Tag Archives: 2011
Spruce Woods Park Today
Reid Dickie Last Friday I took a drive out to Spruce Woods Park to see how the little park overwintered. Park workers have cleaned up most of the debris that cluttered the ditches. The plastic and metal grid dams that … Continue reading
Filed under Accommodations, Day Tripping, Flood, Natural Places, Parks, Spirit
The Party of Peacocks of Souris
Reid Dickie Last year’s flooding of the Souris River valley displaced the party of peacocks and peahens that are a distinctive attraction in Souris, MB. Normally the peacocks live in a bird sanctuary in the valley but last summer they … Continue reading
Filed under Birds, Day Tripping, Flood, Parks, Video
My Year of Being Grateful – 2011 Year-End Review
Reid Dickie I’m calling this My Year of Being Grateful because time after time, day after day all year I found myself expressing gratitude for an aspect of my present life. Wherever I was and whatever I was doing was exactly what … Continue reading
Pictures of an Amazing Year
Reid Dickie This is a sample of my first batch of 2011 travel pictures. Taken in the Big Muddy in southern Saskatchewan, an enduring symbol of hard pioneer life still stands atop a rise surrounded by crop. I have uploaded the first 56 … Continue reading
Castle Butte Video Report
Reid Dickie I have written about Castle Butte in the Sacred Places series and felt it required a video homage. My short report tries to capture the uniqueness of the butte.
Filed under Day Tripping, Earth Phenomena, Natural Places, Sacred Places, Saskatchewan, Spirit
Firebugs in Winnipeg Busted On Camera
Reid Dickie I live under a canopy of majestic, mature American elm trees in one of Winnipeg’s many old middle-class neighbourhoods. I call it “the forest” – peaceful but ever-changing. Lately my peace has been shaken by firebugs in the ‘hood. At … Continue reading
Filed under Accommodations, Life and Life Only, Oh Dear, Winnipeg
Yurting at Spruce Woods Park
Reid Dickie I spent Thursday and Friday of last week at Spruce Woods Park, staying in one of 13 yurts they rent out to not-quite-campers. It was a quiet stay. The park has been ravaged by the flooding Assiniboine River … Continue reading
Filed under Accommodations, Critters, Flood, Natural Places, Parks, Spirit
Sacred Places Video Update – Big Beaver Buffalo Effigy
Reid Dickie On my recent excursion into the Saskatchewan Holyland, I spent most of a morning at the buffalo effigy south of Big Beaver. My visit resulted in this video report on the site and its vistas.
Filed under Ancient Wisdom, Love, PRAIRIES, Sacred Places, Saskatchewan, shaman, shamanism, Spirit
Along Saskatchewan Roads
Reid Dickie Visible for miles, this white beacon is, in fact, Weyburn, SK’s original water tower. It stands atop Signal Hill. Learn its history. A couple of shots of Chapel Grove Cemetery just north of Minton, SK along Hwy #6. By … Continue reading
