Today we’re celebrating our 3 year anniversary at White Sky Woods Homestead. If you don’t know the origin story check out the original announcement, or read a little recap around this time 3 years ago, check it out.
Reflecting on it by looking around the homestead, the amount of hard work we’ve put in and infrastructure we’ve established…it feels like it’s been much longer than 3 years. Yet, memories of what daily life was like prior to the move are still fresh, so it somehow also barely feels like 3 years.
These past few months of pandemic shut downs has, as a friend noted, underlined, bolded and exclamation pointed the confirmation of what the homestead means in our life. We didn’t need more reasons to be thankful for being here, but we found more during this time.
Usually this time of year we have a large gathering of friends for our Yurt Life Celebration, Anniversary party. Because of restrictions and adjusting to the “new normal”, the party is not planned….for now. Past parties have been great food (potluck style), good friends having good conversation, new friendships forming, kids playing (and maybe getting stung by wasps…let’s not have that again), garden tours, ponds and woods hikes, bonfire enjoyment, and last year we even had instruments sing-alongs by the fire.
In reflection of today, I gathered some photos to highlight a bit about life around here as it is today. I’ve taken thousands of photographs over the past 3 years, but I’ll just share a few recent ones ;).
Sometimes I just step back and wonder…how did we get so fortunate?
There are many quaint moments.
And plenty of WTH moments.
There is beauty across the landscape.
And beauty in the little things; you have to be willing to look closely to observe it.
There is eating what we grow, make from scratch and forage.
There is growing healthy and humanely raised food for others.
We share this land with our wild friends.
And what were most thankful for are all the friends we’ve made here on the Keweenaw along with the friends and family who’ve come to visit and enjoy this place with us.
It’s been a grand 3 years! Thank you for following our journey!
Peace, love and nature,
-L
whiteskywoods.com 
Congratulations on your 3 year anniversary! It takes a lot to carve out a home from the wilderness.
Today I was helping a friend in Kiva to wash his newly installed greenhouse windows and put his veggies in growing trays.
I even carried home to Negaunee a couple of his “pets”!
I hate woodticks! You got any there? I surely hope not, even tho they are also part of Jehovah’s creation.
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Congrats Lisa! I’ve enjoyed following your journey. You’ve captured some wonderful things with your photography.
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