Woodland Caribou
2012 Information Guide

Do I hear laughter

by Claire

I’m amused by Mother Nature’s sense of humour when I enter her backcountry. Be it the twig that grabs my boot resulting in an ungraceful landing or catching a whiskey jack’s curious glance while I’m using the open-air “jon”, these moments bring a smile to my face. My heart skipped several beats once when I thought I heard a bear growl in a raspberry thicket when all along it was the sound of a hummingbird’s rapid wing beats as it hovered by my ear.  An otter ran off with my corn on the cob once and the one night when I thought I could retire without the tent fly, I woke up to pouring rain in the middle of the night. I wish I could see the humour in other areas of my life but such is not always the case.  Somehow, I am not so readily amused by line ups at the coffee shop, hick ups at the office, or misplaced house keys.

Until I learn to lighten up in our man-made artificial world, I will continue to retire to the woods for my fix of comic relief.

Claire Quewezence

Assist. Park Superintendent

(807) 727-1388

P. S. Viking Island, Telescope, Optic and Domain Lakes are within Woodland Caribou Park, just west of Red Lake.  I love my friend Claire's attitude to life and the people around her.  Like myself, she finds herself and restores her energy when venturing out into our bush. Enid