Rowan
Flying Kites
The short version As a child, with the wind I flew kites My kids want their own to take flights Kites Up! Now in Trees! Dad, rescue them please! Now flying again to the heights The Long Version When I was about Connor’s age, I spent many summer hours flying kites down on the Sheldon … Read more
WFW: Dolly Varden
Connor is especially fond of fishing and has been asking about going for quite a while. I finally got around to purchasing a fishing license today with plans to get up early with Connor to go fishing early tomorrow morning, but it was a nice evening and Connor suggested we go this evening, so I … Read more
Fiddleheads and Fireweed
I had a couple of different ideas in mind for this week’s Wild Food Wednesday, but in the end (lack of) time and opportunity made the decision. We picked some Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) and Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) fiddleheads. We probably would not have picked the fiddleheads, but Rowan insisted, and it turned out to … Read more
Wild Food Wednesday: Wild Cucumber
In light of the fact that gathering food is a good way to learn more about the place I live, I have decided to try doing a weekly post on wild foods, featuring a different one each week. Today Connor, Rowan, and I went for a short walk to collect “wild cucumber” (aka Clasping Twistedstalk … Read more