{"id":8781,"date":"2020-01-30T10:03:25","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T18:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/?page_id=8781"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:11:25","slug":"category-journal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Category-Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"carousel-slider-outer carousel-slider-outer-post-carousel carousel-slider-outer-9272 swiper navigation-visibility-hover navigation-position-inside pagination-visibility-never pagination-shape-circle pagination-align-center\" style=\"--carousel-slider-nav-color:rgb(30,115,190);--carousel-slider-active-nav-color:rgb(30,115,190);--carousel-slider-arrow-size:48px;--carousel-slider-bullet-size:10px;--swiper-theme-color:rgb(30,115,190);--swiper-navigation-size:48px;--swiper-pagination-bullet-size:10px\">\n<div id=\"&#039;id-9272\" class=\"carousel-slider carousel-slider-9272 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url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/snowdrop2.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/04\/25\/signs-of-spring\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Signs of Spring<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIt&#8217;s been a cold, slow spring, but gradually the signs of its impending arrival are starting to show up.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-25T15:38:59-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 25, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/04\/moved-in-at-last\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Wood-Stove.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/04\/moved-in-at-last\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Moved In At Last!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAlthough we now had our wood cook stove in our cabin, we still had a long ways to go before the cabin would be warm enough for us to move in.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:26:05-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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The sweet smell of the flowers carries on the breeze, tantalizing. I had read that a syrup could be made from the blossoms.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:26:30-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/10\/01\/happiness-is\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Full_woodshed.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/10\/01\/happiness-is\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Happiness is &#8230;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tNeed I say more?\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2020-01-30T11:17:29-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 30, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/03\/02\/singing-the-boat-blues\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Boat-blues.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/03\/02\/singing-the-boat-blues\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Singing the Boat Blues<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tYou know the old saying &#8211; &#8220;A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money&#8220;? Well, two boats are two holes, so I&#8217;m singing the boat blues &#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:00:36-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/24\/cabin-designs\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cabin-3D.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/24\/cabin-designs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Cabin Designs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tBuilding a cabin in a remote location, even if the cabin is &#8220;prefabricated&#8221;, is not a simple task. As we start to build our cabin, I am reminded that this is the end, not the beginning, of a process that ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:33:53-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2025\/05\/01\/the-sacred-fires-of-beltane\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fire2.png)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2025\/05\/01\/the-sacred-fires-of-beltane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Sacred Fires of Beltane<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tHere&#8217;s an article that I wrote for the 2024 Beltane edition of the \u00d2ran M\u00f3r Celtic E\u2010Zine that explores the history of the Fire Festival of Beltane.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2025-05-10T09:30:59-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 10, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCeltic\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/19\/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-friend\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Moody-Blue.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/19\/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-friend\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tToday, I watched the Moody Blue pull away from the dock without me. I felt oddly out of place, not being aboard her as I always had in the past. As I watched 12 years (has it been that long!) ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:47:12-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/05\/well-digging-again\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/H-4982.png)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/05\/well-digging-again\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Well Digging Again!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tOur well ran dry this week.\u00a0 Not terribly surprising, given the lack of rain.\u00a0 In fact, it was quite amazing how long it did last.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2020-01-29T15:29:49-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 29, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/03\/20\/ostaras-path\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/salmonberry.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/03\/20\/ostaras-path\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Ostara&#8217;s Path<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tToday is the spring equinox, and we finally finished cutting a trail from the cabin up to the center of the property. This trail will allow us to access the old logging road that runs through the upper reaches of ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:12:01-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/article\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/10\/landfall-day\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Landfall.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/10\/landfall-day\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Landfall Day<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tToday, we celebrated the first anniversary of our arrival at our homestead. We decided to call it &#8220;Landfall Day&#8221;, since we arrived by boat a year ago, and landed on the shore in our little skiff, hoping that this piece ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:28:11-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/08\/13\/august-comes-and-goes\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Shed-inside.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/08\/13\/august-comes-and-goes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>August Comes and Goes<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAugust flew by some time ago, but here is some of our summer trivia.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-26T14:52:12-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/28\/yard-chickens\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yard-chicken.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/28\/yard-chickens\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Yard Chickens<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tOur yard has been taken over by ruffed grouse, or &#8220;yard chickens&#8221;, as Ken calls them.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:22:47-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/12\/26\/winter-solstice-2\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/The-Snow-Queen.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/12\/26\/winter-solstice-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Winter Solstice<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWinter solstice has passed, Christmas has been enjoyed, and here we are &#8230; we&#8217;ve gained a whole entire minute of daylight!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:25:33-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/10\/05\/traveling-with-a-dog\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Brennan_Oct.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/10\/05\/traveling-with-a-dog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Traveling with a Dog<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAs it turns out, we&#8217;ve made quite a few trips this summer with &#8220;dog in tow&#8221;, mostly to Campbell River, but also to Qualicum Beach.\u00a0 It definitely gives us a new perspective on dog ownership!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-26T14:25:14-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/31\/scary-spidies-and-wyrd-shrooms\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Araneus-diadematus.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/31\/scary-spidies-and-wyrd-shrooms\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Scary Spidies and Wyrd &#8216;Shrooms<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tHere&#8217;s some wyrd and wonderful photos of Nature in time for All Hallows&#8217; Eve.\u00a0 Happy trick-or-treating this evening \u2026\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-10-31T15:53:55-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 31, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/07\/31\/humanure\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lovable-loo.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/07\/31\/humanure\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Humanure<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWhen you live in the city, getting rid of human waste is as simple as a flush. When you are living off-grid, things get just a wee bit more complicated.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:47:32-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/15\/shroom-hunting\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lycoperdon-perlatum-4.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/15\/shroom-hunting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Shroom Hunting<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWith the start of the fall rains, mushrooms are popping up everywhere.\u00a0 It&#8217;s time to go shroom hunting.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:23:47-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/03\/making-contact\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tree-of-life-fractal.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/03\/making-contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Making Contact<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI&#8217;ve recently learned that people like us are referred to as &#8220;OTG&#8221; &#8211; for Off The Grid.\u00a0 Good to know that you can apply a simple abbreviation to our peculiar type of eccentricity.\u00a0 Almost sanitizes us!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:50:28-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/05\/14\/terracing-the-garden\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Right-gardens.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/05\/14\/terracing-the-garden\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Terracing the Garden<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tComing from Prince Rupert, I&#8217;ve always been concerned about getting my garden to drain adequately.\u00a0 We used raised beds in our gardens there, largely to keep the beds from becoming bogs.\u00a0 I never thought you could have too much of ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:10:15-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/01\/now-thats-a-carrot\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Carrot.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/01\/now-thats-a-carrot\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Now That&#8217;s a Carrot!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tHaving just got in from chopping wood in the forest (hence the wild woman look complete with twigs and moss in the hair), I decided to pick some vegetables from the garden to make a good lumberjack stew, and pulled ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:02:21-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/09\/27\/something-dead-this-way-came\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/fish-skeleton-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/09\/27\/something-dead-this-way-came\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Something Dead This Way Came<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve been away from home for two weeks, and sometimes things happen when you&#8217;ve been away.\u00a0 This time, it was a dreadful smell associated with the sinks.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2020-01-29T15:26:44-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 29, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/07\/03\/moonlight-capers\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Full-moon.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/07\/03\/moonlight-capers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Moonlight Capers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe full moon is shining brilliantly just above the horizon. Wearing my rubber boots, I am standing in 10 inches or so of water in a tidal marsh grass slough armed with a 12 foot pike pole. The northwest wind ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:00:12-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/04\/26\/the-start-of-a-garden\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Garden-start.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/04\/26\/the-start-of-a-garden\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Start of a Garden<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI finally got all the herbs and berry bushes that we brought from Prince Rupert planted. This is the start of our garden. The bush flowering in the center is a Saskatoon.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:35:57-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/07\/18\/what-a-beautiful-world-we-live-in\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/garden-2018-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/07\/18\/what-a-beautiful-world-we-live-in\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>What a Beautiful World We Live In<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI&#8217;m not going to write much in this post &#8211; just let the photos tell our story.\u00a0 The summer has been busy, but we are beginning to see the results of our hard work. PS Keep tuned in for some ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:28:15-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/02\/out-from-under\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Awen-towed.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/02\/out-from-under\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Out from Under<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve been preparing for this moment since December. Finally, we are underway. Everything has been packed. Our two boats, the Moody Blue and the Awen are ready to go. Our newest &#8220;vessel&#8221;, the Kipper&#8217;s Folly, a 21&#8242; herring skiff (bought ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:51:12-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/12\/03\/chimney-fire\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Paradise.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/12\/03\/chimney-fire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Chimney Fire<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWow!\u00a0 Things got a little scary here!\u00a0 Just recovered from a chimney fire.\u00a0 Thankfully, the cabin (and the two of us) survived!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2018-12-03T11:15:49-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 3, 2018\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/20\/a-stormy-winters-day\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Stormy-day-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/20\/a-stormy-winters-day\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Stormy Winter&#8217;s Day<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAfter two weeks of &#8220;deep freeze&#8221;, I woke up last night to the rain pounding down on our cabin roof.