Silver Snag Farm

Stories following the landscape from grass to habitat and food forest.

  • A terrible day in a terrible year

    This post comes with a trigger warning. It’s not for everyone. My horse dies. It’s a tribute, and a plea for responsible breeding. Continue reading

    A terrible day in a terrible year
  • Chasing Nature

    The short-eared owls aren’t yet rare, but we still stand breathless waiting for them to fly moth-like as they hunt at sundown.  We listen for their raspy barks in flight, watch for them to land on a post, rootwad, or… Continue reading

  • Appreciating the simple things- Auyuittuq Trek

    The best lunch I’ve enjoyed in recent memory was delivered to my tent by guide Rhys Hill on a rainbound day at Summit Lake.  Hot bannock grilled with cheese and ham delivered in a plastic bowl to the vestibule, along… Continue reading

  • Little things along the way – Ingalls Creek

    I guess I don’t qualify as a “lister” or a collector.  I like birds, but the closest I came to listing those I saw was in Costa Rica, when I followed my travel buddy’s example and marked them in my… Continue reading