Thanks to Larry Powell, Editor of the Annapolis Spectator, who posted an article about our new immigration marketing initiative, Radio Canada International called us to do a feature story!  An interview was taped and will be broadcast around the world today.  (Incidentally, the value of this publicity likely exceeds our marketing budget for the entire year, if not multiple years.)  Read all about it!

When you were a kid, didn't it seem as though something magical happened every single day? Watching a bright orange sun set over the fields on the longest day of the year ... having a butterfly land on your arm and rest awhile ... watching puppies roll each other around in those big ice cream containers:  That's the way I remember my childhood.

Sometimes, as adults, we still get those moments.  And I seem to have them more frequently here than I did when I lived in Toronto.  It's part of life here in Annapolis Digby.

Last night, I saw a flock of hundreds of birds  in a single tree, merrily chirping away to each other.  Of course, it's impossible to know what they were discussing.  But, coincidentally, a few minutes later, I heard an item on CBC Radio's 'As It Happens' -- about a gathering of birds on a series of telephone wires.  A photographer captured the event, observing how the scene resembled sheet music.  Then, a composer, upon seeing the photo, transcribed the melody that was depicted.

I made a point of listening today, for a second time, to a CBC radio documentary program entitled, "The Last Call," in which David Suzuki talks about the relationship between the economy and the environment.  It was fascinating, objective, hopeful and I recommend that you have a listen.

Part of the documentary focussed on an interview with a filmmaker named Annie Leonard and her animated short called "The Story of Stuff."  This is a must-see, and at 20 minutes, the best use of time spent on the internet I can imagine.

Happy Sunday!