Returning to the Muskeg

• Published in: Alternatives journal (Waterloo) Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 50 - 56
• Main Author: Pirozek, Jazmin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Waterloo Alternatives Media, Inc 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Animals; Carbon; Color; Flowers; Flowers & plants; Gardens & gardening; Insects; Mines; Northern communities; Peatlands; Rice; Seeds; Wetlands; Canadian Shield
• ISSN: 1205-7398

Pirozek sat at the water's edge. She was looking at the plants and listening to the animals. She saw a beautiful bright purple flower. She counted its petals. The color told her a lot about the plant--the flower collected these colors from where it lives. This color was influenced by all the beings that live in the fen muskeg. Many of the flowers of the muskeg consume insects and build their bodies from these surroundings. The flower next to it had been fertilized and was in seed. She never noticed the shape of the seed before. She saw it was a spikey ball, appearing to have many portions making up the whole. She saw a ripened seed pod ready to release and she picked it. She pulled it open and separated the seeds. She threw the seeds into the muskeg after she took a look at them. She saw they were complete as individuals yet still part of the whole pod. She hoped to see more purple flowers in the coming months and years.