Jill MacCormack
Last night, the Perseid's...August 13th, 2019...Waterside Rd. PEI
Last night, the Perseid's drew us out into the gentle caress of a mid summer’s eventide. Nine something and the daylight having mostly...
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Jill MacCormack
Aug 1, 20192 min read
Unexpected Visitors In the Night Garden
This day was a busy one like so many others around these parts. It began early and is evidently ending late. I guess it is the way of now...
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Jill MacCormack
Jul 24, 20193 min read
The Moth's Silent Plea--An Early Morning Dream I Had
There I was, attending a large, extended family function at an expansive hotel complex off Island. It was the morning and I had just...
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Jill MacCormack
Jun 23, 20194 min read
Happily Life Abounds in Our Busy June Garden
Sometimes it seems there are so many things going on in the world of humans which make me sad I need help remembering what makes me...
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Jill MacCormack
May 11, 20194 min read
For the Love of Reading--A Velocity of Being-Letters to a Young Reader reviewed
Hello and welcome to this, day seven, book five and my final day of my week long, daily blogging challenge. It’s been so great having you...
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Jill MacCormack
May 10, 20193 min read
The Wildlife Trust, The Wind in the Willows, and Why We Must Slow Development
Welcome to day six and the last video in my seven day, five books, two videos, daily blogging challenge! Today I have chosen a very short...
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Jill MacCormack
May 9, 20197 min read
LM Montgomery and Me
The book for discussion today is from the PEI collection at the Confederation Center library. It is The Complete Journals of L.M....
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Jill MacCormack
May 8, 20194 min read
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo is a Magnificent Piece of YA Poetic Fiction
Hi there, I hope you are well. How is it only 24 hours since I last posted? It seems as though I did three days worth of work just today,...
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Jill MacCormack
May 7, 20196 min read
Naomi Klein's book No is Not Enough is a compelling reason we might say Yes to a Green New Deal
Welcome to day three of my week long daily blog challenge. Yesterday my email was filled with exciting news and all related to a book I...
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Jill MacCormack
May 6, 20193 min read
For Love of Fungi, Elder Knowledge, and Consciousness Expansion
Welcome to day two of my week long posting challenge (self-created and imposed) “Animals came from fungi. You and I are actually fungal...
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Jill MacCormack
May 5, 20192 min read
Five Books, Two Videos and Briefly Why They Matter to Me: A Week Long, Daily Posting Challenge
1) The Man Who Planted Trees – A Story of Lost Groves, the Science of Trees, And a Plan to Save the Planet by Jim Robbins From the book...
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Jill MacCormack
Apr 22, 20196 min read
In Awe of Earth and its Myriad Species Happy Earth Day 2019!
“We are difficult to come by and a danger to ourselves.” Carl Sagan On this day when we celebrate Earth, I begin by inviting you on a...
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Jill MacCormack
Apr 11, 20196 min read
PEI Four Leader's Environment Debate-Spring on the Island Brings Harbingers of Joy and Hopefulness
Five American Robins returned to our yard over the past few days and what welcome harbingers of spring they are. The day before yesterday...
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Jill MacCormack
Mar 26, 20196 min read
Getting Environmentally Friendly is Easier Than You Might Think and So Rewarding!
Much of our current ecological peril is due to our lifestyles of convenience. (Most of modern North Americans) An antidote to traveling...
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Jill MacCormack
Mar 23, 20191 min read
Excerpt-Journal Entry Aug14th, 2018 Last Night the Perseids
At a little past ten thirty last night Lucas, Maria, and I headed out to see the Perseid meteor shower. It had been a long, hot day, and...
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Jill MacCormack
Mar 22, 20191 min read
Common Grackle, Silent Spring?
Cinquain Sequence Springtime-- decrepit snow gives itself to rivulets, seeks out low ground, puddles, pools. Soon greening will sprout,...
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Jill MacCormack
Mar 22, 20191 min read
You Are As Welcome as the Flowers of May
I am so glad that you've found your way to this, my new writing blog! And as my maternal grandmother would so oft say to me, "You are as...
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