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5 Gardening Tips It's Not Too Late To Implement
This post is for everyone that looked outside their window last week, stared down their empty outdoor space and thought, "Do I have enough time to start my garden this year?"
By Farmer Nick5 years ago in Earth
Nature Diary
Northern Oriole Northern Orioles (also known as Baltimore Orioles) had been sighted in parks around the city for a week or so and I had seen several. They are easily recognized orange-coloured black birds that whistle pure notes from the treetops. I had been trying for days to get a clear photo of one but, shooting at a distance from the ground up to their high perches, all of the photos taken had turned out blurry.
By Andrew Turnbull5 years ago in Earth
Beginner’s Mind and the Reclaiming of Awe
Up here, sound travels strangely. Human voices echo and waver, bouncing off sun-striped sea and granite cliffs. You can hear the voices of passengers in boats a kilometre away, every word carried to shore by the action of tiny indestructible waves.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Earth
Patio Time
I much prefer to sit on my kitchen patio but my handsome husband Mike invited me to come and sit on the front patio, his patio, with him. We were sitting there enjoying the mild evening and this helicopter came flying in and landed on one of our hillbilly patio tables, aka a tree stump,
By Peg Luby5 years ago in Earth
5 Reasons You Should Spend More Time in the Forest
On a sunny Saturday, where else do you go but the forest? That’s the consensus around here. If you’re going to live in British Columbia, you’re obliged to like the outdoors. There’s not much else here. Vancouver has its charms, but they only go so far. It’s what’s outside the city that makes it so appealing.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Earth
This is What Happens When You Disconnect
All I need is an Internet connection. Or at least, that would be all I needed if all I cared about was making money. I’ve been with my wife since before smartphones existed, so I’ve seen the world change as it has migrated online.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Earth
What Is Hydroponics? - An Introduction To Hydroponics
Hydroponics comes from the ancient Greek formation of “hydro”, meaning water, and “ponics”, meaning labour. The water is doing the work here and enabling the fast growth of plants.
By M V Ramarao5 years ago in Earth
It’s Raining Mice!
In the past two years we, as in Australians have endured drought almost continuously; huge, devastatingly terrifying fires; the wretched pandemic and, now we have a plague of mice, rodents that are relentlessly moving down from Queensland and heading via New South Wales towards Victoria.
By a.a.gallagher5 years ago in Earth
On foraging an craft
The scissors in my bookbag are the most versatile tool that bridges worlds: They bridge the world of nature and the world of art. As a forager, a natural dyer, and a textile artist, I use them at every step of the way.
By Josephine Clarke5 years ago in Earth
Snapping Turtles
I came across this little snapping turtle bathing in a tire-track mud puddle in the rain. Wherever it had been walking to, the baby turtle had found a wet, comfortable place to rest.
By Andrew Turnbull5 years ago in Earth
So, Climate Change is Happening, But do Enough of Us Care?
I think it’s safe to say that the term ‘climate change’ is truly a household name at this point in time. We’ve seen it on the news, on social media, in movies, and just about everywhere else. Climate change has been a part of mainstream social conversation for a while now. However, in recent years, its prevalence has increased significantly. So, why is this?
By Katie Rees5 years ago in Earth
Let me Be' Kine
Since water is the driving force in Nature, the more I get older, the more I’m wanting to be more like her, water. I ask myself, how can I be a bit more fluid, bubbly, and dynamic in ALL my creative endeavors, educational outreach projects, and basically life itself… so I become like a wave moving across and through the waters. Haven't we all wanted that feeling of excitement in our lives, ocean waves waving? Or can we humans merely enjoy land (locked) living. Yet, alas... breathing and creating on the continents can be a blessing, if we are inspired to imagine, design, and actually do art. So, this is kin to being 'like a mermaid' version of land-living, exploring and forming art creations into activism, or riding the new movement wave of ARTIVISM!
By Dolphingirl5 years ago in Earth