\u00a0 We were supposed to go visiting friends today, taking the Draiocht out towards the mouth of Port Neville Inlet, but ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/11\/red-tide\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Red-tide.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/11\/red-tide\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Red Tide<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIt&#8217;s definitely been a summer for unusual events. Harmful algal blooms, often called HABs or red tides, have been one of these.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:30:44-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/29\/eating-our-weeds\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/hairy-cats-ear.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/29\/eating-our-weeds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Eating Our Weeds<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWhen we purchased our property, we knew that it had a history of human use &#8211; hand logging and pioneer homesteading around the turn of the century, then more recently, clear-cut logging.\u00a0 So we expected weeds.\u00a0 Weeds and humans go ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:53:12-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/11\/15\/soffits-and-other-trivia\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Soffits.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/11\/15\/soffits-and-other-trivia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Soffits and Other Trivia<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWell, we finally won the marten war.\u00a0 We managed to get the soffits (shiny black material located in the eaves in the above photo) installed in and around weeks of rain.\u00a0 Mr. (or Mrs.) marten has been around, checking out ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:30:32-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/09\/27\/adventures-with-awen\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Awen-with-outboard.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/09\/27\/adventures-with-awen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Adventures with Awen<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWell, the time finally came.\u00a0 We had sold the old Moody Blue, so we now had a little bit of money to deal with boat problems.\u00a0 We had bought the Draiocht, so that we had a reliable runabout while we ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:27:25-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/29\/potatoes-potatoes-potatoes\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Potatoes.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/29\/potatoes-potatoes-potatoes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Potatoes, Potatoes, Potatoes<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI had our potato harvest stored in bins of sand under the house, but I obviously wasn&#8217;t prepared for -9\u00b0C weather.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:25:19-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/01\/01\/new-years-day\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Back-yard.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/01\/01\/new-years-day\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>New Year&#8217;s Day<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tHogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year, and is the Scottish celebration of the New Year. One of the most widespread customs associated with Hogmanay is the practice of first-footing, which starts immediately after midnight. ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:31:27-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/article\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/11\/01\/more-adventures-with-the-awen\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Awen-waiting.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/11\/01\/more-adventures-with-the-awen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>More Adventures with the Awen<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tA couple weeks ago, we picked up a new propeller for the Awen while we were in Campbell River.\u00a0 Now, we finally have everything ready to put the new prop in place.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:43:03-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/05\/30\/a-cabin-in-the-woods\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Lyle-and-Owens-Cabin.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/05\/30\/a-cabin-in-the-woods\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Cabin in the Woods<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve really done it now! The reality came home with a shock that left me feeling momentarily breathless, slightly panicky, elated, and excited all in the same instant. I was handing over the keys to the Creag Faoiltiarna Fitheach, our ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:39:48-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/02\/04\/dont-judge-a-book-by-its-cover\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Barb2.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/02\/04\/dont-judge-a-book-by-its-cover\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Don&#8217;t Judge a Book by its Cover<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tSo, I&#8217;m 55 and I think I can be allowed just a tiny bit of nostalgia.\u00a0 For those people who knew me in Keremeos, when I attended the Similkameen Secondary School, can you remember a grade 12 course called Community ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-05-06T12:55:52-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 6, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/15\/ethical-wildcrafting\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Slide2.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/15\/ethical-wildcrafting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Ethical Wildcrafting<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tSince I have written quite a few journal entries about foraging or wild harvesting, I figured that now would be a good time to post this presentation I gave a couple years ago, titled &#8220;Ethical Wildcrafting&#8221;.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-24T11:19:43-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 24, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/03\/28\/covid-19-vaccination-questions\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Barb2.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/03\/28\/covid-19-vaccination-questions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>COVID-19 Vaccination Questions<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI\u2019ve been having a few discussions with people regarding the safety of the mRNA vaccines being used to vaccinate against COVID-19.\u00a0 As the pandemic has worsened, the need to combat COVID-19, especially for those people who are particularly vulnerable to ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-12T11:42:11-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 12, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/19\/black-bears-and-blackberries\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Blackberries.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/19\/black-bears-and-blackberries\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Black Bears and Blackberries<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAlthough we are itching to start work on our homestead, we are still waiting for the last of the legal paperwork to be done, and the property to be transferred into our names. So instead, we spend our time hiking ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:29:30-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/01\/north-coast-tidings\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/pacific-northwest-lng.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/01\/north-coast-tidings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>North Coast Tidings<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tSometimes I can go weeks without remembering my past life of over 20 years in Prince Rupert.\u00a0 This week was not one of those weeks.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:36:23-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/06\/18\/brennan-the-extendo-dog\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Brennans-reflection.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/06\/18\/brennan-the-extendo-dog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Brennan the Extendo-Dog<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tBrennan&#8217;s about 14 weeks old now, and has he ever grown since we got him!\u00a0 You can almost hear his bones creaking as his legs stretch outwards.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-26T14:20:41-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2025\/04\/13\/change\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/change.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2025\/04\/13\/change\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Change<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tNothing is constant but change itself \u2026\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2025-04-13T17:03:08-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 13, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/03\/18\/a-kipperfull-of-wood\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kipperfull.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/03\/18\/a-kipperfull-of-wood\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Kipperfull of Wood<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe now have a Kipperfull of wood &#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:36:47-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/08\/14\/a-little-black-bear\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Our-cabin-in-the-woods.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/08\/14\/a-little-black-bear\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Little Black Bear<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tPeople always ask us if we have problems with bears.\u00a0 The last two summers, our answer was &#8220;no&#8221;.\u00a0 This summer, we have a little black bear &#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2018-12-03T10:38:31-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 3, 2018\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/12\/15\/weather-weather-weather\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/atmospheric-river.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/12\/15\/weather-weather-weather\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Weather, Weather, Weather &#8230;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIs anyone out there still have trouble with concepts like &#8220;climate change&#8221; and &#8220;global warming&#8221;?\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-10-30T15:33:58-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 30, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/02\/25\/wolves-on-my-mind\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/index.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/02\/25\/wolves-on-my-mind\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Wolves on My Mind<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe had an interesting &#8220;wolf event&#8221; towards the end of January.\u00a0 The wolves started howling early in the evening (and it was neither a full moon, nor a clear night), kept going all night, and only stopped sometime after dawn ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-26T14:37:04-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/28\/solar-panels-at-last\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Solar-panels.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/28\/solar-panels-at-last\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Solar Panels At Last<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe just got our first couple of solar panels hooked up and charging the batteries. It&#8217;s great to get off the genset&#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:26:52-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/01\/09\/freeze-up\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Freeze-up.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/01\/09\/freeze-up\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Freeze-up<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve been in for a bit of a surprise &#8211; on January 3rd, the end of the Port Neville Inlet froze up.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:58:59-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/09\/06\/fire-on-the-heights\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Fire-on-the-heights.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/09\/06\/fire-on-the-heights\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Fire on the Heights<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tOn August 28th, we had the thunderstorm from hell.\u00a0 Lightning lashed, thunder boomed, and we all cowered in the cabin as the forces of Nature roared with wild violence around us.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-10-30T15:28:58-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 30, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/09\/noctiluca\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/noctiluca.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/09\/noctiluca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Noctiluca<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tOnce upon a time, long, long, ago, there was a Celtic band called Noctiluca.\u00a0 Now, you might say, Noctiluca is not a Celtic name.\u00a0 No, it is not.\u00a0 Unfortunately, no one in the band spoke Gaelic.\u00a0 Noctiluca was the best ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2025-05-10T09:30:17-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 10, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCeltic\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/11\/05\/wired\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wired.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/11\/05\/wired\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Wired<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe purchased a bunch of lights for the cabin last spring, but then we got busy, and of course the days got longer and sunnier, so who needed lights anyways?\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:57:12-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/01\/08\/the-old-year-ends-and-the-new-year-begins\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Oak-leaves-in-the-snow.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/01\/08\/the-old-year-ends-and-the-new-year-begins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Old Year Ends and the New Year Begins<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tTime whirls by, suddenly 2022 has come to its end, and here we are in the early days of 2023.\u00a0 I&#8217;m posting a few photos to bring the blog up-to-date on some of the happenings at the homestead.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2023-09-06T11:51:04-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 6, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/19\/a-start-to-our-cabin\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Piers.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/19\/a-start-to-our-cabin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Start to Our Cabin<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIt&#8217;s been a long, hard week of hauling. First, we hauled all our furniture and belongings out of the hold of the Moody Blue and up to our sheds. Then, we took the Moody Blue and the Kipper&#8217;s Folly to ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:17:35-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/10\/01\/a-solid-foundation\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Beams.