Unveiling the Hidden World
We've all seen them: those strange, often unappealing growths protruding from the trunks of older trees. You might call them conks, brackets, or just plain…
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Manitoba Photos
Bridges: Waiting at the Water’s Edge by Tony Eetak
Beneath still bridges and softened trails, the landscape invites us into a season of return—a ritual written in meltwater and moss, in the heavy pull…
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New Growth, Old Wisdom
New pine growth in the northern forest—a quiet reminder of regeneration, seasonal cycles, and the resilience of nature.
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The Pine Cone That Wasn’t
The Weird and Wonderful Willow Pine Cone Gall: An Artistic Discovery.
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Split, Stack, and Settle In
There’s something deeply satisfying about the thunk of a wood splitter cutting clean through a log.
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Northern Bog Violet: A Bloom in the Wetlands
The Northern Bog Violet (Viola nephrophylla or sometimes Viola adunca) is a delicate wildflower found across boreal and subalpine regions of North America, thriving especially…
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Home is Where the Tent Is
Laughter, Lore, and Land There's this sweet spot in the year, right now, as spring shakes off the last bits of winter and nudges us…
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Northern White Violet
Tucked quietly among mosses and ferns, the Northern White Violet (Viola macloskeyi) is one of the forest's most understated treasures.
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Spring Sun: Preparing Caribou
There’s something deeply grounding about this work, about the rhythmic push and pull of the blade against the caribou meat.
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The Nodding Trillium
Identifiable by its pale stamens and characteristic "nodding" posture, Trillium flexipes is a unique white trillium inhabiting the rich forest floors of Northwestern Ontario.
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