tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141353412024-03-14T12:05:48.582-07:00The HomestoneWhere we share the beauty of the changing seasons on our 48 acre off grid homestead in the Cariboo Chilcotin. Where <a href="http://www.touchwoodrings.com">Touch Wood Rings</a> are created, and where we live and work and play. 'The Homestone' is the name of the boulder that marks the entrance to our place. Nicola Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896014117767633488noreply@blogger.comBlogger270125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14135341.post-73874057946535999982018-02-02T14:05:00.000-08:002018-02-02T17:27:02.929-08:00Winter in the Chilcotin Forest<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">The second day of the second month of the year.</span><br />
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We've been seeing the tracks and resting places of our resident winter moose
for a few weeks now without catching sight of her, until this morning.</span></div>
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her favourite grazing spots, just across
the creek where the willow grazing is good.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">David got some great video of her which I hope he'll post
on Facebook in the next day or two. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She appears healthy and relaxed. She may have been
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We have been enjoying our resident winter birds as
well. The chickadees and pine siskins, our three gray jays, the
solitary blue jay we call Sammy, as well as those majestic predator birds like the shrike and the Northern Hawk Owl. We have all the
regular winter critters; squirrels and rabbits
and weasels and coyotes, and foxes. For 16 years now we've witnessed and photographed our birds and wildlife through every season. It's been an incredible experience to see them return and depart, to see the increase or decrease in their numbers each year. And while we provide safe sanctuary for all our birds and wildlife; this is a tiny corner of their world. We are always sad to see them move on and wish them godspeed on their journeys.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We are enjoying the pristine beauty of winter (how could we not), and we look forward to Spring, trying not to wish this quiet season away.</span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.touchwoodrings.com</div>Nicola Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896014117767633488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14135341.post-49745090389725613462017-04-16T15:21:00.001-07:002017-04-16T15:21:27.462-07:00The slow melt into spring.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hello dear ones.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">I have been remiss in updating our homestone blog.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It has felt like a very long winter but it's really pretty normal. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In fact we are right on schedule weather wise. The first five pics below are from March 15th last year. Following those are photos from my walk about on March 15th this year. A walkabout in the beautiful warm sunshine and now with our new little dog at my side. Life is good.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">These pics below are from a month ago (March 15th this year) - with the sun giving me leave to walk without my parka and the little dog back in her lighter sweater. I don't remember ever being quite so delighted by the return of spring.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It <i>was</i> a challenging winter. I became quite ill in early November and had a raft of tests and exams through November and December. It was a busy and worrisome time for me and for David. Surgery was planned for mid-January. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">I was concerned about having a complicated surgery at our small local hospital but I am so glad we made that choice. My surgeon and her team did an amazing job and I am 100% again. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I can't say enough good things about the care I received </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">in Williams Lake, and </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">from my dear David, my brother in law Vincent who makes his home on our property, and huge thanks to the women in my life who were always available when I needed to talk. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">October 8th ~ Saturday morning on the meadow. We awoke to a grey day that soon turned into our first snowfall of the year. It's almost noon as I write this post, and there is actually a wee bit of accumulation. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We're ready too, I think. For the most part. And that's mostly thanks to the guys. David and Vincent got the plow ready, the travel trailer drained and pinked up with antifreeze and put away under cover for the winter. Equipment shuffled around ~ that kind of thing. Vince has been working on firewood and myriad other things that need to be buttoned up before we're up to our armpits in snow.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our little dog is experiencing her first ever snowflakes ~ I hope she learns to love romping in the snow as we do have a longish winter. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wishing one and all a very Happy Canadian Thanksgiving weekend! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Fun Factoid :) The origins of Canadian Thanksgiving are
more closely connected to the traditions of Europe than of the United
States. Long before Europeans settled in North America, festivals of thanks and
celebrations of harvest took place in Europe in the month of October. The
very first Thanksgiving celebration in North America took place in Canada
when Martin Frobisher, an explorer from England, arrived in