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/10\/01\/a-solid-foundation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Solid Foundation<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tHouses, like relationships and careers, need to have a solid foundation if they are going to be able to stand the test of time. Unfortunately, foundations are often under-appreciated. Most people take them for granted, or can&#8217;t even see them, ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:32:37-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/21\/winter-solstice\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Winter-solstice-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/21\/winter-solstice\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Winter Solstice<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe celebrated our first winter solstice at the cabin today. From here, we can look forward to the days getting longer. I&#8217;ve always struggled with the short, dark days of winter, and always feel uplifted as we round mid-winter solstice ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:11:34-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/02\/01\/whats-in-a-name\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Our-cabin.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/02\/01\/whats-in-a-name\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>What&#8217;s in a Name?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tKennard and I have often given our homes and our boats Celtic names, as a reflection of our Celtic ancestry. For example, our home in Prince Rupert was called &#8220;Creag Faoiltiarna Fitheach&#8220;, which is Gaelic for &#8220;crag of the the ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:59:21-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/09\/30\/the-fall-scramble\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ramp-2.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/09\/30\/the-fall-scramble\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Fall Scramble<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tMabon is past and Samhain is on its way, and as usual, we find ourselves engaged in the fall scramble as we try to get through our list of tasks that must be completed before the fall rains set in.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:20:17-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/03\/04\/animals-on-a-woodland-homestead\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/British-primitive-goat.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/03\/04\/animals-on-a-woodland-homestead\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Animals on a Woodland Homestead<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI&#8217;ve been doing a bit of research on the next step in our homesteading &#8230; bringing in animals.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-12-04T15:25:21-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 4, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/21\/me-and-my-singer-sewing-machine\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sewing-machine.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/21\/me-and-my-singer-sewing-machine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Me and My Singer Sewing Machine<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI&#8217;ve been looking in second hand stores for a set of small curtains to cover the shelves in the bathroom. Our bathroom is very small, and traditional drawers and doors would take up too much space to open. So curtains ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:28:58-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/08\/13\/boats-boats-boats\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Two-boats.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/08\/13\/boats-boats-boats\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Boats, Boats, Boats &#8230;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tBoats seem an inevitable part of our existence, living up near the head of an inlet as we do.\u00a0 Every year, I think, &#8220;Well, the boats are in good condition this year, we&#8217;ve done lots of work on them, and ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2020-01-29T15:13:30-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 29, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/05\/30\/downsizing\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Craig.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/05\/30\/downsizing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Downsizing<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWow! How do we accumulate so much stuff? Having sold our home, we now had to pack all our belongings (or at least the important things) into the fish hold of our old fishing boat, the Moody Blue.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:56:51-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/06\/08\/my-favorite-gardening-tools\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Farm-tools.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/06\/08\/my-favorite-gardening-tools\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>My Favorite Gardening Tools<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve been busy gardening and trail breaking, now that the rains have finally stopped.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve definitely developed some tool preferences 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class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:15:58-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/04\/21\/to-have-a-hot-shower\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hot-water-tank.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/04\/21\/to-have-a-hot-shower\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>To Have a Hot Shower &#8230;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe started our homesteading project back in June 2015 &#8230; and finally, nearly 4 years later, we have hot running water in the cabin, and can take a hot shower!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-25T15:34:25-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 25, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/10\/29\/weve-been-busy\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Windows-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/10\/29\/weve-been-busy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>We&#8217;ve Been Busy<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve been busy critters. As it turned out, all the materials required to build our house took three loads (Moody Blue towing our herring skiff) to get to our site, rather than the originally estimated two. It&#8217;s amazing how much ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:44:28-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/20\/summer-solstice-2\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Solstice-full-moon.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/20\/summer-solstice-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Summer Solstice<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tSummer Solstice has rolled around again, and this year it occurs in conjunction with a full moon.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:42:08-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/29\/ode-to-the-small-gasoline-engine\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Chainsaw.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/29\/ode-to-the-small-gasoline-engine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Ode to the Small Gasoline Engine<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tHaving spent much of my life driving some form of gas guzzling vehicle around, I have become very aware at how inefficient these large gasoline engines can be, especially when used by single individuals for commuting in the city. However, ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:18:42-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/12\/09\/edible-permaculture-plants-for-port-neville\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Forest-Garden.png)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/12\/09\/edible-permaculture-plants-for-port-neville\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Edible Permaculture Plants for Port Neville<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tEight years ago, when we were still living in Prince Rupert, I took my Permaculture Design Course (PDC), and created a design project for our home there (called Creag Faoiltiarna Fitheach).\u00a0 Not too much later, we moved to Port Neville ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-10-30T15:36:18-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 30, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/permaculture\/design-projects\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDesign Projects\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/04\/23\/got-me-a-chainsaw\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chainsaw-2.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/04\/23\/got-me-a-chainsaw\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Got Me a Chainsaw!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWell, I finally dun it \u2026 I got me a chainsaw!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-23T16:28:40-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 23, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/11\/06\/spirits-of-samhain\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Samhain.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/11\/06\/spirits-of-samhain\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Spirits of Samhain<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tJust for fun, here&#8217;s a little historical fiction short story that I put together recently, based on the Irish Iron Age culture.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2025-05-10T09:29:20-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 10, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCeltic\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/08\/01\/the-legend-of-john-barleycorn\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Johnbarleycorn.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/08\/01\/the-legend-of-john-barleycorn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Legend of John Barleycorn<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tHere&#8217;s an article that I wrote for the 2023 Lughnasadh edition of the \u00d2ran M\u00f3r Celtic E\u2010Zine that looks into the Scottish legend of John Barleycorn and the traditional songs associated with it.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-10-30T15:03:24-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 30, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/article\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/12\/14\/permaculture-design-project-for-port-neville\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cabin-clearing-with-trees-small.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/12\/14\/permaculture-design-project-for-port-neville\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Permaculture Design Project for Port Neville<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tSo here&#8217;s the permaculture design project for the food forest at our home in Port Neville (called Tir Ce\u00f2lmhor).\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-10-30T15:35:40-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 30, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/permaculture\/design-projects\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDesign Projects\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/07\/falls-here-and-winters-a-comin\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Victoria_plums2.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/07\/falls-here-and-winters-a-comin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Fall&#8217;s Here and Winter&#8217;s A-Comin&#8217;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tFor Winter is a coming in And Summers\u2019s gone away-O.\u00a0 (inverted twist on &#8220;Hal an Tow&#8221; lyrics by Damh the Bard)\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-10-07T14:47:42-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 7, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/26\/a-cougar-in-my-garden\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cougar.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/26\/a-cougar-in-my-garden\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Cougar in My Garden<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tYou could say it was all my fault &#8230; but there was a cougar in my garden today.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:21:38-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/11\/05\/lughnasadh-on-the-homestead\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Smoky-skies.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/11\/05\/lughnasadh-on-the-homestead\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Lughnasadh on the Homestead<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI wrote this little color piece for an e-zine back in August.\u00a0 It captures some of the joys and fears of summertime on our homestead.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-08-12T16:52:55-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 12, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/article\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/05\/our-cozy-home\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/cozy-cabin-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/05\/our-cozy-home\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Our Cozy Home<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tGradually our little cabin is becoming our cozy home.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:36:56-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/07\/14\/of-birds-and-gardens-and-other-things\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sunset-in-the-Inlet.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/07\/14\/of-birds-and-gardens-and-other-things\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Of Birds and Gardens and Other Things &#8230;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tLiving with nature brings both difficulties and great beauty.\u00a0 It is that which makes life worth living.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2026-07-14T16:22:24-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 14, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2022\/02\/18\/the-aspen-proposal\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Aspen-Proposal.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2022\/02\/18\/the-aspen-proposal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Aspen Proposal<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI came across the Aspen Proposal a day or so ago in one of my web browsing moments. It resonated very strongly with me, and I can agree with all of the points that it raises. We all need to ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-10-30T13:52:54-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 30, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/08\/our-creeks-flow-again\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Our-creek.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/08\/our-creeks-flow-again\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Our Creeks Flow Again<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAutumn is upon us, the temperatures are cooler, and the rains have started to fall again. Along with the almost instantaneous sprouting of mushrooms throughout the woods, this wetter, cooler weather has brought another pleasant surprise &#8211; our creeks are ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:45:56-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/07\/05\/a-solar-dehydrator\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Solar-dehydrator-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/07\/05\/a-solar-dehydrator\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Solar Dehydrator<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe summer solstice is past and summer&#8217;s finally here.\u00a0 The weather has become typically hot and dry, with no rain in sight for weeks.\u00a0 It&#8217;s time to start harvesting the garden before everything dries up and dies.\u00a0 As part of ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:24:01-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/01\/how-does-our-garden-grow\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Garden-2016-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/01\/how-does-our-garden-grow\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>How Does Our Garden Grow?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tCertainly not with silver bells, and cockle shells, and pretty maids all in a row. But grow it does &#8230; at least some of it.