In each issue of SALTSCAPES you will find articles and photographs that reflect the best of Atlantic Canada:

• Getaways - hiking, motorcycle touring, weekend drives.
• Outdoor living - gardening and landscaping tips, features on the creatures and habitat we love.
• Food - Marie Nightingale, local chefs and your favourite recipes.
• People - profiles, genealogical roots, neighborhood news.
• Lifestyles - how-to projects, the music, architecture, fairs, festivals and fun.

It's the time of year when our olfactory senses kick in, big time. After the grey, lingering winter the trees stretch and bud, and nature offers reassuring, reawakening scents-the muddy smell of the ground makes gardeners want to dig deep, and the waters smell of trout aroused from a long winter nap. Smell is the most potent of the senses, having the power to unexpectedly arouse the most evocative and wistful sentiments.