Light is just staring to creep into the blackness of the night. First one bird starts to sing it’s song to the morning and then another. As the black sky fades to blue, the world starts to come alive and the air is filled with bird song. The sun rises and shines strong in the…
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There are 1.15 million people living in Calgary. That’s a lot of people. For seven years I’ve lived in rural and small town locations and after moving back to the city I’ve realized just how full of constant stimuli cities are. Cars, buses, people’s conversations, dogs barking, cell phones ringing: there is always noise. You’re…
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Weathered grey and surrounded by long grasses, pieces of history lay abandoned. All over Canada on the back roads, far from town, these relics of a time gone by are left to the elements in farmer’s fields, forgotten forests and in spots many describe as the middle of nowhere, to wither away and die alone. …
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I can hear it taunting me. Somewhere, close by, there is a robin singing but I can’t see it. My mother taught me a long time ago to look for a robin as the sign that spring is here. Every year she and I eagerly await them and every year the one who sees the…
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