Newfoundland in 1578. He wanted to give thanks for his safe arrival to the New
World. That means the first Thanksgiving in Canada was celebrated 43 years
before the pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts! </i></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.touchwoodrings.com</div>Nicola Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896014117767633488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14135341.post-45393628375921417972016-08-05T12:02:00.000-07:002016-08-05T12:02:48.348-07:00August on the Meadow<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh my goodness ~ it's been too long since I posted on the Homestone. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Life is crazy good. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">David and I just returned from a long overdue and wonderful holiday which we spent visiting family and old friends who we don't see often enough. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Most of our time was spent in the southern end of the province where summer days are hot and the nights are equally as warm. We were so pleased that it was rainy and cool for the first leg of our journey. It allowed us to work up to the hotter weather that arrived. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We got in some wonderful visits, good hugs and conversations and home cooked meals with folks! We have vowed to get away more often. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Arriving home to our cool mountain meadow was wonderful too. It's so great to have Vincent here. He is the caretaker and steward of our 'solar powered idyll' and having him here means we don't worry about a thing when we take some time away. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The hummingbirds are due to leave soon. Their numbers have already dwindled.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The swallows that are left are mostly raising their second broods and so there are still little ones in flight school and learning the ropes on how to be swallows.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have three blue herons who are enjoying the fishing in Mackin Creek and lots of other birds about; finches, siskins, blackbirds, thrushes, nighthawks, kingfishers... and of course our community of marmots. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is socked in today on the meadow with weather reports of thunder storms this afternoon. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This morning we lit the kitchen wood stove ~ just to take the chill off. Is that fall in the air??</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For now, we are tucking in and getting back to work with much to catch up on. Emails from so many wonderful people to respond to and rings to build and summer projects to resume.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtlmvq7JsUfJw6o97SVvh4FlIQn4xI7SvoVgxeZb37gOTfdvfn2APXQIgLa9qBIR7vx6P-TkEYekjlCVJpqxVdWJsrl9V79tq2BovslQkoUFMzo-7zob2Pf45i1Yhdblx78bO/s1600/IMG_9856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here is a sweet pic David got of two of our marmots who were having quite a conversation on the path down by the creek the other day. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well, that's a quick update. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As always, thanks for dropping by and much love. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Have a great August! </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">s ever, </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Nicola and David</span><br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">www.touchwoodrings.com</div>Nicola Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896014117767633488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14135341.post-43102937235715021712016-05-27T11:06:00.000-07:002016-06-04T11:23:01.089-07:00May on the Meadow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> The meadow comes alive with swallows and sandhills and hummingbirds</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and geese and coyotes and deer</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">as if to say "I like it here, I'm home."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">K. I changed my mind. I can't quit our Homestone blog. :) I just can't. Especially at this time of year when there is so much beauty to record and share.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And so ... I'll continue on with our <a href="http://www.warmthofwood.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Warmth of Wood</a> Blog and this 'home on the meadow blog' with perhaps a little less frequency. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is such a spectacular time of year. The arrival of spring.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> our naturally flooded meadow ~ which gives us a shallow lake for about a month this time of year.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And so, today is that magical musical First Blackbird day when it takes all my concentration to stay at my computer and do the work I need to do. And love to do. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong... it's just, well ... the sun is shining, there are birds everywhere and I wonder what the inside of the greenhouse looks like right now. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These pics are from that 7 km drive and then arriving through our gate and down the last stretch of driveway to our home sweet home.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's a beautiful drive, regardless of the season but I'm pretty partial to these frosty winter days. I'm guessing we have about 20 inches of snow right now and we will see more, there's no doubt. We're thankful for it too ~ us and the trees and the forest floor and all the critters who rely on having four distinct seasons.