Ah, the blue leaves of Autumn! Yellow Pond Trail, Big Bar Lake The powdery mildew taking over these stalks, could be called an instance of disease, but since it’s species specific it’s […]
Green Water: Long Term Water Storage
Harold Rhenisch
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Forests Now and Then
This is the forest. This is the way the forests were 200 years ago. Welcome to the Savannas of the Marble Mountain Eskers.
The Light is Everywhere
At first, it appears that all the dawn light is in the sky. But it is also in the mist that rises off the water. Look at how pink it is! The […]
Wind and Stillness at Big Bar Lake
Within the wind… … there is stillness. Within stillness… …there is wind. All together now: Do you see that? That stillness and wind are one?
The Edge of the World
It’s not outside the world. In fact, edges don’t have outsides on our planet, nor insides. They are places of coming together and flow.
Winter Begins
A week ago at Big Bar Lake, winter began. The whole sky flew straight up. And then only quiet was left. Let’s call that readiness.
How to Deal with Climate Change
When winter approaches, you can just leave. Or, you can leave your old stalks up in the sky to gather the snow. Or to spread seed. Of course, you can also hide […]
Picnic Time
The sow and her three cubs that hung around with us for September, up in their forest in the Cariboo, sure did give this old tree a whack. Kind of Corn on […]
Stories in the Forest Floor
When the forest is kept from infilling with so many trees it becomes the home of fire, the trees recede and greater stories are told. What a wondrous world underfoot. The narrative […]
How Deer Make Spiders
Some fine pruning. Look at all the trimming from last year! Love those new shoots and rose hips in the fall, mmmm. Oh, what’s this? Splendid! Guardian of the Big Bar Lake […]
