Reading: Freedom Seeker by Yvonne Winkler

A dear friend and colleague of mine, Yvonne Winkler, wrote a book: Freedom Seeker. So much of her story deeply resonated with me, as I am sure will with so many other women who’ve been through the burnout cycle, drowning ourselves in whatever our vice we choose while in denial...

December 21, 2022 0

Poem: Fear

Fear It is said that before entering the sea a river trembles with fear. She looks back at the path she has traveled, from the peaks of the mountains, the long winding road crossing forests and villages. And in front of her, she sees an ocean so vast, that to...

December 21, 2022 0

Poem: The Moment

The Moment The moment when, after many yearsof hard work and a long voyageyou stand in the centre of your room,house, half-acre, square mile, island, country,knowing at last how you got there,and say, I own this,is the same moment when the trees unloosetheir soft arms from around you,the birds take...

December 21, 2022 0

December 18, 2022 Snowy Beauty

[envira-gallery id='13464'] Japanese barberryBerbers thunbergiiBerbers thunbergii, colloquially known asjapanese barberry, is a flowering deciduousshrub commonly cultivated as an ornamentalplant. Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea isthe most popular cultivar of this species,known for its characteristic dark red to violetfoliage and bright red berries Scarlet firethornPyracantha coccineaScarlet firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) is asemi-evergreen shrub...

December 18, 2022 0

December 14, 2022 Impressions of False Creek

[envira-gallery id='13346'] Plants Devil's darning needles Clematis virginiana Devil's darning needles is a climbing vine native to the Southeastern United States. This vine attaches by delicate tendrils and therefore does not harm its supporting structure. It is attractive to bees and hummingbirds while being deer resistant. The flowers on this...

December 14, 2022 0