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Andrew sits down with Gare and James to explain the history of borders and how states have used them to control people Because for most of the world for most of human existence, really free movement has been the status quo. Traders, migrants, hunter gatherers, nomads, they freely traversed this...
#75 - keeping the heart open Even during the struggle by Hima Batavia Another piece by Hima that struck a chord with me. Some excerpts that resonated the most C says that this time of the year is harder than the winter because everything around us is dying. Death is...
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/07/994895474/five-fingers-crush-the-land Over one million Uyghur people have been detained in camps in China, according to estimates, subjected to torture, forced labor, religious restrictions, and even forced sterilization. The vast majority of this minority ethnic group is Muslim, living for centuries at a crossroads of culture and empire along what was...
[envira-gallery id='9893'] Blue fescue Festuca glauca Blue fescue (Festuca glauca) is a clump-forming ornamental grass that is an evergreen perennial. Blue fescue is often planted for ornamental groundcover, but can become a weed if not carefully controlled. The latin name Festuca glauca means "pale blue-grey." Katsura tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura...
Life was in me And now it flows through My heavy body Face towards the shower head Water running over me Rinsing the clots of what was once growing life Inside me My womb nurtured and grew this home Tissue strands of would-be offspring Now washed away Now flushed away...
[envira-gallery id='9308'] Oakleaf hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia The oakleaf hydrangea is native to the southeastern United States, generally found from North Carolina down to Florida. Discovered by William Bartram in the 1770s, it is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens as well as parks. Japanese maple Acer palmatum A...
S has been experimenting with hot sauce and fermentation. This time he decided to try out something different. He started the same process as his hot sauce fermentation (part 1 notes and part 2 notes). However, once the fermentation was done, instead of blending it into a hot sauce, he strained out...
[envira-gallery id='9244'] Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) is a medium-to-large tree native to warm temperate regions of North and Central America. It puts on a brilliant autumn display - the leathery star-shaped foliage turns orange, red, and burgundy, with multi-colored individual leaves. Decorative foliage and an elegant straight trunk...
[envira-gallery id='9212'] Crimson fountain grass Cenchrus setaceus Crimson fountain grass (Cenchrus setaceus) is a grass plant also commonly called crimson fountain grass. It grows throughout East Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Crimson fountain grass is drought tolerant and the existence of it increases the risk of fires. Crimson fountain...
A’tukwewinu’k (storytellers) i heard the singing through the firestones, trees, windand it helped me dream so that today i may awake and sing, too,for those yet to be i hope they will hear us one daycalling out the storiesthey will need to know and the songs to help them rise...
Future We In-U-Wee Are we allowed to dream?Are we allowed to exceed the parameters of a reality that Canada has no interest in?Are we allowed to be more and better and complete? Aren’t we all supposed to stay in the time of long ago?The time of standing at a seal...
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Abdelmahmoud, E. (2022, May 17). Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces. Ballantine Books. Epigraph Elsewhere.I am a student of Migration Stories. I am pulled toward accounts of lives rearranged by the journey from one place to another. If you tell me you are an immigrant or a child of immigrants,...
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Names She was Eliza for a few weekswhen she was a baby –Eliza Lily. Soon it changed to Lil.Later she was Miss Steward in the baker’s shopAnd then ‘my love’, ‘my darling’, Mother.Widowed at thirty, she went back to workAs Mrs Hand. Her daughter grew up,Married and gave birth.Now she...
This Poem is Dangerous This poem is dangerous: it should not be leftWithin the reach of children, or even of adultsWho might swallow it whole, with possiblyUndesirable side-effects. If you come acrossAn unattended, unidentified poemIn a public place, do not attempt to tackle itYourself. Send it (preferably, in a sealed...
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[envira-gallery id='8753'] Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos Gleditsia triacanthos is a deciduous tree that is native to the Central part of Noth America. The trunk of the honey locust is covered in thorns that are soft and green when young, but age to be hard and brittle. These thorns are relatively...
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[envira-gallery id='8676'] [envira-gallery id='8681'] Big blue lilyturf Liriope muscari Big blue lilyturf is an evergreen perennial endemic to East Asia. Comparable to grape hyacinths, this plant has velvety, lush foliage and abundant lavender-blue spikes with black berries blooming next to it. It is a famous, enticing plant that looks especially...
Random snapshots of some garden harvests as we approach autumn and we begin to "close" the garden before our trip to Nova Scotia. [envira-gallery id='8656']
North Vancouver City Library Adult book club October book Excerpts Equally crucial is the need to revisit and re-embrace the teachings of the Ancestors, collectively, in this country—all of us. This seems even more relevant today as we witness seriously tumultuous times around the world. Love should be honoured always,...
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[envira-gallery id='8557'] Northern FlickerColaptes auratus This brown woodpecker flashes bright colors under the wings and tail when it flies. Its ringing calls and short bursts of drumming can be heard in spring almost throughout North America. Two very different-looking forms -- Yellow-shafted Flicker in the east and north, and Red-shafted Flicker...
Signed up for another mushroom identification and education course with Swallowtail Adventures. Whistler is a mushroom hunters wonderland in October! Join Chef Robin for a mushroom tasting and cooking talk followed by a mushroom foray with the wonderful mycologist Willoughby Arevalo. We'll meet at the beautiful Tyrol Lodge in Whistler,...
Sea to Sky Journey [envira-gallery id='8322'] [envira-gallery id='8415'] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0Ub9ZvFg50
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Song for Autumn Don't you imagine the leaves dream nowhow comfortable it will be to touchthe earth instead of thenothingness of the air and the endlessfreshets of wind? And don't you thinkthe trees, especially those withmossy hollows, are beginning to look for the birds that will come - six, a...
[envira-gallery id='8274'] China rose Rosa chinensis The china rose (Rosa chinensis) is a Southwest China native. The plant has been cultivated for so long that it has become hard to tell the difference between wild and cultivated varieties. With medium-sized clusters of flowers and a long blooming season, it is...
Reflections on the Lake, Phil's Cabin in New Brunswick Sand Dunes of Margaree Harbour Beach, Nova Scotia
Our Souls Will Not Be Soothed our soulswill not be soothedby what we achievehow we lookor all the hard work we doeven if we managed tomake all the money in the worldwe'd be left feeling empty for somethingour souls ache for communityour deepest being craves one anotherwe need to be...
[envira-gallery id='8223'] Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara The species known as bittersweet is a semi-woody vine found in forests, marshes, shrublands, and hedgerows. All parts of the plant contain alkaloids (especially the bright red berries), which are extremely poisonous to humans and livestock if ingested Common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Common snowberry (Symphoricarpos...
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