March 21 is spring equinox called O-Higan in Japan. The “O-Higan” is a Buddhist event that occurs twice a year, in spring and autumn. Many Japanese visit their family graves and clean the grave. O-Higan literally translates as “the other shore.” On equinox day, it is said that the distance between ‘this world’ and ‘that world’ becomes closest. So they […]
Sackville Lakes Provincial Park is natural environment park located in Lower Sackville where is about 8km from our place. The park offers an attractive forest setting in a near-urban environment for walking, hiking, and lake access for canoeing or kayaking. It was so warm and sunny that spring seemed to have arrived, and the temperature […]
It’s still cold in the morning, however, the sun light is getting warmer in the afternoon. Our visitors are also looking forward to the arrival of the spring. We saw a deer family in our backyard hill and a pileated woodpecker visited us again. The standing dead tree is full of holes, but I guess […]
