Odds and Ends

After the election recount, David Bowlby is the representative for Annapolis County in the majority PC provincial government
(read my post Joining the Dots).

Heather wanted to investigate the view of our property from the South side of the Annapolis River. We crossed over the bridge to Nictaux and found that we could spot our house and the spire of St Monica’s Catholic Church.

We turned off Highway #10 onto Orchard Drive. It is a cul-de-sac. At the end, we spotted a sign to the Scotney Pathway. When the weather improves, we will check out this addition to our local walks.

Yesterday, I went to CORAH for foot care. I had been living in my hiking boots for too many Winter days. For a reasonable sum, I was able to benefit from the attention of nurse Lillian.

Ann Crossman forwarded to me the link for the Nova Scotia Ecological Science Atlas. “It provides online access to ecological and geographical information for public interest, educators, students, researchers and planners”. It is the result of collaboration between students and staff at the NSCC Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS), and in collaboration with UNESCO Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve Association (SNBRA).

They have developed a web-based platform providing easy access to scientific information for our province. HERE is a link to the Atlas as a StoryMap.

Here is a link to the Atlas as a StoryMap (June 2024).

The online chapters include :
Climate, Geology, Topography, Freshwater, Coastal/Marine, Forests, Biodiversity, Protected/ Special Areas, Agriculture, Community, Culture/History.

Finally, today (Wednesday) I stopped by the Inside Story bookstore in Greenwood, I was able to pick up my copy of Christopher Murphy’s ‘Far Out!’: The Untold Story of the ‘‘60’s-inspired’60s-inspired “Back-to-the-Land” Migration that changed Nova Scotia (see my post Playing Catch Up).

Good reading ahead !

Acknowledgements

Ann Crossman forwarded the online link to the Atlas. Paul Colville piqued my interest in ‘Far Out’. Edward added the links and graphics. Heather found the Scotney Pathway sign.

References

Nova Scotia Ecological Science atlas.

Christopher Murphy, 2024, Far Out! The untold story of the ‘60’s-inspired “Back-to-the-Land” Migration that changed Nova Scotia, Friesen Press.