Last week, Hugh Naylor called in a sighting of pinegrosbeaks to fellow bird-watcher, John Tschopp, prompting John to head out for a photo session. Here is the result of that fruitful collaboration. They can be seen from the Naylor Trail, which runs from Urdal Rd below the railroad track to Lillooet river. 1 - 3pm … Continue reading Sighted: Pinegrosbeaks snacking on maple seeds down by Naylor Trail
Nice to see local talent recognised. Gary Martin's shot was broadcast to an audience of 360,000, when @hellobc shared it last week. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd5kj8jAKAL/?taken-by=hellobc
This was the final column I wrote in the Whistler Question, and it's not lost on me, that this huge revelation to me, of thinking like an ancestor, is something built-in to indigenous ways of thinking. As radical as it is to me, I think it's fundamental to the life approach for many of my … Continue reading Think like an ancestor
Announcing our 2nd Annual Lip Sync Battle March 2, 2018! Get your performances ready! Last year, the debut event raised $11,500 for Stewardship Pemberton projects and revealed a community full of closeted rockstars. Images/inspiration from the inaugural Lip Sync battle. http://www.stewardshippemberton.com/home/annual-fundraiser
Winterfest did a little pivot this year, and focussed its core efforts on a family-friendly New Years' Eve celebration. But the season isn't over, by any means. And as such, the Winterfest Committee is here to remind you to get outside, get together, and celebrate the season. Explains Winterfest Chair, Carlee Cindric: We wanted to … Continue reading The ongoing Winterfest schedule: a season-long line-up of wintery fun
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdvfmznBbX3/?taken-by=annalengstrand Anna Lengstrand was an instagrammer for us back in February 2017, and recently shared this on her personal channel, which inspired me to ask the same question of myself. What have you picked up along the way? What a fun list to make... as a reminder to yourself that, as much as you might … Continue reading You’re a work in progress. So what have you worked out so far? Anna Lengstrand’s list inspires me to ask
In a lovely, post-instagram-takeover conversation with Sam McKoy, he mentioned this talk to me. The honorable harvest are rules for humans, who cannot photosynthesize, and thus, cannot garner our sustenance simply from sunlight, but actually need to deplete other life forms, to sustain ourselves. Dr Robin Kimmerer recounts them in this 15 minute video, explaining … Continue reading The Honorable Harvest: thinking more mindfully about what it means to be a consumer, forager, hunter, human
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dbsteers/38351688524/sizes/l Whenever I asked, Dave Steers would share a photo. Sometimes two or three, forcing me to spend hours deliberating over which one to choose. Sometimes, (terrible confession) I'd grab a screenshot of one of his images from his flickr account and forget to credit him. And still, he has remained generous, supportive, responsive. I … Continue reading Dave Steers contemplates the sunset
I think this year I'd like to reclaim the word "prayer." If you're not churchy-religious, this word might trigger a reflexive response, turn you off, push you away. I get that. Yet, when I stumbled upon a beautiful picture of reindeer appended to this quote last week, I breathed in a deep sigh. https://www.instagram.com/p/BdIX1GTh9p5/?taken-by=globalonenessproject "If … Continue reading Things to light a candle for
On August 4 2017, with 150 days left in 2017, Crystal Fraser and Sara Komarnisky, crafted a list of 150 acts of reconciliation -- small, everyday acts that average Canadians can undertake, as well as some more provocative ones to encourage people to think about Indigenous-settler relationships in new ways. Here they are. Let's work through … Continue reading #150Acts of reconciliation: it just begins with one
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