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To Wander
wander (v.) Old English wandrian “move about aimlessly, wander,” from West Germanic *wundrōjanan “to roam about” (source also of Old Frisian wondria, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wanderen, German...
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Bearberry
I return again and again to the same part of Pheasant Creek, in different seasons, at different times of day. I have learned where the wild bergamot flourishes, where the buffalo berries can be found,...
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Seeing Through a New Lense – Art in the City
From time to time, I have the great privilege of exploring Regina with a small group of youth, looking for art both inside and outside galleries. We call this “Art in the City” as most of us are from...
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How To Make Friends with a Wildflower
Photo Credit: Jo Anne Lauder Jo Anne Lauder, one of the artists who took part in “Befriending Wildflowers – An Art Retreat” at the Qu’Appelle House of Prayer this July, took the stunning photo above,...
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Sticks and Stones (and maybe bones)
“We could never have loved the earth so well if we had no childhood in it.” George Eliot Sticks and Stones (and maybe bones) was an all ages PLAYshop offered twice this summer. Both days, we began at...
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WinterSoul #1 –“The Ache”
Sometimes, small changes in routine or the weather alert us to new beauty just around the corner or across the road. In my case, right across the road! Our aging and arthritic dogs are no longer...
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WinterSoul#2 – Ice Lanterns
“And guess what? Marina’s god mother has given her a star ice lantern mold. The perfect thing! How could she have known? We create our first ice lantern. It is magical. It is a pillar shaped star...
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Winter Soul#3 – Building with Snow
My memories of building snow forts as a child have to do with enormous piles of snow. Were my childhood winters snowier than my adult winters? It would seem so. Even so, I remember a snow-filled...
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Not A Tupperware Party
When I first moved to Kerry Farm, I was invited to tupperware and candle parties. I always felt I should buy something (even if I didn’t need anything) and people would say, “Oh no, you can just come...
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What I Notice
I notice that I love this slowed down world, even as I sometimes feel grief and worry, or even guilt for appreciating the leisurely pace of life. I notice that I am breathing more slowly. I notice that...
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The Magic of Willows
Willows in fall After the leaves are gone from the trees in the fall, and before they make their miraculous appearance in the spring, I only have eyes for willow!! Not quite true, but it is during late...
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Lungs, Trees, Grief, and Staying Put
I have been intrigued by how many quotes I have been coming across which connect Covid-19 to lungs, and trees to lungs, and lungs to grief, and trees to staying put. My love of trees has been life...
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Catkins! How do I Love You?
Let me count the ways! If there has been a personal theme this Covid spring, I would call it “seeing but not seeing”. This sounds mysterious, but I often see things, and yet don’t really take them in....
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Pheasant Creek – Early May Flowers
My friend and teacher Ron tells me that when we thank Mother Earth she knows! Doesn’t matter how we thank the earth, he says. You can bow, sing a song, strike a yoga pose, simply notice and pay...
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Pheasant Creek – Late May Flowers
Some of the flowers shared in an earlier blog (Pheasant Creek- Early May flowers) are also shown here because they really come into their own in late May. Many of the early May flowers are earth...
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Pheasant Creek – Early June Flowers
Despite the dry hills, it has been hard to keep up with all the new blooms and emerging plants this first two weeks of June. The air has been permeated with the distinctive smell of wolf willow in...
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Pheasant Creek – Late June Flowers
In my humble opinion, June is the best month for wildflowers. There are so many new flowers coming to blossom, it is hard to keep up. Interesting seed heads to observe from earlier plants. The leaves...
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Pheasant Creek – Some July Wildflowers
I am sitting in the coulee, early morning. Last day of July. Two weeks of heat have shifted the air, the smells, the blossoms, changed the sounds underfoot to a crunchy sound. I can feel the shift...
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Sylvia’ s Prairie
Years ago I made a choice to let go of my perennial garden so that I could spend more time in Pheasant Creek Coulee with the wildflowers that were already there. Flowers requiring no care at all. I...
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Invitation: Living into “An Economy of Abundance”
Hawthornes- the haws are still available in Winter (my substitute for a photo of Saskatoons in winter) Prelude Early in December I was invited to take a meditative walk and see if something in the...
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