Elm Charm - where Elm trees reside, there's magic.

Prototyping floor lamps to exhibit prints depicting the local lands. Grateful to my neighbour who not only showed me basic woodworking skills and lent me his tools today, but also gifted me a precious piece of Sparwood fir, which we sanded down, cut to beams and joined.

#yql #photography #cyanotype

Thursday is Trans Day of Remembrance. It is a day to remember lives lost to transphobic violence. It is also the day the community is coming together in Calgary to say no to Bill 9. No to the Notwithstanding Clause. Yes to protecting trans rights. You are invited to rally with us. If you are in Calgary, join Queer Citizens United on Thursday, November 20, from 5 to 7 PM at McDougall Centre for a community rally against Bill 9. We will stand together to defend rights and reject the government’s attempt to override the Charter. Trans Day of Remembrance Rally Against Bill 9 Thursday, November 20 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM McDougall Centre, Calgary (455 6 St SW — Map & Directions)

Trans Day of Remembrance
Rally Against Bill 9

Thursday, November 20
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
McDougall Centre, Calgary 455 6 St SW

Sorry to hear. I am lucky here. There are many American Elms in the area where I live. They were planted by settlers between 50 to 80 years ago. They too suffer from drought and disease nowadays due to climate change.

Beaver

Time for final visits to Ksistakiahkoinimaan before the season is fully closing. Pay respect, listen to Beaver stories and be thankful for the gifts the animals provided this year.
#Southernalberta #yql #cyanotype #photography

Natural World - ILFORD Photo 2025/26 student competition We're thrilled to announce that Natural World - ILFORD Photo 2025/26 student competition is now open for entries

We're thrilled to announce that 'Natural World' the ILFORD Photo 2025/26 student photographic competition is now open for entries.

Vist the link below to learn more and please share with any students / lecturers or technicians that you know.

www.ilfordphoto.com/studentcomp2...

#yql #Ninnaistako #southernalberta #photography #cyanotype

Inniksi, the Bison, heard us as well and came to where we parked the car on our way down.

I don't have enough fingers and toes to count our blessings that day.

#Paahtomaahsikimi #waterton #Siksikaitsitapiksaahkoyi #yql

June is the month of herbal ecstasy and so I took my dear friend up a hillside to introduce her to my herbal friends along the way and Fireweed up on top. She gifted us all with her beautiful voice and song, in return, full of praise and healing.

I enjoy braiding Sipatsimo for gifts to my Blackfoot teachers, friends and peeps who need some lifting energies, and most importantly, the person who gifted me with the first Sweetgras plant a few years ago. Around Summer Solstice, Sipatsimo grows most happily.

Da komm ich her, da geh ich hin... kanns gar nicht mehr erwarten... (schlechter Reim, aber wahr)

My home waters are calling me louder with every day that time is counting backwards for me.

#cyanotype #cyanotypie #photography #Ostsee #Heimat #Inselleben

Restore Alberta's Coal Mining Ban Now Against the overwhelming will of the people, the Alberta government has quietly lifted the coal moratorium, once again exposing these critical headwaters to exploration and destruction.

As long as the sun shines, the grass grows and the river flows, I will fight to protect and honour the Treaties. Via Save Our Slopes SIGN THE PETITION:
Restore Alberta's Coal Mining Ban Now
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Free herbal medicine resources. Missing The Herbal Highway? Go to KPFA.org to access all of the archives. Consider in these times: herbal care after protests, stress and trauma, hope and resilience. Check out Planting Medicine. Our work remains available to you. Take care of yourself and each other.

Swallowtail's reappearance tells me summer is here, which, in turn, means the reenactment of ancient renewal practices by the local #Blackfoot custodians. To me it also means to listen more closely to see which dreams are worth to be brought to life this open season.
#cyanotype #photography #yql

Gone for the day to dip into the healing waters in Paahtomaahsikimi, known as #waterton, and greet Ksisstakiahkoinimaan, Mistakistsi ki Misaamistsi along the way

#goodmedicine #yql #herbalism #photography

Crow eying me while walking across the road.

#cyanotype on a wooden board I forgot I had painted to sunprint last year.

#yql

Spending the day with those who hold the water is a very special day. Water connects us all, we are water and healthy waters around us mean good community health and heart.

I appreciate those making the efforts of greeting and caring for many of the beings who share the space with us on the lands surrounding #yql #Sikoohkotooki. Caring for water is difficult these days, all the more love and deep respect to those who make water work their work.

#photography #cyanotype

Spending the day with those who hold the water is a very special day. Water connects us all, we are water and healthy waters around us mean good community health and heart.

It's probably no coincidence that my awareness for Crows is growing these days. I seem to need to learn from how to best move through change in ways where I can gather what I need from past times, but leave what would hinder from living a full life going forward.
#cyanotype #yql

Still experimenting with adding depth to the deep blues. Not the easiest when clouds seem to enjoy teasing you. We've been playing this game that as soon I bring out the #cyanoprint paper, Sun goes into playing hide and seek with me.

#yql #cyanotype

My interactions with Owl are usually few but special. This #cyanotype print captures an evening in the #yql river bottom when Great Horned Owl called out to say she would watch over me. We respectfully eyed each other before my climb back up the hill into town.

I enjoy exploring Crows, not only to grow into my name more. What sustains the process is that every time I open doors/ windows or move through Niitsitapi landscapes, my namesakes and teachers instantly make themselves heard or show up flowing across.

#yql #cyanotype #Issapoi'saaám

Right? Especially because this place is often windswept. What a gentle beginning of the greener months.

Greeting Ksisstakiahkoinimaan as the open season is here and more visits will follow. #Paahtomahsikimi #photography

Pelikan am Naapi nitihtayi

Such a special feeling to be greeted by these majestic beauties flying over you early in the morning at the Oldman in #yql

#cyanotype #photography

Coulees at Beaver breakfast time

#yql #photography

Beaver

Beaver's been calling me down to the river bottom again and again

#yql #cyanotype #cyanotypie

Nankiin Cherry is blooming and Chickadee couldn't be happier. Bees and Ants are chiming in into the chorus of spring.

#yql #cyanoprinting #cyanotype

Love is in the air, finally spring is here. #愛情 #pottery我 #yql

Winter cannot let go and clandestine night time visitors show. #yql