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:55:29-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/02\/01\/a-spring-awakening\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/crown-of-flowers.png)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/02\/01\/a-spring-awakening\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Spring Awakening<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tSpring is my favorite time of the year.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2026-02-02T10:23:30-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 2, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCeltic\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/04\/14\/live-from-boris-the-spider\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Wifi-horror-stories.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/04\/14\/live-from-boris-the-spider\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Live from Boris the Spider<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tOur neighbours picked up our mail from the post office, and the new Kuwfi 4G hub arrived, even sooner than I\u2019d expected, given that it had shipped from China (I wish Canada would make decent electronics so that I could ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-14T15:51:13-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 14, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/25\/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-my-two-front-windows\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Front-windows.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/25\/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-my-two-front-windows\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Windows<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tOur weather hs been alternating between snow (we had our first snowfall a few days ago) and southeast gale with torrential rain. Today, however, dawned beautifully blue and clear.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:46:16-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/07\/02\/things-seen-by-our-game-camera\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Game-cam-8.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/07\/02\/things-seen-by-our-game-camera\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Things Seen by Our Game Camera &#8230;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tJust a few of the things that show up on our game camera &#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2020-10-09T11:23:48-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 9, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/11\/20\/november-noodling\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/November.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/11\/20\/november-noodling\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>November Noodling<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe&#8217;re still going strong this year, even into November.\u00a0 Looking forward to some winter \u201crest\u201d \u2026\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-26T14:53:26-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/12\/17\/whats-up\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/The-backyard.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/12\/17\/whats-up\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>What&#8217;s Up?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tGosh!\u00a0 Winter Solstice is just around the corner, and I haven&#8217;t written anything in our blog for quite awhile!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-26T14:26:54-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2022\/02\/07\/moms-passing\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mom-and-Dad-scaled.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2022\/02\/07\/moms-passing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Mom&#8217;s Passing<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tSadly, my mother passed away gently on the 19th of January, almost nine years and a month to the day since the passing of my father.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2022-02-18T10:54:19-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 18, 2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2025\/10\/22\/were-still-here\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/moody-sunset.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2025\/10\/22\/were-still-here\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>We&#8217;re still here!!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWell, the year is nearly over, and Samhain is almost upon us. What a year it has been!\u00a0 As Robbie Burns once said, &#8220;The best-laid schemes o&#8217; mice an&#8217; men gang aft agley&#8220;, and that has been very true of ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2025-10-22T15:42:32-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 22, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/26\/a-community-christmas\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Christmas.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/26\/a-community-christmas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Community Christmas<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe were invited to a Port Neville community Christmas dinner at Ransom Point today.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:14:21-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/31\/samhain-walk\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Nidula-candida.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/31\/samhain-walk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Samhain Walk<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tToday is Samhain, or as most people know it, Halloween.\u00a0 What better way to spend a Halloween afternoon than on a hike through the damp fall woods, battling through spiderwebs and hunting weird mushrooms.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:13:06-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/article\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/18\/water-water-everywhere-nor-any-drop-to-drink\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Water.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/18\/water-water-everywhere-nor-any-drop-to-drink\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Water, Water Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThis line, from &#8220;The Rime of the Ancient Mariner&#8221; by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, truly sums up one of the more serious problems facing the world today as a result of poor resource management and global warming.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:23:08-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/31\/naming-the-draiocht\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OliviaK.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/31\/naming-the-draiocht\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Naming the Draiocht<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve had the Olivia K. for nearly two months, and it&#8217;s now time to give her a new name, something that will be meaningful to us.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:19:15-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/05\/our-garden-is-planted\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gardens.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/05\/our-garden-is-planted\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Our Garden is Planted<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe finally got all our gardens planted. It was tough, slow work, as the ground was full of roots &#8211; wild rose, salmonberry, thimbleberry, alder, and worst of all, English ivy. However, we now have four patches broken and seeded.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:13:25-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/09\/05\/a-bit-of-history\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Oliver-Clark.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/09\/05\/a-bit-of-history\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Bit of History<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tOn the top of a bookshelf, not too far from where I am sitting now, is a wooden model, made by my father 20 or more years ago, of a boat named the Oliver Clark.\u00a0 That model was made far ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:38:06-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/07\/30\/hard-work-and-great-beauty\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/foxglove-and-oxeye-daisy.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/07\/30\/hard-work-and-great-beauty\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Hard Work and Great Beauty<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAfter three years of drought, the rains of spring have brought an incredible intensity of life to our homestead&#8230; plants flourishing in variegated shades of green, flowers blossoming in profusion, and the bushes bending heavy with fruit.\u00a0 As we work ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-07-30T18:16:25-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 30, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/07\/a-walk-on-the-wild-side\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/single-delight.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/07\/a-walk-on-the-wild-side\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Walk on the Wild Side<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe had another great low tide today, allowing us to hike the beach around the tip of Collingwood Point, and walk on the &#8220;wild side&#8221; of the narrows.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:45:02-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/01\/beltane\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/apple-blossoms.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/01\/beltane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Beltane<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tBeltane is the name for the Gaelic May Day festival. which is held on May 1st, or about halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:25:34-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/article\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/30\/the-colors-of-autumn\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fall3.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/30\/the-colors-of-autumn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Colors of Autumn<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThis fall the colors of the leaves are absolutely intense, blazing with glory.\u00a0 I just had to share a few pics \u2026\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-10-30T16:06:07-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 30, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/07\/27\/july-updates\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/She_shed_stained_1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/07\/27\/july-updates\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>July Updates<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tYou\u2019d think, with the degree of isolation that COVID-19 has imposed on everyone, that people would tend to be more communicative rather than less.\u00a0 However, strangely enough, I\u2019ve had fewer people viewing our blog site (and this observation has been ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-26T14:41:36-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/05\/12\/a-new-addition-to-our-family\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Brennan-8-weeks.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/05\/12\/a-new-addition-to-our-family\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A New Addition to Our Family<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tMeet Brennan!\u00a0 He&#8217;s an eight week old Border collie puppy, and he&#8217;s joining our family (pack).\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-26T08:44:30-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/05\/harvesting-seaweed\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/seaweed.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/05\/harvesting-seaweed\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Harvesting Seaweed<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tCall it nori or laver or slake, by any name Porphyra is not only delicious, but good for your health as well.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:37:35-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/10\/water-and-ice\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ice.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/10\/water-and-ice\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Water and Ice<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tOriginally, when I started out with the idea for this journal entry, I was going to tell about our concepts for microhydro on our site, but \u2026 water froze and became ice, and the story developed of its own accord.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:48:47-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/25\/on-the-grid\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Draiocht-on-the-grid.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/25\/on-the-grid\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>On the Grid<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIt must have been a really good summer for barnacles.\u00a0 When we put the Draiocht in the water this spring, she was freshly cleaned.\u00a0 Now, only four months later, she has multiple layers of barnacles on her bottom and leg.\u00a0 ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:27:49-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/05\/23\/laundry-day\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/solstice.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/05\/23\/laundry-day\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Laundry Day<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tGoing back in time a few years, here is laundry day on summer solstice, 2015.\u00a0 We washed the laundry in the creek, in buckets, by hand, and hung it on\u00a0 ropes strung between the trees.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-26T08:46:10-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/07\/22\/a-she-shed\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/She-shed-14.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/07\/22\/a-she-shed\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A She Shed<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tComing to the homestead, we had to downsize massively.\u00a0 Now that we&#8217;re here &#8230; well, things are beginning to accumulate and there is a need for more &#8220;specialized&#8221; spaces around the homestead, places where certain activities can occur, spread out, ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2020-07-24T09:11:41-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 24, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/03\/04\/writing-poetry\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/taliesin.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/03\/04\/writing-poetry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Writing Poetry<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI&#8217;ve been reading a lot of Irish mythology in the last little while.\u00a0 Looking at the English translations of the Old Irish (Gaelic), it is easy to see that many of these stories were once oral poems (probably originally translated ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-12-25T09:23:20-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 25, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCeltic\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/09\/09\/september-perambulations\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/garden-2018-21.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/09\/09\/september-perambulations\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>September Perambulations<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThings are finally quieting down a bit, but I&#8217;m still in catch-up mode with our blog.\u00a0 So, here&#8217;s September at a glance &#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-02-17T11:43:12-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 17, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/07\/rounding-cape-caution\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Awen-at-Cape-Caution.