</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.touchwoodrings.com</div>Nicola Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896014117767633488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14135341.post-69155691718533320292015-12-17T13:06:00.001-08:002015-12-17T13:06:43.430-08:00The short dark days of mid December.<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Winter has come to the meadow. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We are almost at the shortest day of the year. I'm very thankful we work at home. I was chatting with a woman at the post office in town yesterday and she was saying how she goes to work in the dark and arrives home when it's dark and only sees her yard on weekends. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We are so fortunate to be working at home during these short December days. If there is a sunny break today I will gather up my camera and my iPod, don my warm woollies and head out to take some photographs. Though it's already 1 pm so it's unlikely we'll see sunshine today.<br />In the meantime, here are some pics from the last 10 days around the meadow.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A couple of pics of David's green thumb at work. Our first amaryllis bloom with more on the way.</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.touchwoodrings.com</div>Nicola Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896014117767633488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14135341.post-55442604273533446272015-11-17T22:23:00.001-08:002015-11-17T22:23:16.622-08:00Mid November on the Meadow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our dear Whiskey Jacks looking a little bedraggled today. First real snowfall of the year. Hopefully the treats at the feeders warm them up a little.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Just before today's Whiskey Jack snow fall, David and I took a wander round the meadow and got some pics of our almost winter white world ~ that transition day when fall is almost a memory under the first brush strokes of winter.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Canada Jay lives here all year round, and like the Raven, Pine Siskin, Chickadees and Juncos, his cheery company can be counted on even in the coldest weather. At this time of year he is busy stashing food ...in spruce trees mostly from what we have observed. Larger spruce have naturally peeling bark that provides shingled crevices, perfect places to protect and hide the stash.<br />
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They eat and stash a wide variety of food ... meat, eggs, insects, fruit, sunflower seeds, suet, (left over turkey chopped fine saturated with bacon fat ...) and etc. We have to wait till the bears hibernate before we put suet or bacon fat in our feeders or we will have unwelcome guests ...<br />
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Grey Jays are adaptive and intelligent, naturally curious and friendly. A bit of patience will get one feeding from your hand and coming back daily for more. They do have natural predators and so they are very alert, keeping one eye on the sky. Most hawks eventually migrate, so the winter skies are much safer.<br />
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Their vocabulary varies from chatter to whistles, and they can imitate other birds. They are territorial and monogamous, and yes they do find a new mate if an accident befalls their partner. They nest in April, which is a cold and barren time of year here, so they depend on this food stash to feed their fledglings.<br />
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All offspring from the current year except the dominant male are pushed out of the territory before winter, and the remaining young male joins Mom and Dad for a year till he matures, helping feed the young by retrieving caches. He eventually pairs with a female pushed out of another territory and the gene pool is protected.<br />
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The name "Whiskey Jack" is the oldest name we have for this widespread North American bird. It is a derivative of the Cree and Inuit ...Wee-sah-ka-shat (many spellings). Wee-sha-ka-shat, along with the beaver, otter and muskrat, is responsible for the order of things.<br />
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The Canada Jay or Grey Jay by modern definition....<br />
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well feathered everywhere, this bird is equipped to handle forty below ....<br />
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Sometimes called Camp Robber, the Canada Jay is omnivorous and an opportunist.<br />
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He is curious and interactive and will come to your voice.<br />
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His rounded tail and wings provide a silent and stealthy flight despite his steady wingbeats ...<br />
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He keeps one eye on the sky watching for hawks or the shrike.<br />
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He can carry a tremendous amount of booty away from the feeders, reminding me of a chipmunk as he stuffs his crop.<br />
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That tail acts as a flag to signal when the mouth is too full to talk.... lol.<br />
