977. I was employed at the National Herbarium in Ottawa to work on the rare plants project with George Argus (willows). Other resident scientists were Irwin Brodo (Lichens), Robert Ireland (Mosses), James Soper, Jack Gillett and AE Porsild. Consequently, our basement is full of their publications (see also previous post “Enlightenment“).
On Wednesday, we went to watch the documentary The Quiet Epidemic, at the King’s Theatre, in partnership with the Nova Scotia Lyme Advocacy Group. This proved to be a somewhat distressing movie. By 9:30 pm we were ready to hit the road home.
Today, Thursday, we regained our perspective, following the Bridgetown Walks route from Jubilee Park, along the railway tracks to the High School.
Returning via Centennial Drive. Stopping downtown for a coffee, and drop in to Endless Shores Books. Heather could not resist The Garrett Bluenose Patterns. Celebrating Nova Scotia’s Rug Hooking Heritage. Garrett was a store by the river bridge in New Glasgow. Heather remembers it well from her daily walks to school.
Acknowledgements
SOOF and Kings Theatre for their interesting venues, Heather for her company and Edward for his graphics.
References
Troy McMullin and Frances Anderson, 2014, Common Lichens of Northeastern North America: A Field Guide, NY Botanical Gardens Vol 112.
The Teachers Branch, Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia, 2022, The Garrett Bluenose Patterns, Nimbus.
Documentary. The Quiet Epidemic: as close as your backyard, Plus Q and A with NS Lyme Advocacy Group, May 17, 2023, Kings Theatre.
Ernest Blair Experiment 
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