Posts From Viki Mather
Fall Harvest: Edible Wild Plants
(Updated Nov 1st, 2021) I grew up in the countryside, where eating locally was as simple as going out to the garden to pick a...
Cottaging in Canada: Sour Cherries and Summer Memories
One day several years ago, I was admiring the fresh fruit at our local farmers’ market. There were these odd looking cherries that caught my...
Autumn Morning
Already the sun is rising late. After 7:30 where I live, and it is going fast. Thankfully the dawn arrives well before the sun pokes...
Wild Mushrooms
Mushrooms, mushrooms everywhere, but none are fit to eat. Or are they? A lot of us have a curious fascination with wild mushrooms. They seem...
Summer Morning
The sun rises to the north-east long before sleep is ready to give way to the day. I half wake as the first rays of...
Wolf Lake Red Pines
I first travelled through the Wolf Lake area more than 30 years ago. We travelled by canoe, paddling and portaging through clear lakes and cool...
Violets
Spring flowers are in full bloom, much to my surprise. It seemed that the forest floor was brown as ever, until I noticed the violets...
April Promises
After the shortest winter ever, I find myself looking out at a landscape without snow. I’m torn between the sadness of losing the ice from...
Lake Walking in Late Winter
This is the warmest winter ever. I’ve become so used to temperatures hovering around the freezing point that it seems really cold on those few...
Off the Grid: Here Comes the Sun!
February is a most wonderful month. Because of the LIGHT! Gone are the dark days of November and December. It is colder, yes. Minus 31ºC...
The Beauty of the Snowflake
Why is it so hard to find six-pointed snowflakes these days? Are six-pointed snowflakes difficult to generate on a computer? I am nearly illiterate on...
November Winds
The winds do blow in November. And it stirs something in my blood. There’s a bit of uneasiness, and bit of excitement. Branches from the...
Blackflies Love Bananas
Here we are, barely a week into spring, snow still lies heavily in the forest, why in the world would I be writing about blackflies?...
Little Snowshoes
Like it or not, winter has set in for the duration. I hope you do like it, since it will be here for at least...
Ice Cream!
Want to know what is really great about the cold weather of winter? Ice Cream! For you softies who live in the city all year...
Farewell to Loons
This is a wonderful time of year to be in the bush. The last of the colours are dangling in the treetops. The morning frost...
