A toad on his stool.
Some pretties for my pretties.
My two greatest loves.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Friday, June 24, 2016
THREE weeks of SKY
June 24 earlier
June 24 later
June 23 earlier
June 23 later
June 22 earlier
June 22 later
June 21 earlier: just SKY
June 21 later
Monday, June 20, 2016
Sunday, June 19, 2016
ask YOUR self
What do you want?
What does your deeper self desire?
What brightens your soul?
What deepens your heart?
Ask yourself.
Tub Time
Modern luxuries such as bathtubs and running water have become forefront in my gratitude thoughts. When I have a bath here, in my rubbermaid container, the precious water has many uses. First I wash myself, then I wash my clothing, then I mop my floors and last of all... I water my garden.
"Luxurious"
Bubble head
Clean hair and happy feet
Friday, June 17, 2016
Thursday, June 16, 2016
EAT for life.
Food.
We all need food. It
provides us with nutrition, comfort, pleasure… sustenance to live another day. The process of making it can be a
particular, complicated and beautiful art form.
Multi-layers of flavour may stir emotions or memory, even arousal. Industries thrive on our necessity to: eat
daily.
Whether you love to cook or truly despise it, feeding
yourself is essential. Food is indispensable
to us as human beings.
Here at fire tower, I have become preoccupied with it. More specifically, the creation process. While sharing eats with friends and family always
provides a special ingredient to cooking (and I do miss this), being alone has
offered the freedom and inspiration to experiment.
My grocery delivery comes by only once per month, so creatively
using produce to leave very little waste, has been an important theme. Planning healthy meals for a month feels
like a survival skill at this job. I
have thoroughly enjoyed creating stocks, soups, stews, curries, pasta’s, chili’s
and casseroles that make ample use of the vegetables in my fridge and the dried
goods in my cupboard.
Fermenting has been another delicious solution. A hibiscus rose-hip Kombucha, sweetened
with wildflower honey, has turned out perfectly. My homemade Kimchi and Sauerkraut were also successful and much easier to make than anticipated.
I’ve sprouted my own sprouts (which is extremely easy but
requires a small level of commitment), made yogurt, energy balls, biscuits and
attempted sourdough bread. The whole-wheat
starter worked well but the actual loaf was awkward and doughy - all the more
reason to try again.
Growing a garden has been a helpful addition to my kitchen. I have wasabi greens, salad greens, spinach,
swiss chard, kale, multiple herbs, strawberries, peppers, tomatoes, beans,
peas, radishes, carrots, onions and scallions!
It is amazing what you can grow in a container. Plus, there are dandelions galore scattered about my site.
And, today I struck foodie gold. While walking to my weather station I
realized with utter delight, that the wild strawberries have begun to
ripen. In my ‘backyard’ I have a hill
absolutely covered with these tiny, scrumptious berries. I stopped to enjoy some of natures bounty, picking and eating one-by-one. My dogs decided they were keen to learn too and soon, all three of us were snacking appreciatively.
What a delicious blessing.
Missing this HANDSOME feller....
Foxy! That's my boyfriend!
At the BEST-of-em-all festival: Tiny Lights.
I love this man. So much.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Monday, June 13, 2016
roses in BLOOM & feathers in hand
Alberta's understated beauty.
Every walk by is an intoxicating pleasure.
Two sacred smudge sticks,
for Two magical Goddesses.
my little HOUSE on the prairie...
Mi casa su casa.
Come for a visit anytime!
Towering above...
the generator shed.
My container garden is growing fast.
It looks great!
Next year I will have time to throw in a full garden.
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Humanely mouse TRAP-in
Made a trap and caught a mouse all eazy-peazy.
Exciting day...
For the instructions on how to make a humane mouse trap:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABffYDM9EwU
Friday, June 10, 2016
Voices in the trees
An abundance of sound erupts from the forest around me. On a daily basis I hear a new, natural, musical sound that I have not yet heard. Croaking, chirping, buzzing, howling...rustling leaves and whistling winds - there is a symphony that surrounds us, if we stop to listen. With my daily lack of stimulus, I have become more attuned to this living world around me.
Last evening while listening late into the night, my ears were witness to the calls of several owls. The majestic creatures were close to my cabin and I could hear them clearly. Their hoot-hoots frequently followed with slow, deep, throaty cackles. Eerily close to the sound of a human moan. I wonder if they were planning to make love?
Thinking of my regular life, I question if the deprivation of natural sounds, has great implications. Greater perhaps than I can imagine. Does this deprivation negatively affect my (or your) psyche?
After only one month of forest immersion, in my far from expert opinion: I answer yes. The vibrations we hear can greatly enhance or hinder our lives.
Sound can help to create a sound mind.
One week ago I woke around three in the morning, to a lively chorus of song birds. At least ten different songs were being belted out with ease. Each bird seemed to share in the airspace equally. As I listened carefully, I was surprised to realize there was no overlap. The birds were all working together to create their natural artistry, in time with one another. They were speaking AND listening.
These voices in the trees entertained me for the next half hour. I lay there in my bed truly feeling every single melody emitted. One bird call in particular was heavenly. It's musical chirps gave me literal chills of pleasure. I found myself smiling each time this tiny angel voiced it's joy.
Imagine now, if every human being spoke and listened as joyously as song bird. The positive vibrations created would emanate an abundance of love and peace...
Thursday, June 09, 2016
Tuesday, June 07, 2016
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