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/07\/rounding-cape-caution\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Rounding Cape Caution<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tJust as in rock climbing, every journey, like every ascent, has a &#8220;crux&#8221; point, a passage through the eye of a needle, a time of greatest struggle or danger. Although I didn&#8217;t know it when I got out of our ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:54:12-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/08\/13\/goodbye-la-nina-hello-el-nino\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Early-summer-flower-garden.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/08\/13\/goodbye-la-nina-hello-el-nino\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Goodbye La Nina, Hello El Nino<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe&#8217;re still here!\u00a0 Sometimes I think that&#8217;s pretty amazing.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2023-09-10T13:29:28-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 10, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/10\/02\/dog-washing\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Before.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/10\/02\/dog-washing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Dog Washing<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tFortunately Brennan is pretty much a &#8220;wash and wear&#8221; puppy, no dry cleaning or pressing required.\u00a0 However, he can also be a pretty dirty fellow, who loves splashing in the intertidal mud and digging under the house.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-26T14:24:36-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/03\/30\/plum-blossoms\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/plum-tree.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/03\/30\/plum-blossoms\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Plum Blossoms<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tSometimes you get so busy that you miss beautiful things happening right in front of your nose &#8230; like plum blossoms outside your window.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:33:01-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/07\/23\/writers-block\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/writers_block.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/07\/23\/writers-block\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Writer\u2019s Block<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tSo \u2026 I\u2019m trying to get over writer\u2019s block.\u00a0 Or maybe it isn\u2019t really writer\u2019s block, but a combination of summertime busyness &#8211; gardening, making jam, cutting firewood, maintaining boats and buildings &#8211; and procrastination.\u00a0 Whatever \u2026 it\u2019s been quite ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-07-23T14:01:59-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 23, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/11\/18\/rain\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Rain.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/11\/18\/rain\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Rain!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIt seems to me that I can&#8217;t remember a day in the past month when it hasn&#8217;t rained.\u00a0 What is this &#8211; global warming, or global wetting?\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:49:58-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/11\/mad-shopping-spree\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Above-Tide-Motel.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/11\/mad-shopping-spree\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Mad Shopping Spree!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe were starting to run out of supplies again, and our list of required building materials was growing, so it was time for another trip to Campbell River. However, no more dark drives over icy roads &#8211; we were going ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:25:09-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/07\/06\/smoke-on-the-horizon\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Smoke.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/07\/06\/smoke-on-the-horizon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Smoke on the Horizon<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe are heading across Johnstone Strait to Kelsey Bay, and the day is just breaking. This is not your usual sunrise, however. The sun peers over the horizon like the bloodshot eye of some strange beast. Dark clouds form a ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:57:36-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/03\/12\/the-power-of-words\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/herbertspencer2-2x.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/03\/12\/the-power-of-words\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Power of Words<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIn both my personal readings, and in the world at large around me, I have frequently noticed how certain words are misused, and the power that this abuse of language has over the general public.\u00a0 As an example, here are ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2026-03-12T13:13:44-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 12, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/sciencefiction\/ellendri-chronicles\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEllendri Chronicles\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/04\/30\/misadventures-when-worries-become-reality\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WTF.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/04\/30\/misadventures-when-worries-become-reality\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Misadventures When Worries Become Reality<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI don&#8217;t write many negative posts on my blog, but sometimes life can throw some really serious s**t at you.\u00a0 I guess it&#8217;s all in how you cope.\u00a0 And, by the way, don&#8217;t stress out!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2019-04-30T17:05:36-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 30, 2019\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/02\/15\/for-all-those-who-are-in-love\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wolf-and-raven-by-InkWitch.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/02\/15\/for-all-those-who-are-in-love\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>For All Those Who Are in Love &#8230;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI hope you all had a happy Valentine&#8217;s Day!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2025-07-26T17:34:28-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 26, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/29\/i-love-my-eggs\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Eggs.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/29\/i-love-my-eggs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>I Love My Eggs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tYears ago, as a child growing up on a farm, I used to have a flock of bantams and sold &#8220;organic free range eggs&#8221; at the local health food store.\u00a0 However, as I grew older, eggs and butter became &#8220;bad&#8221; ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:39:03-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2025\/02\/01\/awakening\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mixed-crocuses-2.png)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2025\/02\/01\/awakening\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Awakening<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tHere&#8217;s an poem that I wrote for the 2024 Imbolc edition of the \u00d2ran M\u00f3r Celtic E\u2010Zine that celebrates the awakening of the year.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2025-02-01T11:11:36-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 1, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCeltic\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/07\/10\/building-a-woodshed\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Woodshed.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/07\/10\/building-a-woodshed\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Building a Woodshed<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe need to build a woodshed.\u00a0 Up to now, we\u2019ve stored our wood under the house \u2013 the house is on pilings and there&#8217;s lots of room for wood under there.\u00a0 However, the minks, martens, and rodents have been building ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2020-01-30T11:19:43-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 30, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/21\/a-family-visit\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Collingwood-Point.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/21\/a-family-visit\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Family Visit<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe had our first family members visit our new home this week!\u00a0 What a wonderful and crazy week it was.\u00a0 We were both happy and exhausted when it was over, but I think the family mostly approves of our eccentric ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:34:08-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/16\/fetching-the-blue-rocket\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/truck.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/16\/fetching-the-blue-rocket\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Fetching the Blue Rocket<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tMy husband, Kennard, affectionately calls our old truck the Blue Rocket because it can go faster than 8 knots, the speed at which he is used to travelling on the Moody Blue. Today is our first trip across Johnstone Strait ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:17:09-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/28\/still-a-little-piece-of-paradise\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Paradise.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/28\/still-a-little-piece-of-paradise\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Still a Little Piece of Paradise<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWinter solstice has passed, and the days are getting longer, albeit it is still hard to notice much change.\u00a0 The weather has been a bit crazy &#8211; periods of icy cold, but sunny, &#8220;deep freezes&#8221; followed by torrential rainfall.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:14:12-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/17\/a-17-hole-golf-course\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Golf-course.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/17\/a-17-hole-golf-course\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A 17 Hole Golf Course<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t&#8220;We haven&#8217;t got our cabin built yet. But we have the most important thing &#8230; a 17 hole golf course,&#8221; Ken jokes.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:01:38-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/05\/23\/brennan-and-the-back-porch\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Brennan-on-the-back-porch.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/05\/23\/brennan-and-the-back-porch\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Brennan and the Back Porch<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tFor the last four years or so, our back door has opened out onto a set of rustic cedar steps built for us by a friend.\u00a0 They were meant only to get us by in the short term, but, like ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-26T08:45:42-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/04\/30\/bringing-home-a-tractor\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mowing-with-Brennan.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/04\/30\/bringing-home-a-tractor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Bringing Home a Tractor<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe finally did it!!\u00a0 We bought ourselves a little tractor and figured out how to get it to our homestead!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-12-17T13:59:12-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 17, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/10\/the-sign-of-the-awen\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sign-of-the-Awen.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/10\/the-sign-of-the-awen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Sign of the Awen<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tFinally the northwest gales had caught up to us. We had deeked into the Broughten Archipelago, avoiding the worst of the gale winds, but now we were trapped. Just around the point from where we were anchored was Port Neville. ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:35:26-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/05\/asking-why\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Moody-Johnstone-Strait.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/05\/asking-why\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Asking Why<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWhy is the hardest question you will ever ask. It will change your perspective, and ultimately, if you choose to seek the answer, it will change your life.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:58:07-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/05\/20\/homesteading-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/covid_sunset.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/05\/20\/homesteading-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Homesteading During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWhat&#8217;s it been like on our homestead during the COVID-19 crisis? \u00a0Well, some things remain much the same, and others have become strangely different.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-04-25T15:51:59-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 25, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/15\/a-gen-xer-goes-homesteading\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Inspiration.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/15\/a-gen-xer-goes-homesteading\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Gen Xer Goes Homesteading<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tOver the last couple of years, I&#8217;ve talked to a lot of people who thought that our crazy scheme of going OTG and developing a &#8220;permaculture homestead&#8221; was a really good idea.\u00a0 But when asked whether or not they would ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2025-08-15T13:01:41-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 15, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/03\/18\/marten-relocation\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Pine-marten.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/03\/18\/marten-relocation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Marten Relocation<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tRound XX goes to us in the pine marten battle.\u00a0 May the war be over &#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:35:24-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/02\/01\/our-homestead-through-time\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bing-aerial.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/02\/01\/our-homestead-through-time\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Our Homestead through Time<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI was messing around on the Google Earth Engine the other day, and discovered that their Timelapse site finally had satellite images available for our region.\u00a0 So here is our homestead from 1984 to 2016 &#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2019-02-01T11:25:28-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 1, 2019\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/02\/01\/imbolc-2021\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/groundhog-cartoon.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/02\/01\/imbolc-2021\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Imbolc 2021<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAnother year older, and thankfully, not deeper in debt!