Passport Renewal

(Edward is unavailable for a few days. I decided to publish without the added value of his graphics and links)

This Fall, I realized that my Canadian passport had expired. Today, it was my top priority to obtain new photographs for the next ten years, and obtain the necessary references. We visited Rick’s Frame and Art in New Minas. Later we stopped at the Service Canada office in Kentville.

Not having a valid passport, certainly focuses the mind. Not that we desperately need to travel, especially to the United States. But if there is a family crisis in England or Europe, we are stuck.

With elections south of the border, but also at the federal ( ?), provincial and municipal level there is a certain drive to understand the impact on the community. In our case, this means Middleton and Annapolis County. In rural Nova Scotia do we really need three levels of government ? How does that address the need for services at the local level ? What we need is more creativity in solving local problems, based on accurate, current geographic information, accessible with today’s technology.

Instead we are being fed centralized CBC coverage, loaded with endless advertising for products and services that do not improve our daily lives.

As a sign of the times, Sunday afternoon, we were enjoying a time-out after collecting up bags of Autumn leaves, when we received a knock on the door from our Premier, Tim Houston with David Bowlby , PC Candidate for Annapolis County in tow.

Meanwhile, I am waiting on three books.

I am waiting to receive my copy of Merritt Gibson, Within the View of Blomidon from the Blomidon Naturalists Society (arrived). From the Inside Story, Christopher Murphy, Far Out, and Bruce Partridge The Joy of Looking from MooseHouse Press.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Edward for finding the time to apply his technical skills(ignore). Heather also needed to obtain a new passport, and shared the journey.