I missed 2019's International Polar Bear Day because my life at the time was imploding. I missed 2020's International Polar Bear Day because I was too depressed to open my eyes. I feel desperately sad about the decline of the world's polar bear population. As reports about bears needing to swim staggeringly long distances to… Continue reading In These Last Days Of Winter – International Polar Bear Day
When I take little Saga out for a walk, I know there’s a likelihood that I’ll encounter roadkill. I walk the country road most of the way, and too many people drive idiotically fast. Usually, I come across rabbits or birds that have been hit, but in the past two days, it’s been hedgehogs –… Continue reading Roadkill : I Will Remember You, My Friend
Thistles, like foxgloves, can steal me away for hours. If I’m passing by a thistle or a whole host of them, I always, always, always have to stop and drink in their presence. The prickles that we see all over the plant are for defense and protect the thistle from being eaten by most animals.… Continue reading Thinking In The Dark : Thistles
There are three memories from my childhood that, for reasons unbeknown, creep up on me at least a few times a week. These memories are of the stinging nettle, a plant most of us do our damned best to avoid, unless we know how to utilize it. The first memory is of when my seven… Continue reading Thinking In The Dark : The Stinging Nettle
German photographer Kilian Schönberger's Brothers Grimm's Homeland series is something particularly special. If you have the time, take a detour to his website where you can enjoy reams of spectacular landscape photography.
Some pagan neofolk to finish the week. German project Falkenstein is soothing my soul this Friday morning, providing some much needed calm, and helping me to clear my head of unnecessary clutter.
Another blizzard choked day here in Canada. Perfect weather for Fyrnask, a one man atmospheric black metal band from Germany.
When I first laid eyes on the jewelry designs from LA based creative soul Kristen Phillips of Floridxfauna I screamed. Jewelry that packs such a powerful punch to the heart doesn't come around too often. I knew that I needed to have one of her pieces or...I'd die or something. (I was gifted with the… Continue reading Interview : Kristen Phillips Of FloridXFauna
Have you ever wondered what a flipped iceberg would look like? Did you ever imagine it could look so fucking beautiful? Photographer Alex Cornell went on a trip to Antarctica back in December 2014 and witnessed a flip for himself.
Most of us would pass a dead bird or toppled nest without a second glance. Mielle Harvey's jewelry, inspired by nature, encourages us to notice and pay attention to a world we so often neglect.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 