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inthevisions

Forest Dweller. Storyteller. Plant Medicine. Art.
Way off grid. On an island. In the Ocean.

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Stackin' chips $FRWD
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#bouthalfwaythru #lotsmoretogo #AnalogHeat #Fuerte #Firewood
#offgridlife
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Tobacco, Eagle, and a Leprechaun.

#Always
#TodosSeguros

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I so very much hesitate to get into covid discussions as they can be so very divisive and the risk of one's mind & spirit being infected with conflict & division, is high. A serious, dangerous side effect of it all.

That said, I'll offer this, a mantra or personal guidance I've settled on:

"I'm not afraid of the virus, I'm not afraid of the vaccine, I'm not afraid of the government and I'm not afraid of the corporations."

Try it out.

This is to encourage empowerment, unity, wholeness. Personally and collectively.

In saying this, I am also one to keep my health —body, mind, spirit— strong. With ongoing maintenance and upgrades, as a practice. I have with me what I consider to be the strongest, most intelligent plant and natural medicines. That's what works for me.

I also got the vaccination because, I'm not afraid of it. Also in solidarity with my family, for example, my dad lives in long term care where there was 23 covid deaths in a matter of weeks. What am I gonna do? Tell him it's all baloney? Explain to him the math of it all? Talk about rabbits? Lie? No. I'd rather just get the vaccine and go visit him in ease, take him out for lunch, ya know. Easy.

Further, any potential side effects of the vaccine, I know I can deal with, with my plants. Haven't had side effects btw, in fact I felt quite good.

I'm not trying to convince or conflict anyone. What works for one person might not fit another.

I do know there's level-up ways above & beyond all this crazy town the world seems to live in these days.

It seems to me *everyone* has either been *infected* or *affected* by the pandemic in numerous different ways, to body, mind, spirit.

It also seems a time where, you can't really be on the fence and you can't really take sides, or you risk becoming infected with conflict & division.

It's a time where it's not particularly useful to be: either/or, yes/no

A time where it's helpful to be, or at least consider: both/and

And, it's an excellent time to plant, water, tend and share the diverse community gardens of body, mind and spirit. And help your world and the world of others, grow & flourish in all the different colors & flavors.

In unity & health.

Peace

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Chocolate blackberry peach buttercream flower cake!!!???!!??! ?😳 Coming from the astoundingly inspiring Violet of @basalt.bakery.and.homestead and my lovely love @laurasolarnova #wow 🙏

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It's taken me five years living on the West Coast to find suitable Reishi to pluck and make that good good medicine.

Then, yesterday walking home from the beach and bingo! A bunch of big beauties appeared, ready for take off!

Must be my birthday or sumthin'
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#reishi #mushroomlove #mushroomhunters #fantasticfungi #polypores #ganoderma #foraging #forestlife #forestspirits #wildfoodlove #herbalism #offgridlife

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Poco Mapacho
A small collection of dozen or so Tobacco plants growing. Two different types of Nicotiana Rustica — one from seeds from @janrostlinka and the wonderful folks at Feather Crown, and the other, from seeds I kept from previous years growing Tobacco, I believe it was the so-called/legendary 1000 Year Tobacco.

These 12 plants are currently growing in just little 1 gallon pots. Pretty good for such a small pot. They're growing in magical soil designed & built by @laurasolarnova so that's probably the main reason they're so happy.

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#tobacco #mapacho #ayahuasca #sapo #kambo #gardens

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Well, it's not all bad out there.
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Some newness/going way back
Started in the winter, finished in the heatwave. Connecting into some styles from 10-15-20 years ago...

Mirror/Threshold 002
Acrylic on wood
24" x 36"

#painting #geometricabstraction #wildstyle

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Hiding from the heatwave.
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#heatwave #bcheatwave #melting #pnwheatwave2021 #offgridlife #firewood

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Bing!Go!
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The days are getting longer, hotter, stronger, stranger, greener, glorious, gold and glowing 🌿🤩🌿
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#forestlife #forestspirits #wearewildness #offgridlife #inthewoods

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It was quite the scene. It was quite the scene, I tell ya. Then the sheep show showed up and holy shibuya kabuya I don't even know you know what I mean?
I mean I was just chillin with kitty cooking deer sausage and onions, drying nettles and mushrooms, sortin lumber and art, while all the while the sun was smilin all crazy wild and then bam
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#forestlife #offgridlife #spring #inthewoods

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Hummingbird season zippin' on in!

Small drawing from the #speakinginleaves series.

Also:
Via @dogwoodbc --
"Hummingbirds are doing more to stop TransMountain right now than most of our politicians. After citizens spotted and flagged several tiny nests in this stretch of forest above the Brunette River, TMX crews were forced to stop cutting down trees for the pipeline."

#visionaryart #psychedelicart #ayahuascaart #ayahuascavisions #drawing #hummingbirds #birdlife

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Way deep down in the center of the edges.

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First snake of the year.
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#snakes #spring #forestspirits

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Under attack by the rare West Coast Mini Yeti!

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Chaga and the fresh Nettles on the go.
Maybe a little microdose, ya never know.
Picking up a signal on the radio.
Check the time once again on my Casio.
@peiabird coming through the Bluetooth.
Triple dip, double dare, and a half truth.

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Double Happiness!
Reach for the Stars!
Advance Notice!
Spring is Coming!

#nettles #imbolc #foraging #forestlife #wildfoodlove #wildfed #ratherhuntgather #herbalism #offgridlife

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All Clear

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We interrupt your program to bring you a Mega Mushroom Moment⚡🍄⚡
1-4: Big booming batch of what looks to be Pholiota limonella. Joyous!
5: A wee Bolete.
6: Lobster mushroom-- so many out these days I think I live on the ocean floor.
7: Cauliflower mushroom! Hooyaa! A bit rain beaten but some of this delicacy went into last night's soup, along with oyster & lobster mushrooms.
8: Toothed Jelly fungus, probably.
9: Honey mushrooms! Or so it seems.

Any tips or further IDs or info, I'm all ears. 👂🍄✨
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#forestlife #forestspirits #wearewildness #getoutside #offgridlife #autumn #mushrooms #mushroomhunter #fantasticfungi

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Stackin' chips
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#offgridlife #firewood #woodheat #analogwarmth

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Quick-Pick lotto winners ! ⭐ !
Lil' Harvest Moon gather up. 🌞
Pepperoncinis, sheepsnose peppers, fingerling potatoes, oyster mushrooms, lobster mushrooms, tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes, apples, pears and gnarlic.
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#gardening #foraging #wildfoodlove #offgridlife #gardeninglife #mushroomhunter #harvestseason #harvestmoon #soup #withalittlehelpfrommyfriends

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So proud and so much love for these three – my mom, my sister, my niece – new Gramma, new Mama, new magical baby girl, Reina! 🥰

Oh my goodness she's so awesome and. amazing.

It's been an intense and heavy summer in so many ways – but – this beautiful, glowing little one has brought and shares such joy, levity, lightness, love, smiles, laughter, wonder and so much more.

I get the feeling the future is gonna be good.

And I'm gonna help make sure it will be.

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♥️

@lyallcouchman
@darbymaher
@maherjoanne
@jaywatsup
@laurasolarnova

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Sweet secret summer swimming, sun slowly sinking, scintillating Salish sea. #secluded
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#oceanspirits #salishsea #explorebc #greatnorthcollective #offgridlife #forestlife #wearewildness
#islandvibes #offthebeatenpath

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