#snowcore
Horizon call from another side of heart, the more snowy and high one.
A little taste of spring
Hello dear ranger, remember as you walk along the path covered in Moss draping the cobblestone as a mosaic much as you wish to turn back. Think of how far you’ve come. Think of the little taste of spring, The little taste of spring. What is that you may ask? That is a little bit of crisp fresh air and morning dew hitting your face as you inhale the valley in front of you. Remember as you watch, the berries grow off of my My sister, she will guide you safely through your clearing in your path. Do not be afraid. Do ranger to also take a rest as needed when you tire, remember as you lay down your head next to fields and woods of animals playing as you listen to the birds trip their last chirp before their rain comes. You know dear ranger there is a saying when it comes to March the month of which we’re in it goes on but there’s also another saying some people choose to say in like a lion out like a lamb that also apply to many other months. You’ve scaled mountains and climbed peaks. You’ve danced with ghosts in the past few weeks, but also you’ve listened to stories of bakers and potters and little Millers who live with their daughters. But dear ranger, remember that this is almost the end of a very deep winter. It’s not quite spring but once it is it will be the beginning. Life is going to flourish and so are you so do not give up to your ranger for there is another year in stored for you.
An entrance to spring
Hello dear ranger, remember as you pass through this march as the little marshes wash away against your boot as you trip over cobblestones and jump over walls The forest will always be watching and waiting as you trace my leaves that have started to grow from my branches. Pick the fruit from my from my trees as my arms. Reach down to curse your face with my leaves as the raindrops onto your head The wind will constantly whisper your name, whisking you away too far away places, but also do not forget my sister the highlands as her grass grows into a warm summer. We will currently be entering spring. Don’t forget to rest against her deer beds as you carefully make your bed of hay. Don’t forget the cows that are grazing in the fields or the sky. That is so blue and wondrous like a sea up above instead of seafoam you’ll be looking at clouds washing away the night sky as the sun dips into the day. But dear ranger, I do not only have a sister in the Highlands. I also have a sister in the mountains. Remember as you climb her rocks and her terrain as her snow melts as you step and crunch through the harsh winter into my sister’s and their spring. Remember how you feel and how you have survived through this harsh winter many things have come gone but you and my sibling stay constant now. Go along dear ranger, I’ll always be waiting with my branches extending to you.
A sleep in a tavern
Dear Ranger, As you lay on your feathered pillow listening to the wind of a cold winter’s night. Think of your travel. Think of the beginning in a small little village in a small little country. Out in the open. Think of the steps you have climbed,The creatures you befriended, The ones you traded with, And the ones you passed. Think of the sun as it shined through the trees or the meadows you saw straw sticking out of. Think of the doe as she lay with her child. Think of the winter cold as it swept in touching all with a chilly kiss. Think dear Ranger as you pay for your lodgings. Being indoors does not make you less outdoors it can be an adventure as much inside an inn as it is out there. Think dear Ranger before you dream of the winter festival you enjoyed with the villagers of this new town. Now dream dear ranger drift off in your river of sleep. And for you dear ranger have a sweet dream of your happy holiday.
A remembrance of winter.
Dear ranger remember the air of winter as you sit on the stone wall at the edge of the woods. With crisp air breaking in and out of your frozen nose as your hands run over every finger of the other for heat. Oh dear ranger remember the love you had for the fall before as you danced amongst the stones with ghosts in the highlands listening to their instruments. Remember the warmth of summer as you lounged on hills watching horses drink from creeks below as you chewed on fresh corn you traded the farmer for. Remember finally the fresh scent of spring the rain of a rebirth after the dead in the snow. Now dear ranger as you sit on your stone wall running your fingers over eachother look to the sky for your next adventure. We woods will stay as you travel through us once more. Waiting to flourish for your spring. So go along now dear ranger were waiting for you.
A rangers dream of winter
As you bed down for the night above the cover of your bed roll think. Think of the beauty in which summer has but dream, dream of winter. The time in which the earth is asleep. The plants and animals dream of a summer while you are awake traveling through cold terrains. Watching birds hop about in the snow as frost lands on your eye lashes. Dream of the fog forming from your breath as you see a distant town as it escapes your lips from a grin. Dream of the townsfolk decorating for holidays as you travel through thanking them for generosity. The image of meeting others in a small tavern over warm bowls of soup with thickened broth from baked bread crumbs and potatoes. The smells oh the smells of the spices from holiday drinks as you sit in your chair and pay your fee before leaving with extra soup and bread to go. The crunch of snow freshly fallen under your feet as you look up at the bright sky. Somewhere between night and day. Finally as you make your way to the campsite you set up you rest your head next to your fire. As you awake again in summer. But you see the bird fly over again and remember your dream of winter.
