Relentlessly Rainless

Thursday September 18, 2025

This is what Masons Mill Pond, Hammonds Plains, N.S., looked like last month, during the summer drought. Photo credit: Barry Burgess

And just like that, September is more than half over! The name “September” is from the old Roman word “septem,” meaning seven. September was the seventh month of the year on the Roman calendar. It…