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A summer walk through Big Creek National Wildlife Area, where Mazie searches for frogs while I can't stop thinking about what's farther down the path.
Nolan Franklin
Gardener and writer in Brant County, Ontario, exploring native plants, pollinators, wildlife, and biodiverse gardens as places to notice, care for, learn from, and remember.
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A patch of grass, a passing dragonfly, and two minutes of attention before the day asks anything of you.
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From the garden:
In my own yard, I’m growing plants native to southern Ontario, watching what returns and arrives, and learning how a garden can become calm, layered, and alive.
My notebook follows what a garden can hold across the seasons: bees on flowers, birdsong after rain, plants pushing through dry, sandy soil, caterpillars on leaves, seedlings and seedheads, weather, memory, loss, and change.
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