May 18 · Learn
Wild sarsaparilla, with Elder Rose
On the guided walk, learned to spot it by the three-part leaves rising on one stalk. Easy to confuse with young poison ivy at first glance.
Source: learned from a guide · Foraging collection
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Field Log · Aug 12, 2026
Candle Lake Provincial Park
18°C · 6:42 PM
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Lit the first fire of the season this evening. The stove drew clean and the cabin went quiet once it settled. Felt a sense of calm that I want to bring into the next filming project.
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Candle Lake 2026
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Northern Stories (Project)
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Learned how to identify true morels from false morels. Key difference is the hollow stem.
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Carved a small kuksa today. Still working on the handle shape but getting closer.
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Noticed a moose feeding along the shore at sunrise. Watched for 20 minutes.
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Practised casting in the wind. Focused on shorter, slower strokes. Much more control.
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Noticed ripe saskatoon berries along the trail.
Aug 12, 2026 · Notice
Three months later
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- Saskatoon berries
- Cedar tea
- Medicinal plants
You’ve logged 6 related entries in your Foraging collection.
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Seasonal foraging tends to appear alongside your more creative weeks.
Insight · inferred from 14 records · you can correct it
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Candle Lake
Aug 12, 2026
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Aug 30 · Return
Same trail, on my own
Found it before I’d even stopped walking. Checked the leaf pattern and stem — confident this time, no book needed.
Source: my own observation · Linked to May 18
What changed
In May I needed someone to point it out. By August I recognised it from a distance and knew what to check.
Foraging collection · history
- May 18 · Learned with a guide
- Jun 22 · Practised identification
- Aug 30 · Recognised independently
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First frost on the marsh
The reeds were silver at 7 a.m. and the ducks had moved to open water. My own reminder: bring the long lens next time.
Candle Lake 2026Land & Water
Related entries
- Same spot · one year ago — “Geese leaving early”
- Same collection — “Loons on the north bay”
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