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-02-15T14:46:56-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 15, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/05\/05\/critters\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/marten2-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/05\/05\/critters\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Critters<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tMartens 1: Determined Cabin Owners 2.\u00a0 The war continues &#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:17:03-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/15\/the-kipper-gets-an-engine\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kipper.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/15\/the-kipper-gets-an-engine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Kipper Gets an Engine<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tHaving sold the Moody Blue, we now have a little bit of money in the bank to deal with boat issues&#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:52:52-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/27\/building-sheds\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sheds.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/27\/building-sheds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Building Sheds<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tOriginally, we had planned on getting some sheds erected on our property shortly after our arrival. Our hope was to be able to unpack the hold in the Moody Blue, thus lightening her load and giving us access to much ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:40:41-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/14\/fall-projects\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/More-solar-panels.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/14\/fall-projects\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Fall Projects<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAfter being away in Campbell River for two weeks, it was time to get caught up on a bunch of fall projects, before the rainy, drear weather of winter settles in.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:54:36-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/04\/23\/growing-grain\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Grain-plots.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/04\/23\/growing-grain\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Growing Grain<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tLast October, I did a fall sowing of a variety of different grains (rye, wheat, oats, triticale, barley) in test plots.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t sure I\u2019d get good germination, although Dan Jason at Salt Spring Seeds recommends sowing grains anytime from ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-23T15:34:19-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 23, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/11\/10\/mourning-the-loss-of-a-friend\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kayaker.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/11\/10\/mourning-the-loss-of-a-friend\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Mourning the Loss of a Friend<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tA good friend has passed on.\u00a0 We are shocked by the suddenness of it, and saddened by the knowledge that his presence in this world is lost to us, that we shall not share another smile at the joys of ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-04-30T15:35:22-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 30, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/10\/home\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Home.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/10\/home\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Home<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tA vibrant green triangle \u2013 that&#8217;s my first impression of our new home as we pass through the narrows near the head of Port Neville Inlet. A vibrant green triangle pointed uphill towards a background of mountains, with the broad ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:21:59-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/04\/24\/the-aliens-have-landed\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cloches-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/04\/24\/the-aliens-have-landed\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Aliens Have Landed!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tMy garden has been taken over \u2026\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-24T10:19:02-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 24, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/22\/an-unexpected-harvest\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Golden-plums.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/22\/an-unexpected-harvest\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>An Unexpected Harvest<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tDuring our clearing of the land, we have been careful to preserve any fruit trees that we find. So far, we have discovered a Saskatoon tree and several crab apples.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:01:52-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/08\/01\/lughnasadh-on-the-homestead-2\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/smokey-sunrise.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/08\/01\/lughnasadh-on-the-homestead-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Lughnasadh on the Homestead Remixed<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAs we spiral through the cycles of the seasons on our homestead, Lughnasadh comes to us as a time of balance \u2026 between sacrifice and blessing, hard work and reward, safety and danger.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-08-01T08:39:44-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 1, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/article\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/05\/05\/springtime\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Greenhouse.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/05\/05\/springtime\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Springtime<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAh &#8230; spring is here at last &#8230; sort of.\u00a0 In between deluges of rain, we&#8217;ve been working on a variety of projects in the yard.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:36:35-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/11\/21\/in-search-of-a-wood-cook-stove\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/bakers-choice-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/11\/21\/in-search-of-a-wood-cook-stove\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>In Search of a Wood Cook Stove<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWhen we were still living in Prince Rupert, we had become quite interested in getting a wood cook stove as an auxiliary source of heat for the upstairs of our house, and also as a stove which could be used ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:32:24-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/05\/01\/hawthorn-the-may-tree\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Crataegus_azarolus_Zingaro_084.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/05\/01\/hawthorn-the-may-tree\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Hawthorn: The May Tree<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe Hawthorn, a tree that displays a prolific splendour of white or pink flowers at the beginning of May, is known by a variety of different names, such as &#8220;The May Tree&#8220;, &#8220;The Beltane Tree&#8220;, &#8220;The May Blossom&#8220;, &#8220;The Whitethorn&#8220;, ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-10-30T15:23:12-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 30, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/article\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2022\/02\/08\/and-more-weather\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WinterFX_Pattern_West.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2022\/02\/08\/and-more-weather\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>And More Weather &#8230;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tDid you think that last summer and this winter were a bit abnormal?\u00a0 Well, you weren&#8217;t the only one &#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2022-02-18T10:56:48-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 18, 2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/05\/14\/the-beginnings-of-an-orchard\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kiwi-arch-looking-into-plum-grove.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/05\/14\/the-beginnings-of-an-orchard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Beginnings of an Orchard<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThis year, we decided it was finally time to begin planting trees on our site &#8211; the start of an orchard.\u00a0 So, early this spring, we began the project by clearing nearly an acre of our land.\u00a0 This involved cutting ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:27:48-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/06\/16\/a-strange-year\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Roses-and-the-cabin.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/06\/16\/a-strange-year\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Strange Year<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe long days of summer are here, and I find myself thinking, as I have before, that this is a rather strange year, following up on a growing number of peculiar years in the recent past.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-26T14:19:59-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/04\/22\/the-saga-of-water-storage-tanks\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tanks-in-place1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/04\/22\/the-saga-of-water-storage-tanks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Saga of Water Storage Tanks<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe have considerable rain catchment \u2013 something around 20 blue barrels that collect rainwater from the house eaves.\u00a0 Last year got really dry, and we ended up taking some of the blue barrels down to a creek to refill them, ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-25T15:49:03-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 25, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/02\/01\/imbolc\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Snowdrops.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/02\/01\/imbolc\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Imbolc<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tToday we celebrated Imbolc in our little cabin in the woods.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:35:06-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/celtic\/article\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/03\/09\/a-new-float\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/float3.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/03\/09\/a-new-float\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A New Float<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIf anyone wants to come out and visit us at our homestead, we have a nice new float that you can tie up to.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2026-03-09T16:46:52-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 9, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/07\/09\/a-seadog\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/seadog-2.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/07\/09\/a-seadog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Seadog<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAn oceanographer needs a seadog &#8230; and it looks like I&#8217;ve got one!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-26T14:23:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/12\/27\/december-developments\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/December-2017.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/12\/27\/december-developments\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>December Developments<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tDecember is nearly over, and we\u2019re still getting rain, even though most of the southern half of the province has been snowed on.\u00a0 Go figure?\u00a0 Actually, I don\u2019t mind an absence of snow &#8211; we can still hike about on ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2020-12-27T12:04:24-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 27, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/03\/27\/mobile-again\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boats_2021.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/03\/27\/mobile-again\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Mobile Again!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIt finally happened &#8211; we got two days of non-rainy, non-windy weather and, making the best of them, we got the Awen up on the grid and put the prop back on.\u00a0 Yee haw!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-03-27T16:30:51-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 27, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/09\/04\/solar-hot-water-heater\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Solar-hot-water-heater-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/09\/04\/solar-hot-water-heater\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Solar Hot Water Heater<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tBack in April, 2019, I posted about finally getting hot water in the cabin using a coil in our wood stove.\u00a0 This system has been great, and has worked reliably.\u00a0 However, during the heat of the summer (especially this summer), ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-09-04T11:20:26-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 4, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/09\/03\/meeting-with-a-friend\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cromach.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/09\/03\/meeting-with-a-friend\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Meeting with a Friend<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAnother first for us here &#8211; we just met with an old friend from Prince Rupert who was traveling down to Victoria.\u00a0 Being so far off grid, it can be hard to schedule meetings with people, particularly as the Johnstone ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:41:36-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/10\/29\/october-observations\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-colors.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/10\/29\/october-observations\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>October Observations<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tOctober came, with its glorious colors as the maples, apples, and oaks put on their fall displays.\u00a0 Time to bring in the last of the harvest and watch the rains start in earnest.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-02-17T11:45:06-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 17, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/05\/01\/a-genetics-puzzle-coat-color-in-border-collies\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Seven-pups.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/05\/01\/a-genetics-puzzle-coat-color-in-border-collies\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Genetics Puzzle &#8211; Coat Color in Border Collies<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tSome many years ago, back when I was an instructor of first and second year biology at a British Columbian college, I used to give my students genetic problems.\u00a0 These are really exercises in logic, brain teasers, if you will.\u00a0 ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-12-04T15:33:08-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 4, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/07\/11\/getting-things-done\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Collingwood-Bay.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/07\/11\/getting-things-done\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Getting Things Done<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tSpring and summer are always busy times on the homestead, and this year is no exception.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a few vignettes describing our latest adventures.