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The winter would be a lot quieter and less cheery without this little bird. They are such good company.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>by David Finch</i></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">www.touchwoodrings.com</div>Nicola Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896014117767633488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14135341.post-26980292386408204922015-09-23T13:06:00.002-07:002015-09-23T13:12:55.362-07:00Last days of Summer and the First day of Fall<br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of our four legged friends</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today is the Autumnal Equinox in our corner of the world. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The wheel turns and the time of balance returns.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And seven words from the wisdom of Wendell Berry. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Right now there are lots of babies on the meadow.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Grosbeaks are bringing their little ones to the feeder now, introducing them to the</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">never ending supply of sunflower seeds. The Red Winged Blackbirds have little ones and of course it's flight school for the swallow babes.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A truly delightful time of year...</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well,except for the hungry mosquitoes!! </span></span></span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.touchwoodrings.com</div>Nicola Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896014117767633488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14135341.post-45890102743833514762015-06-16T17:34:00.000-07:002015-06-16T17:39:00.226-07:00Dandelions On the Menu<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;">David ... and our Dandelions again ~ </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;">with his promise fulfilled to collect a few pics of the various critters in our yard that eat our dandelions. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Were we to spray our yellow flowers to make the perfect green lawn, we would poison or kill the food supply of quite a few different animals and birds. Let's start big ... this Grizzly loves dandelions and we're sure glad because we would not want to end up on the menu...<br />
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this family of black bears is so pleased to find this salad bar in the
relative safety of our driveway, I say relative because that is exactly
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Groundhogs love dandelions,<br />
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Yellow headed blackbirds seek out just the right one in the closed position and bite all the seeds at once from the side.<br />
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and Pine Siskins pin them to the ground to make a meal of them one at a time. They prefer them in the parachute stage. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;">And we humans of course can also benefit greatly from the lowly dandelion.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;">We worked with Danny and Casey on their rings earlier this year. Casey and I were chatting about Dandelions and she kindly sent me her process for making Dandelion oil which I'll share here: (Thanks Casey)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;">- Pick the dandelion heads, then lay them out over some
towels for about 24 hours. I didn't do this the first two times I made it
and after some more research I found someone's suggestion to do this as it
reduces the amount of moisture in the dandelion which can then decrease the
chances of the oil going rancid. - fill a 2L mason jar or glass bowl about half full with
dandelions and then pour a blend of olive oil and grape-seed oil over top.
But I agree with you, almond would also be lovely, I have also used
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;">- Let the dandelions sit in the oil, in the sun for two
weeks.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;">- I add arnica oil and essential oils, that assist with
circulation or pain management as this enhances the anti-inflammatory and
analgesic properties of the dandelion. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;">- Keeping it in the fridge does help keep it fresh and useable.</span></span></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.touchwoodrings.com</div>Nicola Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896014117767633488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14135341.post-36078813849854946582015-05-29T13:58:00.002-07:002015-05-29T14:02:05.524-07:00Late May on the Meadow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We've both been keeping the camera discs full these days, and David took some time to jot down a bit about what's going on.</span></span></span></i><br />
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scattered to their chosen nesting spots. Every birdhouse is full and
beaks poke from every swallow hole. We have ten pairs of Evening
Grosbeaks this year at the start of the season, so we are hoping to have
a flock of thirty+ come September. </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6EAOWtQ5ysmmPQK5PLuy_lCpgxLUJoqXpFA59Hz3erxGaq54CjN81XQEvnpP4jOw9qkf4-slNXHv9Rg4tyeGytGIMy6Jkkkn7_D7x_BFmJdraSwik9DaMHsAWbnkqeJIPXTZ/s1600/IMG_8465.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6EAOWtQ5ysmmPQK5PLuy_lCpgxLUJoqXpFA59Hz3erxGaq54CjN81XQEvnpP4jOw9qkf4-slNXHv9Rg4tyeGytGIMy6Jkkkn7_D7x_BFmJdraSwik9DaMHsAWbnkqeJIPXTZ/s320/IMG_8465.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
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an appearance and posed for a few photographs before she made her way
down the meadow. She was especially approachable and I think she was i<span class="text_exposed_show">n
labour. I saw her on the middle meadow a short time later, and she was
in the same area she birthed last year. There are a lot of bears around
right now, so I hope she is able to find her safe spot</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Meanwhile, Mr Marmot is looking ... He seemed to want to get into the
dandelion debate and ate a few while we looked on, commenting on their
virtues I guess ... He is such a handsome devil, but on the edge of his
territory. No girls have ventured onto the meadow yet and so he has to
be content to pontificate and dream. And eat ... and sun himself ...
