NBC Says Black People Need “Safe” Camping Spaces to Avoid “Trauma” of White People With Trump Flags - https://washingtonengager.com/2023/07/black-people-camping-safespaces

Is this the life they envisioned when Justin Trudeau told them that Canada welcomes them? A large group of asylum seekers have been camping out on the sidewalk in downtown Toronto for weeks as shelter space has reached capacity. One third of shelter occupants in Toronto are migrants. Despite this clear sign that Toronto does not have the capacity to welcome more migrants, nothing seems to be changing.
https://tnc.news/2023/07/17/ratiod-trudeau-migrant-tent-toronto/

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Dreaming Dream

Passing sleep
passing dreams
drifting off far away
leaving the earth
following flow play
playing to the forest sway

Original Artwork and Poetry Artist Jen Shearer

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Cabin

Dreamy cottage in the woods
A time where free with all the goods
Look outside see that scene
Fresh, bright and covered in green

Original Artwork and Poetry of Artist Jen Shearer

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4 Seasons Cottage

Deep in the forest
on private land
off the path
off into the sand

Original Artwork and Poetry Artist Jen Shearer

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Went winter foraging this morning, -16C with a windchill in the -20's and unfortunately, my daughter's boots hadn't fully dried out as much as she thought they had. We intended to be foraging both for curly dock AND rose hips today, maybe even gathering some pitch from some of the conifers to see if we can create our own waterproofing oil solution, but all we got done was fill 2 large paper yard waste bags with curly dock. We estimate having brought home close to 10 lbs. That will be three of these bags to process now. I'd held off on the one in the cooking shelter, thinking my kids wouldn't want me doing this in the house, but my daughter asked me to start processing the seeds - in the house! So I should start on that after Christmas. For another perspective on how big these plants are vs the bags, here is the photo from earlier this fall sitting on the camping chair inside my cooking shelter.

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