The honking overhead draws attention to flocks of 'Canadas' flying in from their overnight rest on the waters of Minas Basin. They're heading for their first meal of the day at the corn fields of Hants County in early autumn mornings. Samuel de Champlain first plied the waters of Minas Basin and the Avon River in 1604, when the native Mi'kmaq called the area "Pesegitk" and the French pronounced it "Piziquid". The first French settlers arrived there by 1684. Today it's called Windsor, Nova Scotia. It's Canada's oldest town, founded in 1750, a year after the founding of Halifax, known to the Mi'kmaq as Chebucto.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Heading for the Corn Fields
The honking overhead draws attention to flocks of 'Canadas' flying in from their overnight rest on the waters of Minas Basin. They're heading for their first meal of the day at the corn fields of Hants County in early autumn mornings. Samuel de Champlain first plied the waters of Minas Basin and the Avon River in 1604, when the native Mi'kmaq called the area "Pesegitk" and the French pronounced it "Piziquid". The first French settlers arrived there by 1684. Today it's called Windsor, Nova Scotia. It's Canada's oldest town, founded in 1750, a year after the founding of Halifax, known to the Mi'kmaq as Chebucto.
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