The Guardian

Human contact. It’s essential to our well-being. During these unprecedented times, we must find new and creative ways of doing things. On Saturday, I heard from a dear friend who works at Rocmaura Nursing Home in Saint John, N.B. She was on ...

5 years-ago this week, we were still up to our shovel handles in snow across the region. Isaac MacEachen has this fun “then and now” for us: The top photo was taken 5 years ago.  I’m sure you remember the winter of ...

It’s been quite a week. At times like these, I’m always very impressed with the resilience of Atlantic Canadians. Right now, social media is awash with clever ideas to help us get through this together. I can’t help but notice ...

It’s been that kind of a week! Dave Murphy made these whimsical snowmen and his wife Anne made the sign. The snow provided a great opportunity to spread the word about social distancing. Dave says their Hampstead Street neighbours in ...

As we continue to deal with the second Nor’easter of the week, some are wondering what happened to spring? Well, there’s nothing unusual about spring snow. Last year, many of us were treated to a few light snowfalls between April 16 ...

Geese are a sure sign of spring, or are they?  As is the case with Robins, many geese migrate long distances, but some stick around all winter. They move around as lakes freeze and the snow piles up, then move back when there's bare grass ...

Spring snow doesn’t make everybody giddy, but when I saw those giant snowflakes tumble from the sky Tuesday morning, I felt like a kid. I know I was not the only one; many of you commented on the dinner-plate-sized snowflakes that decorated ...

What a sight. Since those of us who don’t live on the Rock can’t travel there right now, I thought we could visit Newfoundland through Gary Mitchell’s lens. He snapped this beautiful photo last Sunday as the Coastguard Ship, Leonard ...

A stunning spring sunset was the perfect backdrop for the lighthouse and the Pubnico Point Windfarm. You'll find these at the southern tip of Pubnico Point, West Pubnico in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. There's no guarantee that you'll ...

Grandma was never surprised when it snowed after the spring equinox.  She was always quick to remind us that there would be three more snows after the first day of spring. Lo and behold, after I moved to Atlantic Canada, I learned that ...