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Watery weather
Before I return to grey, damp Victoria as it is just now, I want to say thanks to the prairie sun gods who have smiled so warmly on my visit to Saskatchewan.
Not quite the prayer that the people of Saskatchewan are saying I’m sure, as the fine weather brings with it more snowmelt, into the saturated fields — in fact, some folks are still looking for their driveways….
— and the overburdened waterways, like Regina’s Wascana Creek
which at present runs through rather than past Rotary Park
from Wascana Lake.. which is bigger than it used to be.
It gives the redwing blackbird something to sing about.
Anyway, it’s been a fine day for an Easter stroll, as I prepare for tonight’s reading at The Chimney Restaurant and Lounge here in Regina, with Betty Jane Hegerat and Steven Ross Smith.
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Big sky readings
Saskatchewan, the beautiful.
It’s been quite a spring for some farmers here; signs suggest they won’t be suffering from drought this year… So sayeth the cows in a field near Muenster:
I had a very pleasant afternoon yesterday with the creative writing students at Humboldt Collegiate, who garnished our discussions of food poems with cookies and jello.
A display of my oeuvre at Humboldt’s Reid Thompson Public Library:
Returned to Saskatoon in fair weather indeed:
Hopeful signs abound, including rhubarb buds in Mari-Lou’s garden:
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Springtime in Saskatchewan
Well, nearly. A delayed springtime. I missed the one they had last weekend, but on the other hand I also missed the snowfall that left this behind,
though the ground is mostly bare and the sun comes out every so often, even as a powdery sprinkling comes and goes that I am trying to pass off as pollen, while I prepare for tomorrow’s food poetry workshop, followed by my reading at TiP.
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In her latest collection, Rhona McAdam navigates the dark places of human movement through the earth and the exquisite intricacies lingering in backyard gardens and farmlands populated by insects and pollinators, all the while returning to the body, to the tune of staccato beats and the newly discovered symmetries within the human heart.
“…A beautiful, filling collection, Larder is a set of poems to read at the change of the seasons, to appreciate alongside a good meal, and to remind yourself of the beauty in everything, even the things you may not appreciate before opening McAdam’s collection….”
Rhona McAdam is a writer, poet, editor, and Registered Holistic Nutritionist with a Master’s in Food Culture from Italy and a deep-rooted passion for ecology and urban agriculture. Her work spans corporate and technical writing to poetry and creative nonfiction, often exploring the vital links between what we eat and how we live. Based in Victoria, BC, and available via Zoom, Rhona is always open to new writing commissions, readings, or workshops on nutrition and the culinary arts.
