#white spruce

[nemfrog]

Rabbit issues. North American fauna. 1908. Fort Simpson, NWT, Canada.

To guard against the loss of spruce trees resulting from rabbit eating habits (below), foresters set traps against the rodents (above).

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[skeetergrl]

[redossoniaku]

Ψ Manitoba Qualities ↝

pt; Manitoba Qualities

Plains Bison - when one's masculinity is tied to being from Manitoba. Prairie Crocus - when one's femininity is tied to being from Manitoba. White Spruce - when one's neutrality is tied to being from Manitoba.

First three stripes come from the mammal/flower/tree themselves. Blue, yellow, green, and white are commonly found on a province/territory's flag or coat of arms. Bison [link], crocus [link], spruce [link].

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[gonzophotography]

[darknessdrops]

[thevibrantcateye]

Anatomy Of A Spruce Tip by @thevibrantcateye

[mostlythemarsh]

Polyconic

[elminx]

Further further thoughts on Evergreen Magic

I am so far down this rabbit hole about evergreen magic and I might never re-emerge.  Which is pretty okay with me because people suck anyways. So far I’ve: - made a Winter gin with Eastern White Pine (among other things) - made Eastern white pine infusions in vodka, Everclear, and vinegar - made my Winter Syrup recipe with Eastern White Pine among many other things - cooked with Eastern White Pine and White Spruce - infused oil with Red Spruce and Juniper Berry - made protection bath salts out of Red Spruce and Jupiter Berry - harvested my first Norway Spruce resin and started experiments burning it  I’m also drying some Red and White Spruce that is going to be combined with salt and sugar because, why the fuck not?   The oil will become a salve and be added as scent to some protection candles when its finished.  Still waiting on the vinegar infusion as well - that will likely go for cooking and cleaning because who doesn’t love double purpose things?