Archive for the ‘Wild Nature’ Category
Monday, May 13th, 2013
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Sunday, November 21st, 2010
As I have mentioned previously, a wise wild woman suggested that the great grey owls I encountered this summer were angry. I considered her interpretation of the events, and decided to follow her suggestion of performing a ceremony to let the owls know of my good intentions.
I have long been ...
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Thursday, November 11th, 2010
The days have been grey and frosty at Monkey Valley. I have yielded to the temptation to sit by the fire and catch up on my reading. The Wilderness Committee's most recent report is about protecting Canada's endangered wildlife. This is something I care deeply about, as you probably know ...
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
I have been putting off writing this posting, but the time has come. Visitors to Monkey Valley will be sad to learn that Donald the cat has gone. He disappeared while I was at a retreat in California in August. He has been missing for two and a half months ...
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Sunday, October 31st, 2010
As so often happens, more information has revealed itself as I continue to ponder the mystery of the owl encounter. When I described what happened to another wild woman wilderness guide, she offered a new perspective, which I had not considered:
"You know, this story of yours is so fascinating. I ...
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Friday, October 8th, 2010
These encounters with the owls prompted me to do some research to learn more about them. A great resource I found online is The Owl Pages. I also consulted Ted Andrews' Animal Speak, as always.
I learned that the great grey owl (gray to you American readers) is the provincial bird emblem ...
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
Well, after my magical experience on Wednesday night, I was quite looking forward to my run Thursday night, hoping to see the great grey owls again. On the way down the trail, I didn't see them, but I thought it was still too early. It wasn't quite dusk yet. On ...
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
Something quite wonderful happened on my run in the Seymour Forest on Wednesday night that I must tell you about. I did a 90-minute run along the Seymour River, where I always finish by coming up a steep 1 KM trail called the Homestead Trail. There is a bend in ...
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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
It is time now to finish the story of the medicine walk and apprenticing on the CA Fall Fast last October. The night before the fasters were due to return, I had a powerful dream. The dream showed me that something had shifted in my psyche as a result of ...
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Hi Amy,
I'm answering you as a blog entry rather than a comment, so I can include photos. I've puzzled over the pictures you sent me of marks on a tree, as well as the details about measurements and known wildlife in your area. I also consulted with an expert woodswoman.
The ...
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