Across the street from Lil'wat Gas and Snacks stands an unassuming little structure with a lemon painted on the front and a sign on the top which reads bannock. If you've not yet been introduced to this gem of a place, allow me to officially introduce you to Sweet Girl's lemonade. The operation is run … Continue reading Summer’s here … and bannock begging season begins
Polek shared something a little different this week - another perspective on wellness, of pro skiers Chad Sayers and Dana Flahr flexing their summer form on Clinging to the Edge at the Lillooet Edge crag.
What is a group of butterflies called? Kaleidoscope . Also known as a swarm, rabble or flutter. This afternoon, my backyard looked like a butterfly-congregation, a lepidopterical interpretation of the Pemberton paragliding launch. There must have been a dozen butterflies swirling around. Swarming, apparently, is the technical word. My 2 year old wanted to touch … Continue reading Sighted: A flutter of butterflies
Driving home from Squamish one day, 20 or more years ago, I was listening to The Almanac on CBC radio. The topic was small acreages and people going back to the land. The guest mentioned this book by Carla Emery more than once in his hour on the show. It was called The Encyclopedia of … Continue reading #Wellness Reads: The Encyclopedia of Country Living
Polek and I both welcomed babies into the world on March 1, so given that we are celebrating little people who are turning one and two, today, his contribution this month to the Photo of the Week series, seems especially resonant of the turning seasons. Polek calls this image of solanum lycopersicum going for it, "Emergence". (That's … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Polek Rybczynski’s ‘Emergence’
The ultimate blessing I can imagine bestowing on our community: may we be forever bee-friendly, may we be visited by happy pollinators, may all living things flourish, may there be honey. Thanks to Tanya Richman for sharing these shots of some early visitors appreciating this weird weather.
Cindy Filipenko helps us stock the wellness bookshelf, and kicks off our #WellnessReads2015 quest for the "books that make us better." Here is her book shout-out. Peace Is Every Step: An accessible guide to mindful living Once in a while, the perfect book falls into your lap at the perfect time. That was the case with … Continue reading #WellnessReads2015: Peace is Every Step
Thanks to Johnny Jones for fleshing out a caption for us for this image - taken of Bill Nelson's barn yard IR#1 Rez in Mount Currie.
Thanks to the skills of Gary Sobchak, we have some incredible pictures of an attack by a Pygmy Owl on a Northern Shrike. The Shrike did turn into dinner for the Owl. It happened Friday Jan. 30 at Meadow Rd. and Miller Cr. Many years may pass, before an event like this will be documented again. … Continue reading Birdwatch: Pygmy Owl kills Northern Shrike
Out walking with his wee one, Polek Rybczynski captured this frame. I love looking at tree silhouettes when the sun sets. And when there is a curve in there too, it becomes a fun visual. Hello February.
The Wellness Almanac 