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2026-07-11T11:30:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 11, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/11\/18\/just-where-in-the-universe-are-we\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Regional-map.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/11\/18\/just-where-in-the-universe-are-we\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Just Where in the Universe are We?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI&#8217;ve been a little more active on the &#8220;social media&#8221; scene these past couple of months, and this had led to a few old friends contacting us and asking the question &#8220;Just where exactly are you living now?&#8221;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:43:26-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/12\/15\/eyeballs-and-tomography\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/structure-of-eye.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/12\/15\/eyeballs-and-tomography\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Eyeballs and Tomography<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tMy appointment with my optometrist back in October led to a referral to see a specialist in Comox on November 12th.\u00a0 This appointment applied some interesting technology to my eye problem, and finally provided some resolution (ha ha).\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-10-30T15:32:50-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 30, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/03\/01\/tuber-experiments\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tuber-experiments.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/03\/01\/tuber-experiments\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Tuber Experiments<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tTraditionally, we usually harvest our root vegetables in the fall and store them in a root cellar over the winter.\u00a0 However, with our high water table in the winter, a root cellar just isn&#8217;t feasible.\u00a0 Last year, I harvested my ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:11:01-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/08\/permaculture-design-project-update\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Homestead-site.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/08\/permaculture-design-project-update\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Permaculture Design Project Update<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tHere we are three years later, and I&#8217;m updating the map for the permaculture design project at Tir Ce\u00f2lmhor.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-10-30T15:18:51-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 30, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/permaculture\/design-projects\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDesign Projects\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/21\/summer-solstice\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/solstice.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/21\/summer-solstice\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Summer Solstice<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tToday we celebrated summer solstice &#8211; the longest day of the year. Although a somewhat odd way to begin a solstice day, we started by washing a load of laundry. Recent rains had increased the flow of our spring so ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:55:55-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2022\/08\/05\/planting-trees\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orchard-entrance.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2022\/08\/05\/planting-trees\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Planting Trees<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIt&#8217;s been several months since last I posted on our blog site.\u00a0 To those who follow our blog, I apologize.\u00a0 This spring, we chose to undertake a large project &#8211; to clear land and plant a permaculture food forest.\u00a0 We ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2023-11-09T13:12:53-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 9, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/07\/02\/a-quick-garden-moment\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Garden2020-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/07\/02\/a-quick-garden-moment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Quick Garden Moment<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAlthough this year of COVID can be depressing, I always find beauty and a sense of centeredness amongst nature.\u00a0 Here are a few shots of our early summer garden.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2020-07-02T11:25:40-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 2, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/05\/the-float\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Float.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/05\/the-float\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Float<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWhat a week of chaos! It started with an &#8220;emergency&#8221; run to Campbell River to get new starting batteries for the Moody Blue. Then, immediately afterwards, the northwest gale picked up again, this time with real intent. We started getting ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:29:11-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/07\/09\/a-vacation-to-quadra-island\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Hakai-Institute.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/07\/09\/a-vacation-to-quadra-island\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Vacation to Quadra Island<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe finally took a vacation. Well, a working vacation at least.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:32:47-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/03\/16\/martens-in-the-roof-and-bats-in-my-belfry\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Martes-americana.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/03\/16\/martens-in-the-roof-and-bats-in-my-belfry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Martens in the Roof and Bats in my Belfry<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tOfficially, this post is about the pine marten that has been determined to share our cabin with us, but in actuality, it&#8217;s more about all those little things that have been happening in my life, and my head, since my ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2021-04-24T12:32:42-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 24, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/05\/14\/birds-birds-birds\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Saskatoon-with-netting.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/05\/14\/birds-birds-birds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Birds, Birds, Birds &#8230;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe love our birds &#8230; they are, after all, what gives our land its voice, makes us the \u201ctir ce\u00f2lmhor\u201d \u2013 the singing land.\u00a0 However, sometimes there are conflicts &#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:34:14-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/12\/trail-clearing\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Port-Neville-trail.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/12\/trail-clearing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Trail Clearing<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe have family coming next week, so we really wanted to finish a project that we have been working on for some months now.\u00a0 We wanted to complete clearing the trail from our cabin up to the main logging road ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:33:46-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/26\/the-grizzly\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/grizzly.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/26\/the-grizzly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The Grizzly<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tDusk is fast approaching, and we are winding down our day, now aboard the Awen, anchored just offshore from our home site. Ken sees something moving along the shore. This &#8220;something&#8221; resolves into a rather large, gangly-looking bear. We are ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:52:02-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/13\/our-winter-wonderland\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/winter-walk-1.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/13\/our-winter-wonderland\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Our Winter Wonderland<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIt\u2019s been a bright, blue-skied day, with the temperature hovering around 0\u00b0C, and only a slight breeze (in spite of continued warnings of cold outflow winds) &#8211; a perfect day for a walk through our woods.\u00a0 We have a couple ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:02:44-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/11\/13\/a-roof\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/A-roof.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/11\/13\/a-roof\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Roof!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tFriday, November 13th we finally got the roof on our cabin. For some people, this may have been considered an unlucky day, but for us, it was a very lucky one indeed!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:48:21-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/04\/06\/a-surfer-boat\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Olivia-K.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/04\/06\/a-surfer-boat\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Surfer Boat?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tHave you ever had an event in your life where destiny played a hand? Man, I can&#8217;t shake these boat blues &#8230; what the heck is a Surfer Boat?\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:31:48-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/07\/22\/deconstruction-and-decomposition\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/compost-bins.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/07\/22\/deconstruction-and-decomposition\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Deconstruction and Decomposition<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve been invited to a deconstruction party.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T15:40:18-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-slider__post\">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/07\/17\/i-never-though-id-own-an-atv\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ATV.jpg)\"><\/a>\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/07\/17\/i-never-though-id-own-an-atv\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>I Never Thought I&#8217;d Own an ATV<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t&#8220;You&#8217;re going to need a tractor&#8221;, one friend advises sagely. Another friend, who owns a remote piece of property up in the Hazelton area, tells us how useful his ATV has been for working around the property. Fifty acres is ...\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<footer class=\"carousel-slider__post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-details-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-author-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/author\/blueseas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblueseas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"carousel-slider__post-publication-date\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  datetime=\"2024-03-05T16:20:43-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-slider__post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-slider__post-category-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/category\/journal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHomesteading\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .carousel-slider-9272 -->\n<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .carousel-slider-outer-9272 -->\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<div class=\"outer\">\n<h3>Newest entries, 2026<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/02\/01\/a-spring-awakening\/\">A Spring Awakening<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/03\/09\/a-new-float\/\">A New Float<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/03\/12\/the-power-of-words\/\">The Power of Words<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/07\/11\/getting-things-done\/\">Getting Things Done<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2026\/07\/14\/of-birds-and-gardens-and-other-things\/\">Of Birds and Gardens and Other Things &#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>The Year of 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2025\/02\/01\/awakening\/\">Awakening<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2025\/04\/13\/change\/\">Change<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2025\/05\/01\/the-sacred-fires-of-beltane\/\">The Sacred Fires of Beltane<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2025\/10\/22\/were-still-here\/\">We&#8217;re still here!!<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>The Year of 2024<\/h3>\n<h3>Spring<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/03\/04\/writing-poetry\/\">Writing Poetry<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/04\/30\/bringing-home-a-tractor\/\">Bringing Home a Tractor<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Summer<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/05\/01\/hawthorn-the-may-tree\/\">Hawthorn: The May Tree<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/07\/30\/hard-work-and-great-beauty\/\">Hard Work and Great Beauty<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Fall<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/08\/01\/lughnasadh-on-the-homestead-2\/\">Lughnasadh on the Homestead Remixed<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/08\/01\/the-legend-of-john-barleycorn\/\">The Legend of John Barleycorn<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/07\/falls-here-and-winters-a-comin\/\">Fall&#8217;s Here and Winter&#8217;s A-Comin&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/08\/permaculture-design-project-update\/\">Permaculture Design Project Update<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/09\/noctiluca\/\">Noctiluca<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/30\/the-colors-of-autumn\/\">The Colors of Autumn<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2024\/10\/31\/scary-spidies-and-wyrd-shrooms\/\">Scary Spidies and Wyrd &#8216;Shrooms<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>The Year of 2023<\/h3>\n<h3>Winter<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/01\/08\/the-old-year-ends-and-the-new-year-begins\/\">The Old Year Ends and the New Year Begins<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Fall<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/08\/13\/goodbye-la-nina-hello-el-nino\/\">Goodbye La Nina, Hello El Nino<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/09\/06\/fire-on-the-heights\/\">Fire on the Heights<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Winter<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/11\/05\/lughnasadh-on-the-homestead\/\">Lughnasadh on the Homestead<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/11\/06\/spirits-of-samhain\/\">Spirits of Samhain<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2023\/11\/10\/mourning-the-loss-of-a-friend\/\">Mourning the Loss of a Friend<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>The Year of 2022<\/h3>\n<h3>Spring<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2022\/02\/07\/moms-passing\/\">Mom&#8217;s Passing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2022\/02\/08\/and-more-weather\/\">And More Weather &#8230;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2022\/02\/18\/the-aspen-proposal\/\">The Aspen Proposal<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Fall<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2022\/08\/05\/planting-trees\/\">Planting Trees<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>The Year of 2021<\/h3>\n<h3>Spring<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/02\/01\/imbolc-2021\/\">Imbolc 2021<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/02\/04\/dont-judge-a-book-by-its-cover\/\">Don&#8217;t Judge a Book by its Cover<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/02\/15\/for-all-those-who-are-in-love\/\">For All Those Who Are in Love &#8230;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/03\/27\/mobile-again\/\">Mobile Again!