Lessons from the forest Archives

Gratitude … for my very own Christmas tree farm!

A Christmas tree farm! How delightful! What comes to mind when you think of a Christmas tree farm? Probably a nice bit of acreage. Well-covered with good-sized, beautifully shaped evergreen trees. Noble firs – to be sure! Noble…

November 4, 2024Christmas, Gratitude, Lessons from the forest

Gratitude … for a “table prepared”!

I was puttering about in the workshop looking for some sort of long pole I could use to knock down the remaining apples which are still dangling high up in the branches of the apple tree. A broom? …

November 3, 2024Gratitude, Lessons from the forest

So much noise!!

I had a brief reprieve yesterday afternoon from the hammering and banging going on at my home. The downpour of rain had sent the roofers home early for the day. The peace and quiet was glorious! I pulled…

October 18, 2024Lessons from the forest

“Hey! Don’t you dare eat my apple!”

Yesterday, late afternoon, I was heading down the driveway to go get the mail. And here came the deer, heading down the driveway in the opposite direction. They veered off into the paddock … obviously they weren’t interested…

October 10, 2024Lessons from the forest

Annoyance … the doorway to a blessing.

Hubby and I were sitting on the couch last night. Hubby had a lot of important work to do on the computer. But the internet was not working. Annoyance!Hubby got up off the couch and went out on…

September 24, 2024Lessons from the forest

A bowlful of buggy apples = begging deer!

The apples are ripe. I have been picking apples and making applesauce. The deer also like the apples! They come around regularly looking to see if any have dropped on the ground. So, every time I go out…

September 3, 2024Lessons from the forest, Marriage, Relationships

I want to be … like a tree!

I had originally included this photo in yesterday’s blog post. This is a brochure which our teacher passed around at our recent “Bats on Small Forests” class. It shows all the many ways trees are important to bats: …

August 15, 2024Lessons from the forest

Bats!

For the final session of our Forestry Field Day, hubby and I chose to attend: “Bats on Small Forests.” Both the session we attended and the one before it had lots of people! I was surprised there was…

August 14, 2024Lessons from the forest

Bigleaf Maple Syrup!

At our Forestry Field Day event a few weeks ago, the session hubby and I were most excited about attending was the “Bigleaf Maple Sugaring” session. This session was offered twice during the day, with the first presentation…

August 13, 2024Lessons from the forest

Growing Shiitake mushrooms

A few weeks ago, hubby and I participated in a Forestry Field Day. It was terrific fun! For our second session of the day, we chose to attend: “Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation.” Here you can see us arriving at…

August 12, 2024Lessons from the forest