As a young boy growing up, I was surrounded by nature. The ocean was at my door step to the West and the Long Range Mountains were to the East. It was a beautiful place to live and grow up and it inspired me greatly from a very young age. It had so much to offer our young minds and idle hands. As a young boy, I was never bored. I would spend long summer days combing the beaches and exploring the woodlands. I helped my grandparents make hay. I remember picking wild berries and smothering them with fresh cream from my grandmothers milk house. Now that I am older and retired, I often reflect on my life as a fisherman, outfitter and guide. My whole life, I was always in tune with nature since I made my living from the ocean and the land. Everything we own, our house, food, vehicles, everything we set our eyes on comes from Mother Earth; without her we would have nothing. We extract her minerals, oil, timber and fish and leave behind what’s left over, which has a deadly effect on Mother Nature. We are seeing such things as devastating fires, holes in the ozone layer, rise in sea levels due to melting glaciers and tons of plastic in our oceans. We do not treat this Earth kindly! How much more can Mother Earth and Nature give us before it can give no more? When we’ve extracted every mineral, every litre of oil, cut down every tree, taken every fish from the ocean and earth has nothing left to give, then we will be next to go and the earth will become another Moon Scape. That being said, we must choose our actions wisely and our deeds carefully. If not, we will surely hear the ticking of the clock and the silent sound of Nature.