Archive for the “The Daily Forest Report” category
The Daily Forest Report November 11 & 12, 2013 The Skeletons of False History
by nielskunze on November 11, 2013
This mullein stalk is like a memory standing in a vast mindscape… although the story is not its own. The lesson which unfolds here is about Mullein’s villainized cousin. Although this is just a specific instance revealed, the wider implications (…)
The Daily Forest Report November 5, 2013 Tracking the Invisible Bear
by nielskunze on November 5, 2013
It didn’t take me long to figure out that foraging season is pretty much over. Winter snuck in during the night and gifted us with about four inches of snow! Rose hips, juniper berries and bear berries are about all (…)
The Daily Forest Report November 4, 2013 The New Energy… Not the Same As the Old Energy
by nielskunze on November 4, 2013
My dreamtime and my forest walks have begun to overlap. For decades already I’ve been privileged with the ability to engage in what I call “conceptual dreaming.” My Dreaming Double will hold a particular concept for the duration of the (…)
Theodora
by nielskunze on November 1, 2013
(Author Narration) Now that last month I convinced you that I never do rewrites, here’s a friggin’ rewrite. Oops! This is a very old story. It’s my best bear story. For many years it has only existed on the website (…)
The Daily Forest Report October 31, 2013 A New Appreciation for Dandelion
by nielskunze on October 31, 2013
Dandelions are the first to bloom in the spring and the last to bloom in the fall. That alone makes them very valuable… since they’re highly nutritious. In recent weeks, they are the only flowers available for foraging, and some (…)
The Daily Forest Report October 29, 2013 Striking the Balance
by nielskunze on October 29, 2013
I haven’t even mentioned Raven this year at all, despite there being two who have kept a very close eye on me throughout the whole season. I usually hear them cawing and croaking in the distance… talking about me… but (…)
The Daily Forest Report October 28, 2013 YOU Are the Stability You Seek
by nielskunze on October 28, 2013
The sun has been hidden for days. It makes for very introspective times. The fog doubled down… and everything got draped in “mistery.” There was enough dew to moisten the tongue of this upright Juniper. Shivering, I listened. “The world (…)
The Daily Forest Report October 26, 2013 Get Thee Behind Me Satan!
by nielskunze on October 26, 2013
To most, the proliferation of the tree lichen Old Man’s Beard– also known as usnea– among the forest undergrowth makes the woods seem creepy. As usual, appearances can be deceiving. Usnea is definitely beneficial to forest creatures, including humans. (Yes, (…)
The Daily Forest Report October 25, 2013 It Burns!
by nielskunze on October 25, 2013
Sometimes it’s very difficult to get my camera to see exactly what I see. The enigmatic conifer, Larch (or Tamarack), is one of the last to shed its leaves (needles). It will continue its autumnal light display well into November– (…)
The Daily Forest Report October 24, 2013 Kinder Tyrannies
by nielskunze on October 24, 2013
And the fog was twice as thick as the day before…! I should have guessed that there’s much more to the “mistery.” The Fog had plenty more to say on this day– much of it surprising. “A pendulum swings in (…)