Straw

 Winter has pretty much arrive here on the Land, and we are hard at work getting the few final touches completed before winter sets in to stay.  There is so much work to be done, setting up the new ranch, it sure keeps us busy!  Here we have a load of straw being delivered, so the animals will be nice and warm and dry for the winter.  

Harvest Festival - Day 8

 This is the last day of this year's Great Harvest Festival/Camp-out.  It was a great ceremony this morning, with happy faces and shouts of glory to the Great Manitou.  I think my voice is almost raw.  

Thank-you to all who came.  We had a great time, and look forward to many more people joining us next year!  

Harvest Festival

 It is time for the Great Harvest Festival/Camp-out!  

This is day 5, and we are all having a great time!  

Death

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeUGulJ0Gb8

Death is never an easy subject, but rest assured, there is life after death.  I have visited the spirit world many times, and can say, it is a beautiful vibrant place.  Our ancestors are there actively engaged in life.  They are also actively involved in our lives here, striving to teach us the lessons that will help us as we enter the spirit world.  The passing of a loved one is not the end, but is just another step on our journey. 

Y'all Come Back Now, ... Ya Hear!

I really do not speak Michif well.  Although the language and it's dialects are dying, there are several movements to revive the language. 

Introduction

I have decided to start a YouTube channel, to see how video blogging will work. 
Please take a look, and tell me what you think. 

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Autumn Colours

 The leaves are starting to change colour to the north-west of the Sacred Circle.  

The other morning, after just finishing the opening prayer, I opened my eyes to see a deer standing in the Sacred Circle, in the North, looking back at me.  It hopped out to the north, and stood looking back at me while I entered the Circle, and went about the rest of the opening ceremony, leaving part way through.  

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Many Years

 It has been just over 8 years since I have written on this Blog, and much has happened in that time.  I stayed in the Creston area for most of that time, and fulfilled part of a childhood dream of mine, that of becoming a Fireman.  I worked at the Canyon-Lister Fire Department, and enjoyed every minute of it.  I worked hard at staying in as good shape as I could, but it was not to last.  Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Liver and Lung affected) is a severe limiter.  So, I have now moved out to a ranch, where I can move at my own pace and have a peaceful end.  It is a great blessing, to have a quiet place, where I can return to a simpler life, and spend my remaining years in the service of my family and fellow man.  

Much of the time I struggle with the energy and ability to function, including the severe lack of protein to the brain, affecting my cognitive abilities.  Yet, I am grateful to share my remaining years and knowledge with the readers of this Blog!  

May God bless you!  

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