We have five large oak trees in our new garden, overlooking the Annapolis River. We had not been prepared for the large volume of leaves and acorns falling to the ground.
This year, we bagged them and took them to the Valley Waste facility in Lawrencetown. In the future, we will turn them into compost.
Last night we witnessed squirrels climbing into the crown of one of the trees, with leaves in their mouths, to build a nest for the Winter. This attracted our attention, but also the attention of a family of blue jays. We have a wonderful viewpoint to monitor the interaction of other species on the flood plain.
I have managed to begin the Winter task of sorting my books. I had hoped to get this done before the Big Book Sale at the Annapolis Royal Library. Unfortunately, I started John Muir’s The Story of my Boyhood and Youth. The first chapter describes his life in Scotland.
From the first box, I have set aside, Tim Dee’s Ground Work: Writings on Places and People, followed by Richard Nelson’s The Island Within, and Carl Sauer’s Land and Life.
Perhaps, I can write a blog, one box at a time (only thirty nine to go!)
Yesterday’s walk took us to the Lawrencetown Tree Nursery, down to the river, and then back up to Highway #201 through Andrew Maher’s old property, previously owned by Raymond Hunter; now owned by Rob and Sinead (see previous posts Guided Walk, Naturally Rooted: Hunter’s Brandy and Preparing for Experiential Tourism). The walk is through mixed riverine woods; elapsed time fifty minutes. To avoid trespass, you can complete a loop down to the river, within the nursery land.
References
John Muir, 2023, The Story of my Boyhood and Youth, Canongate Books.
Tim Dee (ed), 2018, Ground Work: Writings on Place and People, Vintage.
Richard Nelson, 1991, The Island Within, Vintage Books.
Carl Sauer, 1967, Land and Life, University of California Press.
Acknowledgements
Heather shares both the walking and nature observation. Edward shares our interest in ‘joining the dots’.
Ernest Blair Experiment 