We recently took journeys back through the ages, from the time of primordial Earth, though the ascent of civilization, and to hypothetical futures our species may take. The star of that journey, is water. When I think of it – there are four quiet miracles of water, in how it sustains life. Life does not merely exist in water,…
The Modern Era Rianne de Klerk tugged mightily as the large membrane filter released from its housing. The filter, as tall as she, had that faint salt tang of the sea, and the once white exterior of the filter was now marbled with a patina of minerals and biofilm. She unpackaged the new filter and…
The Industrial Revolution Young Hamish McRae jauntily whistled an old ditty from his homeland of Scotland as he strode off the dirt street and onto the property of the Premier Electric Light Company. He considered himself lucky. He and his wife had settled down in this growing and bustling young town of Wallaceburg, Ontario a…
The Medieval Era / The Late Age Of Enlightenment Father Edmund closed the doors of the abbey and made the walk through the old, twisted oaks to the millhouse he helped build so long ago, when he was first ordained. It was so long ago, he mused, but even as an old man now, he still…
Water As Part of Faith and the Arts Julliete de Sombre walked through the giant wooden and iron doors of the Abbey of Saint-Étienne. Holding her newborn son, named after his father Richard, she looked around in awe at the majesty of this beautiful Cathedral, the first this large in Caen. She nervously took her…
Rivers Of Civilization The Rise of Empires The ceremony brought thousands to the new fountain built just blocks from the home of Gaius Fabius Scaeva. The owner of the dye works, where he worked, was there too. Lucius Cornelius was not only his boss, but was also his former commander in the Second Samnite War….
Lower and Upper Paleolithic The old male lifted his head, nostrils flaring, sniffing the air. He first looked to the path the river took as it meandered through the field before emptying into the sea. He then glanced back at his mate, still trudging across the beach, heavy with child, and at the little one…
Where Does Water Come From? Have you ever thought where water comes from? I don’t mean your glass, a water bottle, or even the tap. I mean, where did it come from? Maybe we can also consider, when. Let’s look back in time – a long, long time ago, to the time of an early…