Living in the Bush

[caribooblades]

I watched a tiny spider
Scurry across our rural road

Leaving no visible tracks
On the freshly fallen snow
It stopped at the edge of a sudden crevass
Left just moments before by our dog
Walking beside me
The spider hesitated
Then dropped into the abyss
Scrambled about the toe holes
Then back up to the surface
On the same side
The wrong side. A pause
The spider dropped back
Into the crevass
Scrambled about the toe holes
This time she crawled up the other side
And continued on her way
Leaving no visible tracks
On the freshly fallen snow


My partner, Aki Yamamoto, is showing some of her work at the

Williams Lake Station House Gallery in B.C., May 3rd - 31st.

This releif is carved into beetle kill pine. 18" high.



We've lived in the bush for 15 years. Grow our own food, hunt and trade, have a simple solar electric set up that runs our shop and cabin where we make knives and tools, no phone, no close neighbours. Leaned a lot about survival in the bush with nothing.



Don't see much hope for our environment. Things are changing fast here.



http://aki-and-scott-fireweed.blogspot.ca/

 

[baldtaco-II]

Wooden womb, that's creative.

 

[upnorth]

The beetles are thriving because we don't let the forest burn naturaly.

 

[caribooblades]

The beetles are thriving because we don't let the forest burn naturaly.

Not quite that simple. 15 yrs ago cold winters killed beetles. The winters aren't cold anymore. The kill kept the beetles in check.
Definitely agree with you that the forests should be able to burn naturally.

 

[pitdog]

I like the carving but I prefer this even more !:thumbup:

 

[Brad "the butcher"]

What part of the Cariboo are you in bud?
The wife and I have 10 acres across the road from Bridge Lake. Just tenting right now, after we purchased it our financial situation took a nosedive and we could not purchase a trailer.
Going to build a 10x10 to 12x12 hexayurt out of plywood and tarpaper this year and a potbellied stove, not fancy but should be able to do it for under $500 and its a structure which will make the wife happy.
I bet you would be a wealth of info.

Eagerly awaiting ice off to get up there and slay some kokanee.

Every year I see the dead red swatches of forest get larger and larger......sad.

 

[caribooblades]

Sorry for the late response I've been busy. We are in the Chilcotin west of Wiliams Lake.
Keeping it simple for sure. Your doing it right I think. Start with nothing and aquire what you need.
Figuring out what you need is the challenge. We realized we didn't need very much.

Scott
We've been posting on a blog for 4 or 5 years about our lifestyle, http://aki-and-scott-fireweed.blogspot.ca/

 

[c.t.smith]

I love this part of the country. Im getting married then 2 years of school in alberta then headed to the chilcotin. Hopfully with some savings to buy a piece of land to call ours. Hope it dont change on use too quick

 

[Brad "the butcher"]

Yeah c.t. I would not wait too long to purchase property up in the caribou/chilcoltin area. We bought 3 years ago before the economic crash and prices have not really dropped up there and are going to rise again soon.