I write about things and places I wish to remember.
View from the Mountain of the Dead, Siwa, Egypt (2025)
Water is Vital
Community cleanup along the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta.
Photo: paddleboarder passing by on the Bow River while we were collecting trash
Review: To Speak for the Trees
Review of this autobiographical memoir by Diana Beresford-Kroeger.
This book was selected as the July 2026 read for the Alberta Wilderness Association’s Book Club.
Nature Books and Art📗🎨
Some of the pieces of art by Neil Kathol - on exhibit at AWA until mid-March 2026.
AWA’s 60th Anniversary
60 years old - AWA is the oldest environmental conservation group in the province of Alberta! 🌟
Special AWA logo for our 60th anniversary.
Sometimes you Need to Fight⚖️
“Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock with a high amount of carbon and hydrocarbons. Coal is classified as a nonrenewable energy source because it takes millions of years to form.” ~ U.S. Energy Information Administration
Drumheller Fossils
A day trip to visit the Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site and the Royal Tyrell Museum.
A dreadnought of people
HMS Dreadnought (British Battleship, 1906) underway, circa 1906-07
Photo: Adam Cuerden - U.S. Naval Historical Center
What’s Your 60?
A beautiful 1000 year old Kapong Tree - at Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam (2024)
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As of December 31, 2024 = 558 observations; 368 species