Guest Reflection: Cedars by Jolene Nolte
Since I was a teenager, I’ve had the instinct to hug trees. I was conscious of “tree-hugger” as a derogative term for environmentalists, and while this made the act feel [...]
Guest Reflection: Mid-Autumn Maple by Jolene Nolte
“Stand Erect in Your Sorrow” —Henri Nouwen I live at its roots, a thick-trunked maple I see out my basement window, whose branches arc like a canopy over me while [...]
Guest Reflection: Backyard Pear Tree by Jolene Nolte
Nearly every day for the past four years, one of my first acts when I stumble out of bed each morning is to pull aside the ochre curtain of my [...]
Map Your Neighbourhood!
Written by Cindy Verbeek Creation care during COVID-19. What a weird time. On the one hand people are recognizing the importance of getting outside and enjoying creation. On the other [...]
Bugs and Birds: Exploring Ecosystem Links
If you have visited A Rocha’s Brooksdale Centre, you might be familiar with the swirl of acrobatic activity that takes place by the barn in spring and summer (evidence of [...]