Several years ago, one of my friends sent me the coolest story of a duck trusting her instincts and going to a policeman for help to save her babies. This Mother is a shining example of faith, of extreme love for her young, of the way Nature is changing with all of her children, and […]
Magpies are very resourceful birds with a reputation for stealing anything that is not nailed down, especially if it is shiny. Because of their characteristic of liking valuable baubles and for having picked up gold nuggets and coins, our Ancestors believed that several magpies around your house or yard, or around where you were working, […]
Send your ideas for blog postings and your comments about different blogs to Judith at Judith-hirst@questers.ca, and I will post them on the blog. Picture from Wild Horses of Alberta Society When I was born, my Dad was still using horses to pull the hay rake, haul the rack of bales to the barn, and […]
This year, the Caribou have been in the news many times because of the declining herd size. Caribou are being threatened by man and oil exploration, by disease, by changing food sources, and by the constant surveillance by concerned scientists and wild life managers. This issue started about 2005, and has been growing. There are […]
From the Editor: I first published this story back in 2007 on my blog. My friend, Aleda, sent it to me. I loved the story and posted it. I believed that it is a grand story with a lesson for everyone. I had many, many, comments and emails from it, which showed that it touched […]
Pigeons are often regarded as pests. In some cases, they are regarded as a delicacy for eating (squib). Some people revere them for their racing abilities. Most of us think of them as the birds that people feed in the parks and squares in the cities. We seldom think of them as a totem animal […]
Moose are one of the more ancient four legged ones. In Alberta, we see them in the foothills, in wooded areas, and sometimes even along the rivers in the city. Moose was named from the Algonquin word “Moz” which roughly means stick or twig eater. Moose are totally herbivores and may eat up to 112 […]
Years ago, a reader asked me why she was seeing a “Fairy Penguin” in her dreams and seeing pictures of them when she looked in magazines. The reader was seeing a Spirit Guide. What I have learned is that when a spirit guide pops up in your life, it is there to help you focus […]
Picture from Rocky Mountain Outlook Community News Have you ever had a dream where you are either walking along a river or canoeing along a river, when all of a sudden, a large speckled fish jumps out at you? More often than not, the fish will be a trout! We currently associate the trout with […]
© 2017 S. Roger Joyeux; Used with permission. Every morning, and sometimes in the evening, the dogs and I walk in the provincial park along the Bow River. When we walk on weekends and evenings, my husband Roger joins us. And, if we are blessed, we are also joined by one of the wild ones. […]
Around the world, the Eagle is revered for its majesty, size, fierce look, and for its ability to soar so high. A sports team adopts it as a team name. Countries use it as their symbol. Shaman and warriors have worn its wings and claws to represent their power. In the Inca Tradition, the Eagle/Condor […]
This winter, the Blue Jays have been hanging out in our back yard, teasing our dog, and stealing all the peanuts and sunflower seeds they can from the seeds I put out for the birds and the squirrels. Our birds are wonderfully colorful and noisy! It made me think of a blog that I wrote […]
Image of Oxen from www.afb.org/ Oxen pulled the carts and wagons that helped the pioneers cross North America from the East to the West coast. “Dependable, calm, methodical, patient, hardworking, ambitious, conventional, steady, modest, logical, resolute, tenacious. Can be stubborn, narrow-minded, materialistic, rigid, demanding.” Ox is actually a bull that has been neutered either because […]
Hooray for the activists and wildlife experts and environmentalists that have raised everyone’s awareness about the plight of animal kind. The Universe or Creator put animals (the two legged, the four legged, the finned, the furred, the feathered ones and the unseen) to balance the plant life and to create a beautiful garden. In addition […]
Juncos like the mountains, and can be found flying around the Rockies, and go as far north as the tundra. They are a shy, hardy little bird. Junco from Wikipedia Junco brings a New Year’s message. Remember, that she eats seeds and insects, and likes to be in flocks with her kind, hopping about […]
Over the past years, Bobcats have been very abundant in Calgary. We live two streets over from the boundary of Fish Creek Provincial Park, and in the last year, we have had several Bobcats in our front and back yard, and the pair seem to roam our cul-de-sac in a very unconcerned way. I was […]