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Youth is wasted On …
I used to be young once. Although I’m sure my grandkids might doubt it. Here’s the proof, a photograph taken of me when I was 20 years old. Musical Tastes Aside from the hair and the jeans, I’m glad to say little else has changed. I was not aware of the picture being taken. It Read more
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Animal Fantasy – Where Did It Start?
It’s in the nature of these posts that I often start off in one direction only to become overtaken by my first digression. In this case, instead of writing about the various genres of animal fantasy (my original intention) I’ve become consumed by my discoveries about the first recognized author of such tales, the Greek Read more
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Travels With A Donkey
When my mother moved from her house in Winnipeg 25 years ago, she passed onto me a large collection of books. Lots of poetry, some fiction, Agatha Christie paperbacks from the World War 2 era and several books on arts, music and culture. Also a few more recent acquisitions, published by the Folio Society in Read more
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Go Birding: Help the World
What makes birding such a phenomenon? No matter where you are, the presence and variety of birds are astonishing. No matter the time of year, there’s always something to see. Birds communicate in the same ways we do, through sight and sound. They’ve evolved a stunning range of patterns, colors and an astonishing musical repertoire. Read more
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Animals I Have known
“Every scrap of evidence that you can gather is fine gold—a new fragment of the priceless mosaic that is a dream of every wise one, more beautiful and amazing than any of our dreams, for it will be the truth.” – ERNEST THOMPSON SETON, 1925 in my choice of title for this post, animal enthusiasts Read more
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If On A Winter’s Night
If On A Winter’s Night A Traveller is the title of 1979 novel by Italo Calvino. The story begins as follows: “You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino’s new novel, If on a winter’s night a traveler. Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Let the world around you fade. Best to close the door, Read more
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