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/03\/28\/covid-19-vaccination-questions\/\">COVID-19 Vaccination Questions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/04\/14\/live-from-boris-the-spider\/\">Live from Boris the Spider<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/04\/23\/growing-grain\/\">Growing Grain<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/04\/23\/got-me-a-chainsaw\/\">Got Me a Chainsaw!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/04\/24\/the-aliens-have-landed\/\">The Aliens Have Landed!<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Summer<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/07\/23\/writers-block\/\">Writer\u2019s Block<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Fall<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/09\/04\/solar-hot-water-heater\/\">Solar Hot Water Heater<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Winter<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/12\/09\/edible-permaculture-plants-for-port-neville\/\">Edible Permaculture Plants for Port Neville<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/12\/14\/permaculture-design-project-for-port-neville\/\">Permaculture Design Project for Port Neville<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/12\/15\/eyeballs-and-tomography\/\">Eyeballs and Tomography<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2021\/12\/15\/weather-weather-weather\/\">Weather, Weather, Weather &#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>The Year of 2020<\/h3>\n<h3>Spring<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/02\/25\/wolves-on-my-mind\/\">Wolves on My Mind<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Summer<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/05\/20\/homesteading-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/\">Homesteading During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/07\/02\/a-quick-garden-moment\/\">A Quick Garden Moment<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/07\/02\/things-seen-by-our-game-camera\/\">Things Seen by Our Game Camera &#8230;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/07\/22\/a-she-shed\/\">A She Shed<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/07\/27\/july-updates\/\">July Updates<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Fall<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/08\/13\/august-comes-and-goes\/\">August Comes and Goes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/09\/09\/september-perambulations\/\">September Perambulations<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/10\/29\/october-observations\/\">October Observations<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Winter<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2020\/12\/27\/december-developments\/\">December Developments<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>The Year of 2019<\/h3>\n<h3>Spring<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/02\/01\/our-homestead-through-time\/\">Our Homestead through Time<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/03\/04\/animals-on-a-woodland-homestead\/\">Animals on a Woodland Homestead<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/04\/21\/to-have-a-hot-shower\/\">To Have a Hot Shower &#8230;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/04\/22\/the-saga-of-water-storage-tanks\/\">The Saga of Water Storage Tanks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/04\/25\/signs-of-spring\/\">Signs of Spring<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/04\/30\/misadventures-when-worries-become-reality\/\">Misadventures When Worries Become Reality<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Summer<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/05\/01\/a-genetics-puzzle-coat-color-in-border-collies\/\">A Genetics Puzzle &#8211; Coat Color in Border Collies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/05\/12\/a-new-addition-to-our-family\/\">A New Addition to Our Family<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/05\/23\/brennan-and-the-back-porch\/\">Brennan and the Back Porch<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/05\/23\/laundry-day\/\">Laundry Day<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/06\/16\/a-strange-year\/\">A Strange Year<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/06\/18\/brennan-the-extendo-dog\/\">Brennan the Extendo-Dog<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/07\/09\/a-seadog\/\">A Seadog<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/07\/10\/building-a-woodshed\/\">Building a Woodshed<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Fall<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/10\/01\/happiness-is\/\">Happiness is &#8230;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/10\/02\/dog-washing\/\">Dog Washing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/10\/05\/traveling-with-a-dog\/\">Traveling with a Dog<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Winter<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2019\/12\/17\/whats-up\/\">What&#8217;s Up?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>The Year of 2018<\/h3>\n<h3>Spring<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/03\/01\/tuber-experiments\/\">Tuber Experiments<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/04\/25\/the-greenhouse-rises-again\/\">The Greenhouse Rises Again<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Summer<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/05\/14\/birds-birds-birds\/\">Birds, Birds, Birds &#8230;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/05\/14\/the-beginnings-of-an-orchard\/\">The Beginnings of an Orchard<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/05\/14\/terracing-the-garden\/\">Terracing the Garden<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/07\/18\/what-a-beautiful-world-we-live-in\/\">What a Beautiful World We Live In<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Fall<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/09\/30\/the-fall-scramble\/\">The Fall Scramble<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Winter<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2018\/12\/03\/chimney-fire\/\">Chimney Fire<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>The Year of 2017<\/h3>\n<h3>Spring<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/03\/16\/martens-in-the-roof-and-bats-in-my-belfry\/\">Martens in the Roof and Bats in my Belfry<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/03\/18\/marten-relocation\/\">Marten Relocation<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Summer<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/05\/05\/springtime\/\">Springtime<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/05\/05\/critters\/\">Critters<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/06\/08\/my-favorite-gardening-tools\/\">My Favorite Gardening Tools<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/07\/05\/a-solar-dehydrator\/\">A Solar Dehydrator<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Fall<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/08\/13\/boats-boats-boats\/\">Boats, Boats, Boats &#8230;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/08\/14\/a-little-black-bear\/\">A Little Black Bear<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Winter<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2017\/12\/26\/winter-solstice-2\/\">Winter Solstice<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>The Year of 2016<\/h3>\n<h3>Winter<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/01\/01\/new-years-day\/\">New Year&#8217;s Day<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/01\/09\/freeze-up\/\">Freeze-up<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Spring<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/02\/01\/imbolc\/\">Imbolc<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/02\/01\/whats-in-a-name\/\">What&#8217;s in a Name?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/03\/02\/singing-the-boat-blues\/\">Singing the Boat Blues<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/03\/18\/a-kipperfull-of-wood\/\">A Kipperfull of Wood<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/03\/20\/ostaras-path\/\">Ostara&#8217;s Path<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/03\/30\/plum-blossoms\/\">Plum Blossoms<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/04\/06\/a-surfer-boat\/\">A Surfer Boat?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/04\/16\/elderflower-cordial\/\">Elderflower Cordial<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/04\/26\/the-start-of-a-garden\/\">The Start of a Garden<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Summer<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/01\/beltane\/\">Beltane<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/05\/our-cozy-home\/\">Our Cozy Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/05\/harvesting-seaweed\/\">Harvesting Seaweed<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/07\/a-walk-on-the-wild-side\/\">A Walk on the Wild Side<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/19\/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-friend\/\">Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/05\/31\/naming-the-draiocht\/\">Naming the Draiocht<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/05\/our-garden-is-planted\/\">Our Garden is Planted<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/10\/landfall-day\/\">Landfall Day<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/15\/the-kipper-gets-an-engine\/\">The Kipper Gets an Engine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/18\/water-water-everywhere-nor-any-drop-to-drink\/\">Water, Water Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/20\/summer-solstice-2\/\">Summer Solstice<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/21\/me-and-my-singer-sewing-machine\/\">Me and My Singer Sewing Machine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/26\/a-cougar-in-my-garden\/\">A Cougar in My Garden<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/06\/28\/solar-panels-at-last\/\">Solar Panels At Last<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/07\/09\/a-vacation-to-quadra-island\/\">A Vacation to Quadra Island<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/07\/22\/deconstruction-and-decomposition\/\">Deconstruction and Decomposition<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/07\/31\/humanure\/\">Humanure<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Fall<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/01\/how-does-our-garden-grow\/\">How Does Our Garden Grow?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/03\/making-contact\/\">Making Contact<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/05\/well-digging-again\/\">Well Digging Again!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/12\/trail-clearing\/\">Trail Clearing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/21\/a-family-visit\/\">A Family Visit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/08\/25\/on-the-grid\/\">On the Grid<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/09\/03\/meeting-with-a-friend\/\">Meeting with a Friend<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/09\/05\/a-bit-of-history\/\">A Bit of History<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/09\/27\/adventures-with-awen\/\">Adventures with Awen<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/09\/27\/something-dead-this-way-came\/\">Something Dead This Way Came<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/01\/now-thats-a-carrot\/\">Now That&#8217;s a Carrot!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/01\/north-coast-tidings\/\">North Coast Tidings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/14\/fall-projects\/\">Fall Projects<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/15\/shroom-hunting\/\">Shroom Hunting<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/15\/ethical-wildcrafting\/\">Ethical Wildcrafting<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/15\/a-gen-xer-goes-homesteading\/\">A Gen Xer Goes Homesteading<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/28\/yard-chickens\/\">Yard Chickens<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/29\/eating-our-weeds\/\">Eating Our Weeds<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/10\/31\/samhain-walk\/\">Samhain Walk<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Winter<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/10\/water-and-ice\/\">Water and Ice<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/13\/our-winter-wonderland\/\">Our Winter Wonderland<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/20\/a-stormy-winters-day\/\">A Stormy Winter&#8217;s Day<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/28\/still-a-little-piece-of-paradise\/\">Still a Little Piece of Paradise<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/29\/potatoes-potatoes-potatoes\/\">Potatoes, Potatoes, Potatoes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2016\/12\/29\/i-love-my-eggs\/\">I Love My Eggs<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>The Year of 2015<\/h3>\n<h3>Summer<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/05\/30\/a-cabin-in-the-woods\/\">A Cabin in the Woods<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/05\/30\/downsizing\/\">Downsizing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/02\/out-from-under\/\">Out from Under<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/07\/rounding-cape-caution\/\">Rounding Cape Caution<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/10\/the-sign-of-the-awen\/\">The Sign of the Awen<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/10\/home\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/16\/fetching-the-blue-rocket\/\">Fetching the Blue Rocket<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/19\/black-bears-and-blackberries\/\">Black Bears and Blackberries<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/21\/summer-solstice\/\">Summer Solstice<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/06\/26\/the-grizzly\/\">The Grizzly<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/07\/03\/moonlight-capers\/\">Moonlight Capers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/07\/06\/smoke-on-the-horizon\/\">Smoke on the Horizon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/07\/17\/i-never-though-id-own-an-atv\/\">I Never Thought I&#8217;d Own an ATV<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Fall<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/05\/the-float\/\">The Float<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/17\/a-17-hole-golf-course\/\">A 17 Hole Golf Course<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/22\/an-unexpected-harvest\/\">An Unexpected Harvest<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/27\/building-sheds\/\">Building Sheds<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/08\/29\/ode-to-the-small-gasoline-engine\/\">Ode to the Small Gasoline Engine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/05\/asking-why\/\">Asking Why<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/08\/our-creeks-flow-again\/\">Our Creeks Flow Again<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/11\/red-tide\/\">Red Tide<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/19\/a-start-to-our-cabin\/\">A Start to Our Cabin<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/09\/24\/cabin-designs\/\">Cabin Designs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/10\/01\/a-solid-foundation\/\">A Solid Foundation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/10\/29\/weve-been-busy\/\">We&#8217;ve Been Busy<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Winter<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/04\/moved-in-at-last\/\">Moved In At Last!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/11\/mad-shopping-spree\/\">Mad Shopping Spree!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/21\/winter-solstice\/\">Winter Solstice<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanecology.ca\/wp\/2015\/12\/25\/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-my-two-front-windows\/\">All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front 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