In books the scenario goes like this: the trapper / prospector / homesteader (choose one) is shut up in his isolated cabin in the north country. The snow gets deeper and deeper, the temperature gets colder and colder, the wood pile gets smaller and smaller, his winter supply of food is almost gone. The days … Continue reading All of a sudden it’s spring!
migratory birds
Land of Living Skies
Our Saskatchewan license plates proclaim that this is the "Land of Living Skies," I suppose that refers to the gorgeous sunsets that we see pretty much every evening. In spring and fall it could also describe the flocks of migratory birds that pass over our heads. Especially in fall. In spring the birds are in … Continue reading Land of Living Skies
Why I am a flatlander
Some folks drive through the prairies on the Trans-Canada Highway and say there is nothing to see. I, on the other hand, have driven for hours and days through the forests and rocks of northern Ontario, or Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota, and found it depressing. Then the trees disappear behind me, the vista of open … Continue reading Why I am a flatlander
Flatlander Faith 