Posted in Other, tagged fauna, get outdoors, i should be working, inspiration, Motivation, nature, Thoughts, vacation, work, Writers, writing, yay on June 20, 2013|
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[written from The Bush, as they say]
Greetings from Northern Ontario, where I sit at a table in a cottage overlooking a broad grey lake. Most mornings the lake sits still and calm, its surface and the encircling hills a chalice in which to hold mist. Like so many others in this region, this lake is surrounded by birch and pine, underpinned by the heavy, flat bedrock of the Canadian Shield. A small grassy lawn surrounds the house, illuminated by daisies and orange hawkweed.
It’s beautiful here, in the stark, almost frantic way of northern climes in summer. The sky warms around five o’clock in the morning and doesn’t fade until almost ten at night. Local wildlife takes full advantage of the long days, and I try to do the same.
Speaking of local wildlife, in addition to the usual chipmunks, rabbits, hawks, etc. I have seen the following in northern Ontario:
tortoises (tortii?)
loons
beaver
elk (ok, just tracks, but still)
hummingbirds (brave little adventurers from the southern reaches of the continent)
wolves (including one gorgeous specimen with russet fur)
deer, a.k.a. walking wolf lunchies
moose, female or juvenile male, large (hey, it’s a moose)
mosquitoes (forget cicadas, these monsters should be the next major food group)
It’s raining now, providing me with the perfect reason to stay in and keep working. But even work is better in the woods!
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