Large Fierce Mammal

The title of today’s piece is taken from Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden, and I believe perfectly encapsulates the philosophy Mrs. LFM and I bring to every activity that takes us into the field.

As I’ve mentioned before, where and how we live means being able to walk out the back door and straight into the forest where you can be seen only when you want to be. Tangible benefits are the soul filling effects of the Way of the Wild through full forest immersion, and time spent mapping ways and means by which medicinal and edible Gifts of Nature may be procured in all seasons.

In these forays, relics of the works of Man will occasionally be found, usually in the most unexpected of places, through encounters with everything from evidence of a long standing but abandoned moonshine operation to a century old gold mine that doesn’t appear on current catalogues. The pictures that follow are part of last Friday’s after action report, beginning with one taken by Mrs. LFM of me photographing the remains of a boiler and firebox. Things like this were used to run steam powered pumps required to remove water from pits and mine shafts dug into the boggy Nova Scotian countryside.

Wondering how many knives this would make. Mrs. LFM Photo — Click to enlarge.

Pro Tip: Don’t get too close to things like this without a cautious check for occupancy. (LFM Photo) — Click to enlarge.

LFM Photo — Click to enlarge.