Rev. Connell considers the signs of early spring in the natural world in and around Victoria including the song of the skylarks and the opening of some of the first flowers. From the Victoria Daily Colonist, March 13, 1938. If we were to arrange our year according to the phenomena of Nature, it seems certainContinue reading “A New Year is Born”
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A Ramble ‘Round Northern Suburbs
As World War 2 raged in Europe and a rapidly industrializing world transformed the landscape around him, Connell looks to Nature and the countryside for understanding and clarity. From the Victoria Daily Colonist, August 3rd, 1941. After a three-hour ramble round the northern suburbs of the city I am glad to report that there isContinue reading “A Ramble ‘Round Northern Suburbs”