and visit with the humans. Life is good ... !!!</span></span></span></div>
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had a late evening reservation at the dandelion salad bar. It took a
while for everyone to show themselves, so we assumed that it was the
same bunch that were here last week. It turns out that this is a
different sow and her four cubs! She must be very comfortable here
because while she is quite aware of our presence, she purposely left her
cubs on the driveway for a moment to check the harvest around the
corner .. then rejoined them. <br /> We were losing light, and I wanted
them to look in the direction of the yard, so I disturbed them enough to
get their attention and then got some pics of the procession as they
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Sandhill Cranes and Hummingbirds on the meadow.</span></span></span><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Here on the meadow we see our Sandhill's in pairs, or groups of four or six. <i><span>"The sandhill cranes</span> bugling calls are unique and can be heard from miles away. These tall, gray-bodied, crimson-capped birds breed in open wetlands,
fields, and prairies across North America. Mates display
to each other with exuberant dances that retain a gangly grace." </i></span></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">"Sandhill Cranes are known for their dancing skills. Courting cranes
stretch their wings, pump their heads, bow, and leap into the air in a
graceful and energetic dance."</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">"Although some start breeding at two years of age, Sandhill Cranes
may reach the age of seven before breeding. They mate for life—which can
mean two decades or more—and stay with their mates year-round.
Juveniles stick close by their parents for 9 or 10 months after
hatching.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">The oldest Sandhill Crane on record was at least 36 years, 7 months old.
Originally banded in Wyoming in 1973, it was found in New Mexico in
2010.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">The earliest Sandhill Crane fossil, estimated to be 2.5 million years old, was unearthed in the Macasphalt Shell Pit in Florida."</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I believe what we have here is our Rufous Hummingbird however we are always happy to be corrected. : ) </span><i><span style="font-size: small;">"Rufous Hummingbirds have the hummingbird gift for fast, darting flight
and pinpoint maneuverability. They are pugnacious birds that tirelessly
chase away other hummingbirds, even in places they’re only visiting on
migration. Like other hummers, they eat insects as well as nectar,
taking them from spider webs or catching them in midair."</span></i></span></span></div>
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sure we wouldn’t see a hummer for a few weeks yet, but David insisted on hanging a
feeder about 4 days ago and sure enough, on Sunday afternoon ~ our first
hummer arrived!! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For all you fellow bird lovers; May 9th is 'Global Big Day' under the wing (haha) of Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology. Go birding wherever you are, for any length of time on May 9 and enter your lists in ebird. Here's a link to the <a href="http://goo.gl/OGjZ4z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Global Big Day 2015 site</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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possible for the Global Big Day tally and to have a worldwide show of support for the birds! </span></span></span><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Our early spring runoff peaked today and the high spots on the meadow started to reappear. This morning, a half dozen green winged teals worked the edges of the nearest shore with a pair of mallards. They would be on their way north and taking advantage of our temporary lake to refuel. At noon a pair of mature trumpeter swans dropped in with last years cygnets and made their way to the little island to rest and preen where they felt safe, providing a wonderful opportunity for some video footage. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Our robins have begun to arrive en masse, Nicky counting seventy eight without moving off the deck. Three pairs of tree swallows have checked out their nests and are working the edges of the meadow for insects. The flickers are beginning their mating rituals, flashing their bright colours from side to side in unison as they watch the sky for interference. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And then there is old yellow legs who is taking advantage of the large population of birds in the area and making his terrible presence felt ... The thicket that Nicky had Vince build helps the junco and blackbirds escape his sudden appearance, however he gets the slow and weak and keeps everyone on their toes! </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Its been a bird filled day ... but not without critters. Nicky saw a big healthy coyote in the mill yard today and the squirrels have been risking the open ground to the bird feeder to try their luck again.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We keep our beavers fed to protect our local aspens, and it always gives us an easy viewing and photographing opportunity. Vince puts new trees into the holes he has made for the purpose at the edge of the beaver pond, and they come and fall them at dusk.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They wintered well and are fat and sassy, cruising up to us then disappearing in a noisy shower of water. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Green Winged Teals headed north</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">at noon, four swans arrive for a rest</span></span></span><br />
