Jenny Hagan is a storm chaser who also happens to be an award-winning and nationally published photographer from small town Eatonia, Saskatchewan. We talk about how her love for storms started as a young child and how her daughter has also now developed a fondness for the power of these storms, one of the forces …
In this episode, I interviewed Chris Turner, author of the book “How to Be A Climate Optimist”. In his book, Chris explores how we can approach the climate crisis with a positive outlook and offers practical solutions for creating a sustainable future. Chris begins by acknowledging the severity of the climate crisis and the urgency …
Slashing emissions of carbon dioxide by itself isn’t enough to prevent catastrophic global warming, a new study shows.
Episode Eight – Northern Latitudes: Find Your Way PodCast Seth Klein joined me to talk about his book A Good War, the latest Government targets for emissions and why regionalism is a barrier to fighting climate change in a country as large as Canada. Klein is the Team Lead and Director of Strategy of the …
Caution is preferable to rash bravery. Falstaff. King Henry the Fourth, Part One, William Shakespeare. The Adirondacks can be relentless. Then at the same time, rewarding. Like life sometimes they can throw myriad challenges towards you in just hours, even minutes. Decisions have to made, setbacks built upon, plans changed and new routes forward accepted …
Tired of feeling lost, tired of letting go.Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down.Failure. “Failure” – Breaking Benjamin Failure. It’s an ugly word. From the Anglo-Norman French failer it’s one of those words in our language that needs no definition, it’s self-explanatory. If Yoda was providing the breakdown it would simply be …
Summary – Time of Departure: 0700hTime of Arrival: 2030h (+1h)Distance: 1271 km The longest driving day of the trip but thanks to an excellent night of exhausted sleep a breeze compared to the day before. Even a rather grey day with a mirror like surface on Lake of the Woods can’t put off the positive feel …
Summary:Time of Departure: 0710hTime of Arrival: 1810hDistance: 848 km The weather for the most part cooperative. A little damp, a little foggy and even a very brief appearance by the sun. A scheduled stop in Blind River for some images of the Mississagi River tumbling down the rocks and into Lake Huron on the north …
The river has cleared itself of ice very quickly this year. The same day I snapped this image (March 29th) the Seaway opened for shipping. Around here that’s as good a sign of spring as anyting else.
The Snow Geese have arrived. The Canada Geese barely leave but when the snow geese fly in with their distinctive sometimes whistling honk winter may finally be showing herself out. The sighting of these guys was usual when I was growing up in the area but their explosion in numbers has apparently shifted their migration …