I garden at 5:00 a.m.
early morning, heavy dew
why not pick some peas
crisp pods
some full some not
puzzled wife who thinks
me nuts, a braille gardener
who squats with God
no accusation now
but affirmation
‘what are you doing?’
an approbation of the divine
who thinks me no more
eccentric than he
who walks the peas
in the cool of the day
Curt and Betsey Gesch live in central B.C. where they own a farm. Recently, they worked hard to get their wetland (and a glacial esker) protected under a conservation covenant for the good of all the creatures in their Father's world.
(Melody: ‘O God, our help in ages past’) Lyrics: Anne van Arragon 1941-Music: William Croft 1678-1727 Author Anne van Arragon Anne lives on a farm in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. She is much involved with former Somali refugees now settled in Kentville. View all posts Recent Posts Drastic cuts to Canadian refugee numbers Eight decades…
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This morning, my doorbell rang, and a man handed me an apple tree. I’d ordered it from the local nursery and been surprised to learn that they could deliver it by mail. Now it is sitting in my kitchen, all wrapped in brown paper with red cotton stitching at the top like a bag of…
I know it I know whose sweat irrigates our plastered floor like a field. Gethsemane is a place I don’t struggle to picture in my bed since Father’s groaning is enough, a longing sample of Jesus’ night of arrest. I know how he bargains to dodge his cross before the cock crows. I know…
Back in the 1970s and 1980s, when I was reporting on all things agriculture around the Annapolis Valley, I heard farmers bragging that, unlike in the Okanagan, we didn’t have to irrigate our crops. Well, that was then. Now, climate change is imposing a very different scene. In the summer of 2025, the rain just…
Psychologists have long been interested in attention. It is a phenomenon at the heart of consciousness and self-awareness. It is real for all of us, but at the same time it is not well understood. We all know what is meant by the word attention, but a simple scientific explanation is elusive. Attention can span…
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