I love Johnny Jones' facebook page for inspiration. His work takes him all over Lil'wat territory, and when he posts things like the photo above, with the spare caption: "medicine man with pipe and the lightning for his power, as the people do the bear dance above him", some little section of my brain lights … Continue reading What evidence of Lil’wat’s deep history in this territory means to me
One: In early March of this year I picked up the phone to call a friend and wish him a happy birthday. I could have texted his cell but I like calling better when I have the opportunity, so off I went and dialed his home phone. Little did I know that my friend … Continue reading A couple of stories about phones
Kinda looks like Paradise, doesn't it? We've been undertaking this tradition of a Sunday photo post, to offer a moment of calm and contemplation. Got to say, this looks like the ideal kind of way to contemplate things to me.
When Dawn Johnson dreams, she dreams impossible dreams. Instead of home schooling her kids or putting them in Waldorf, she dreams of inspiring the administrators and teachers of School District 48 to think outside the classroom box by sharing statistics at PD Days about the tangible benefits of nature education. She dreams of kids who … Continue reading Want to go halves in an orchard?
When we first moved to our property, we named one of the outbuildings, Chateau Bearshack, in recognition of the bear viewing opportunities it provided from its foundation next to a field of dandelions. We did not name the garden, Jardin de Blacktail Deer, though we certainly should have when we realized how frequently everything would … Continue reading The Squirrel and Other Visitors
Greg Ferguson, in collaboration with Pemberton Wildlife Association, is conducting a survey on Great Blue Heron populations in Pemberton and the surrounding areas. If you have seen, heard or found herons foraging or flying, groups of herons in trees, heron eggs or young, or heron, bald eagle or osprey nests, in your wanderings, please share … Continue reading Birdwatchers WANTED: Have you seen a Great Blue Heron?
When Shayla Wallace posted this photo to the Mt Currie Photography facebook page, I felt my usual flash of awe for people who are amazing at photography, and then looked a little closer. "What, did you sit in the creek to get that shot?" "Actually, yes. It was freezing." That level of dedication in a … Continue reading Shayla Wallace recaps her Wellness Almanac takeover
I think this entry will consist mainly of pictures and a loosely connected, rather random series of thoughts and seasonal observations. It’s the type of thing from which good stories are grown. For now, we’ll have to make do with the planting of the seed. The season has started with a bang. The mixed vegetable … Continue reading Anyone else suffering Spring Overreach Syndrome?
There was the kid, on the cusp of two and three quarters, acting up. “Apparently it’s not the terrible twos,” stage-whispered my husband dramatically, from the wings of the boy’s wild air-slaps and projectile-tosses and whiny-growls. “It’s the terrible threes.” What are we in for? “Stop,” I said to the wee savage. “Do you need … Continue reading Pull up a naughy chair and take a deep breath
You're not really a mountain biker until you've leaned your bike up against a tree against a glorious backdrop and taken a photo. (It's too hard to ride and take a selfie, right?)
The Wellness Almanac 