Here is a list of Etsy shops I have recently bought from for working on my casual wear and Ranger fit
Shop 1 Folk of the Wood mainly archery and elven themed they sell cowls and capes: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FolkOfTheWood?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=238720959
Shop 2 Fell and Fair more on the battlefield compared to high fantasy sells well made not just ranger is sold here but just overall armor and leathers: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FellAndFair?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=470098339
Shop 3 Moyamensing good arm bracers and cowls mostly accessories: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Moyamensing?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=656105307
Shop 4 is Cletic Fusion Design sells great winter clothes that are casual good for snow and water terrain: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CELTICFUSIONDESIGN?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=235956337
Shop 5 Cloak Closet a shop that has summer wear cloaks good for dry seasons for they are unwaxed and unlined: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CloakCloset?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=170628368
Shop 6 The Caped Companion sells mostly mantles and cloaks that are warm:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCapedCompanion?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1061681161
Shop 7 Valkyrie Custom wear mostly Norse inspired clothes made for SCA quality events: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkyrieCustomWear?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=586841745
8 Chicken vicious shop that sells mostly Viking inspired and some ranger wear: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChickenVicious?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=825076868
These are all I have currently, I, will reblog when I update with more thank you for those who read
California
- Peruvian apple cactus (late spring-late summer found near hedges)
- Prickly Pear Cactus (late summer-early winter found in higher elevated deserts with dry soil)
- Olives (early fall-late fall Found in semi shaded areas in valleys )
Utah
- Golden currant (late summer found in road side ditches WARNING DO NOT EAT THESE ONES EAT THE ONES FOUND IN THICKETS OR MEADOWS CAR EMISSIONS CAN AFFECT THE PLANT)
- Dwarf smooth sumac (Late summer WARNING DO NOT EAT THE LEAVES THEY ARE HARMFUL AND TOXIC found in woodlands or fields)
- Nanking Cherry (early summer in colder zones throughout Utah spread via birds)
Continuing my foraging log I will talk about Idaho and Montana
Idaho
- Wild Ginger (spring found in cool and moist areas )
- Wild Strawberry( Late spring- Early summer found in meadows and on the side of streams)
- Saskatoon berry (season is July only a month found in timberline areas)
- Thimbleberry (I live coast side so I have never seen these in person but the photos online look adorable they are found in wooded and wet areas they are best foraged for in early-Mid summer)
- Chokecherry (Early-Late summer found where there is sunlight)
- Elderberry( Late summer found in moist areas)
Montana
- Bearberry (Early spring found in foothills)
- Wild Bergamot ( Early-Late summer found in prairies )
- Wild Licorice (Early-Mid summer found in low ground nearby streams)
- Cow-Parsnip (Mid-Late spring found near streams WARNING BE CAREFUL WHEN PICKING AN PREPARING THESE CAN AND WILL LEAVE NASTY BURNS WITHOUT PROPER PREPARATION)
- White Bog Orchid (Mid-Late summer found in wet bog areas WARNING DO NOT EAT THE LEAVES THEY ARE POISONOUS )
Spring/summer is right around the corner so I am going to make a list of edible plants you can forage for in the Pacific Northwest and make seperate posts for different Parts of the country as well and a few countries outside of mine
Oregon:
- Hawthorn berries (side effects are the seeds do not eat)
- Blackberries (late spring-early fall)
- Fairy Bell Berries(Summer berry plant found in wet forest)
- Juneberry (June-July found in foothills and lowland do not eat raw the pits are dangerous raw as they contain CYANIDE)
- False strawberry (late spring-early fall open woods and edges of forest)
- Oregon Grape ( Summer DO NOT EAT IN LARGE AMOUNTS THEY ARE DANGEROUS THEY CAN ALSO DESTROY GOOD BACTERIA WHEN EATEN BE CAREFUL )
- Jerusalem Artichoke (March)
- Siberian Miner’s Lettuce (Late winter-early spring found in wetlands)
- Sea Asparagus ( Early spring - Early fall found in Marshes near ocean)
- Brookelime (Spring-Fall do not eat near polluted water)
Washington
- Blue Elderberry(Late Spring-Early summer found in damp places)
- Serviceberry (Late spring-Summer found in hills and rocky areas)
- Bullwhip kelp (Early Summer-Late summer ocean)
- Onion Grass (All year in meadows and grassland WARNING THEY HAVE A TWIN CALLED STAR OF BETHLEHEM TO CHECK IF IT'S NOT THAT CRUSH IT ON A ROCK YOU WILL KNOW IF IT’S NOT THE TWIN IF THEY LEAVE A STRONG SCENT THE TWIN IS POISONOUS)
- Chickweed (Early spring found in damp soils underneath treelines)
- Fireweed(Late spring-Early fall)
- Japanese knotweeds(Early Spring-early Summer)
1. Do not just enjoy wildlife enjoy the locals they know about the area and can teach you
2. Respect the land and return rocks do not take without giving the earth is made on trades
3. Leave small tokens sometimes not everything has to be a trade but can be an offering the woods are peaceful and safe when taken care of
4. Do not disrespect those who reside in the woods they can be befriended if careful but do not give your name
5. Before entering a wooded area make sure of buddy systems and take someone with you especially in winter it’s dangerous
6. When resting make sure to clean up after yourself
7. Remember to pack water and to leave creatures alone if they do not wish to be handled friendship with animals is built as if with a person
you were never really lost, were you?
you were the only one awake to see it
love you snow much <3
