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Staying Informed

October 21, 2020

On taking the time to curate your news and information feeds to match what you want to know and learn about.

Tags Council of Science Editors, environment writing, gardening, literature, newsletters, science, science communication, science media centre of canada, social media, thinking, University of Alberta, Washington Post, writing

In Flight

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020

Our newest garden is a magnet for hummingbirds.

Tags flowers, gardening, hummingbirds, nature, wildlife

Paying attention

June 10, 2020

Life is about paying attention

Tags attention, flowers, gardening, quotes, writing

No Drought This Year

May 20, 2020

This year is shaping up to be a lot wetter than the last five, which is great for gardeners.

Tags drought, gardening, perennial garden, rain, veggie garden, weather

Gardening in the Time of COVID

May 13, 2020

Gardening is a great combination of therapy and tactile results, especially when you get to eat the garden’s bounty.

Tags COVID-19, gardening, harvest, mental health, outdoors, pandemic, plants, therapy, veggie garden

In the Garden

April 29, 2020

Some garden photos to calm your mind during this upsetting time.

Tags flowers, Garden, perennial garden, photography, plants

Pandemic Day 21 (?)

April 8, 2020

The days slide by without change during the pandemic. But everything has changed – which is especially obvious when you leave the house.

Tags contagion, COVID-19, gardening, normalcy, pandemic, photography, time, timelapse photography

What Do You See?

April 2, 2020April 1, 2020

Sometimes you can miss the most obvious things.

Tags deer, flowers, gardening, Mary Oliver, paying attention, timelapse photography
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