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A tribute to Nature way up north (in words and photos)…

I'm sharing the seasonal treasures of Alaska's landscapes with you today... I feel so enthralled by Nature's wonders and beauty every single day. I just never imagined how it would captivate me this much, so far up north - Mother Earth never ceases to awe-maze me... I feel so blessed to have been able to witness and experience the glory of Alaska's wild landscapes in all their seasonal changes... a place I never planned to travel to in this life... and then Michael changed all that (so … [Read more...]

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Winter's germinating seeds... It's so amazing that winter, a season of more cold and darkness in many countries, is the season when seeds begin to wake up and germinate within the earth... As the sun's arch gets wider in the sky every day, the lengthening daylight stimulates the dormant seeds into awakening... By the time spring arrives, they are ready to burst and push through the soil towards the light, to become their magnificence... For some they'll live an entire life cycle … [Read more...]

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Unexpected delights of Nature... It always fills me with such great joy to have surprise encounters with wildlife in Nature and beyond... On yesterday's glorious Winter Solstice, after I drummed from my heart with so much love and appreciation to All, I went on a Nature hike and as I returned, I encountered these 2 beautiful woodpeckers that suddenly showed up!... The large one is a Pileated, and the small one is a Downy... I found it so significant that THESE are also drummers - … [Read more...]

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The dance of the seasonal cycles... The Winter Solstice arrives at 11:11 am CST in the northern hemisphere in my time zone tomorrow, December 21st! Talk about an incredible portal opening up for the new season!... I will be limiting my time online tomorrow, to be fully present to that significant day. In celebration of the changing seasons I'm sharing a poem I wrote in 2010 for my first book "Mending Mother Earth with Native Plants". May the new season bring you more wonders, beauty and … [Read more...]

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Winter's miraculous wonders... This gorgeous butterfly, known as a Milbert's tortoiseshell does something that is truly amazing for butterflies... It actually hibernates as an adult in Canada's freezing winter temperatures, by freezing completely!... Several species of this family of butterflies all do this... They find a sheltered location like a crevice in a tree, rock pile or buildings, to protect their fragile wings from the weather elements. Then they perch there and go dormant and … [Read more...]

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Weather's incredible dance of extremes... Just like that - it's winter!... Yesterday I was walking barefeet in the Nature trails, +9 degrees Celsius and mostly sunny... I savoured it fully, for at this time of the year especially, that can change from one day to the next... I woke up this morning... and my current world is suddenly a winter wonderland...!... It never ceases to amaze me how quickly and dramatically weather can change and transform (master shape-shifter!), especially in … [Read more...]