On Sunday we had a beautiful, blue sky day. Heather and I decided it was a day for a walk in Kejimkujik National Park.
Early, we headed down Highway #8. Our destination was the Peter Point Trail. It was a delightful six kilometer stroll. The trail was covered in pine needles. The yellow, orange and red deciduous leaves were stunning.
Afterwards, it was time for a different route home. We headed down to South Brookfield, where we turned east on Highway #268, and cross-country through Pleasant River-Compton-Hemford-New Germany. At. New Germany, we turned North on Highway #10 to Middleton.
Two observations on the day:
- The colours on November 13 in rural Nova Scotia were fantastic because of the mix of hardwood tree species.
- The landscape mosaic of rural Nova Scotia is remarkable. If only, we would follow the practices of sustainable forestry.
This weekend, I received an inter-library loan notice from the Middleton library.
Jack Dangermond at Esri had recommended Our Towns by Jim and Deborah Fallows. A 100,000-mile journey into the Heart of America. A quick glance took me to the chapter on Redlands, California (also see the video in my post West Dalhousie Visit).
Redlands is the home town of Jim Fallows. It is also the headquarters of Esri and home town of Jack and Laura Dangermond.
We went with our young family to Redlands in the late ’80s. I had spent the early ‘80s designing and delivering new programs at COGS. After a year with EMDI in Jakarta, we landed in Redlands. Heather took graduate courses in Biology at the University of California, Riverside.
Thank you Jack for the reference, and the opportunity to spend time in Redlands., your town.
Reference
James and Deborah Fallows, 2028, Our Towns, Pantheon Books.
Acknowledgements
Thank you , Edward. I know you were able to paint and capture the colours of the Nova Scotia landscape this weekend.
Ernest Blair Experiment 