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gather in the fall by the hundreds and then disappear ... I don't know
how far they migrate but I assume they go somewhat south and toward the
coast. Too cold for them here, and they forage for insects mainly. The
forest here supports a lot of robins, but when the arrive, they work
our lawns for earthworms and leather-jacket larvae.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">our ubiquitous geese who keep their distance but tolerate us ...</span></span><img alt="" class="spotlight" height="266" src="https://scontent-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11116471_1647428862152582_3835454545697199740_n.jpg?oh=cba2e1f338a3b2d11cf9b2bebd367c1f&oe=55AD7CDD" width="400" /><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />This aspen trunk lasted a couple of days ...</span></span><img alt="" class="spotlight" height="266" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xta1/v/t1.0-9/10985304_1647428885485913_1927403287252760591_n.jpg?oh=f8e08a9a62dc3e82e56122ceb4ef7dbc&oe=55B87A54&__gda__=1433387433_10cb33e7412632969de0273558172b42" width="400" /><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />Momma gives us the eye ...</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And be warned :) t'is the season of a billion pics from the meadow folk.</span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">www.touchwoodrings.com</div>Nicola Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896014117767633488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14135341.post-30106825703416829592015-03-31T14:18:00.002-07:002015-03-31T14:20:06.993-07:00The tail end of March on the Meadow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;">"Is it spring, is it morning?
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and does your own soul need comforting?<br />
Quick, then––open the door and fly on your heavy feet; the song<br />
may already be drifting away." </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">By Mary Oliver from her Poem "Such Singing in the Wild Branches"</span></span></span></span></div>
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in the sun by noon. Half of the walk around our meadow is stuck in
winter, half is full-on spring and makes a glorious stroll. </span></span></span><br />
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had some tremendous March winds the past few weeks so there are trees
down here and there that must be dealt with. Some we leave where they
lie to offer habitat for critters and to build the soil. Trees that have
fallen across our trails will go to our mill yard to turn into floors or counter tops or bookshelves in the addition we're building.</span></span></span><br />
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beavers in our beaver pond are up and about and busy. The ducks and
geese and blackbirds are back, the yellow legs and robins, and a small
contingent of swallows have arrived.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Life is good and we are well and truly blessed! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;">If you might enjoy more regular updates and there will be lots now that spring has sprung; you may want to follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/touchwoodrings" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A few of our spring birds arrived today! That's very exciting!! Our lone red winged
blackbird who made a brief appearance the other day is now back and on
routine, awaiting the rest of his flock, who usually arrive about 10 days after their scout. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Oh thank goodness for spring! Though I want it to come slowly, with time to notice every change and new arrival.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Thanks for joining me on my walk about this morning. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">See you tomorrow? :)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ah, the awakening of our 48 acres after her winter sleep. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The mornings are still cold and hard edged. Fat little catkins gather on the willows and the creek ice has begun to melt. </span></span></span><br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">www.touchwoodrings.com</div>Nicola Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896014117767633488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14135341.post-61833357146455011892015-02-06T00:45:00.003-08:002015-02-07T13:32:28.981-08:00Still Winter<div style="text-align: center;">
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You've likely seen some of these fantastic images of snowflakes. <br />
They've made the rounds of the interweb, and for good reason. <br />
They are breathtaking. <br />
Alexey Kljatov is the photographer and he freely shares his process.<br />
http://chaoticmind75.blogspot.ca/<br />
Beautiful work!<br />
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Less well known is the pioneer of snowflake photography Wilson Bentley, a Vermont farmer; the first to successfully photograph a snowflake. His methods later became known as photomicography. Bentley, aka the Snowflake Man, became famous for photographing more than 5,000 jewel-like snowflakes on his Vermont farm in the late 1800's. http://goo.gl/25UFSI <br />
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And so here I am on the 5th of February pondering the beauty of snowflakes, while our neighbours to the south are entertaining daffodils. It's still very much winter here on our 48 Acres. And when the sun comes out ... it's a sparkling white wonderland. Join me on a little walkabout if it's not too chilly for you and lets ponder the piles of snow. Made up of zillions of these.<br />
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