Date men from Canada / Ontario / Clarkson, 54 year old

Date a man from Canada. I am a kind and compassionate person with an excited curiosity to understand nature and things in the world around me and an endless fascination with a starry night sky. I have always loved learning and while I am formally trained in the sciences my passion lays in the arts – poetry, music, literature and painting and film. While I am published in the scientific literature I am currently trying to resurrect my own creative writing skills. My friends would describe me as renaissance man, creative, inventive, passionate, thoughtful, steady, forthright, loyal, easy going with good sense of humor, a good listener and a person with a high EQ. My Myers-Briggs is ENTJ. I have an active career in environmental practice which keeps me outdoors much of the time. I also like to keep active cycling, walking, hiking, tennis, fishing, birding, canoeing, kayaking and skiing. I like to travel locally and to other more exotic places from time to time. I am not slim and athletic but I am fit and strong. I have grown much of my own food in the past and am very conscious of good and balanced nutrition. I am an accomplished cook and speak three languages. I love being in on and near water and I am equally happy being at home or up north on the lake. I have done a lot volunteer environmental work in the past in Costa Rica, Africa and at home and will likely continue to do so. I enjoy my work and have helped successfully raise 3 great kids into adulthood. I am secure and I have a good family and good close friends. I am not looking for dates - I am looking to start a friendship that may, over time, eventually lead to something more. I seek someone who can just naturally be themselves. Personal integrity, positivity, selflessness, kindness, a deep sense of spirit, creativity, a love of music poetry and the arts, funny and compassionate are all qualities I look for. Life is short and unpredictable, I keenly understand that life is a fleeting gift to be cherished. Loving someone deeply and having it returned is a gift and a state of grace that I think we all seek. Thanks for taking time to read my profile.