Snail Mail
This past week I received two letters in the mail: one from my book club friend whom I’ve mentioned here previously, and one from a … Read more
Wednesday on the Web: 4 July Edition
Happy Fourth of July to my American readers – hope you’re having a great holiday! And hope my Canadian readers had a good Canada Day … Read more
Gardening as Editing
There’s a Dutch landscape designer whose work I really admire. Piet Oudolf has been creating lush garden landscapes for over 35 years. His goal is … Read more
On Claiming Your PhD
I didn’t attend my PhD convocation. I barely finished the degree itself, as I was struck by a deep depression in my last year of … Read more
Hope in the Dark
I have borrowed the title for today’s post from a book by Rebecca Solnit. It’s about how to engage with society during dark political times, … Read more
Transformations
Last week I posted a lot of pictures of our garden, and briefly mentioned how many changes we’ve made since moving in at the end … Read more
Mental Health Break: Photography and Reading
The past two weeks have been pretty bad in terms of mental health. I’ve decided to cut down my Twitter and Facebook time even more. … Read more
Communicating Scientific Results to Local Communities: BC Floods 2018
The top disaster news in the past few weeks has been major flooding in communities across Canada. From New Brunswick to Alberta and British Columbia, … Read more
Communicating Wildfire
*Edited 21 May to add books by Michael Kodas and Gary Ferguson. 2017 was the worst wildfire season on record in BC. A total of … Read more
Writing a Book (Part 2)
The past few months have been pretty busy. Then suddenly it all stopped, with the exception of one book review for Science. As I wrote … Read more