I have never been to the end of this road. Every year I go back to this spot, but never finish the road. I hope that will change this year. There is so much country in these back woods, I may need a whole day to explore it. This picture does give me incredible wanderlust.…
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Painting Nature on Nature
A Feather makes for a beautiful canvas. When I’m out foraging, hiking, or hunting, I keep my eye out for feathers too. There are so many gifts of nature: food, medicine, backdrops for artwork… I just recently started to paint on feathers. It’s an interesting material to work with as you can imagine. The barbs…
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Getting close and personal with the Earth and one of its inhabitants. Life is fragile.
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The Mountains Call So I Must Go Photo: © Jennifer Côté
Read MoreMoose, grouse and snow?
My hubby and I went out last Saturday for a spring bear hunt. We quite enjoy bear meat. I felt it was a little too early to be chasing bears around in the bush, but I wanted to spend a day with my man and be out in nature. If anything, I would at least…
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Beauty Interrupted
Every trail leads somewhere, even if it peters out into nothing. That nothing is somewhere. That somewhere contains things; things that you might not expect to find. Imagine this: you are walking down a forest trail miles away from any town or city. It’s just you, flora and fauna and you come across a grassy…
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The Common Garter Snake
Snakes. Another sign spring is here. Forget Robins. I have seen Robins here in early March when days were warming and snow was melting, just to be slammed with another 2 weeks of winter. The poor things freeze and starve. Still, Robins are normally a sign of spring and so are Garter snakes. If you…
Read MoreShall we SONDER?
I sonder…an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill… The patio at the coffee shop is empty aside from my husband and me. Leaning with my elbows on the table, two hands cupping my coffee, I sip at the hot delicious liquid. My husband and I are joined in light conversation;…
Read MoreThe last whimsy (to finish off the week)
These are always a joy to come across in the bush. A bit of whimsy in the forest. Little white tufts here and there that break up the scenery of bare branches, dead grass and rotting leaves. Around here, in the wild, these tufts are clumped a few at a time. I once saw a…
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MOOSE, MUSHROOMS, and MUD 