Catherine Munro
The tide brought treasure. Tiny sculptures telling stories of distant trees. Known as Loki's candles, these pieces of birch bark have crossed the Atlantic to reach Shetland's shores and have traditionally been used for kindling #Shetland #Scotland #beachcombing
Feb 19, 2023 at 6:57pmWeb
Show threadhaqFeb 19, 2023
@CatherineMunro I guess there's a reason why birchbark canoes exist in North America.
Show threadPointOfNoFeb 19, 2023
@CatherineMunro
The best kindling.
Show threadCatherine MunroFeb 19, 2023
@returntosender I tried them for the first time tonight and it was the perfect firelighter. An amazing smell
Show threadPointOfNoFeb 19, 2023
@CatherineMunro
Store some if you can
Show threaduhlissuhFeb 19, 2023
@CatherineMunro Fascinating. Learned something new today!
Show threadBill BarilkoFeb 19, 2023
@CatherineMunro We find similar on the beaches in Vancouver washed down the mighty Fraser River from the vast Birch forests of BC's interior.
Show threadShantell PowellFeb 21, 2023
@CatherineMunro I think it’s interesting you call them kindling. To me, kindling is made up of slender pieces of firewood. I would call birchbark tinder. When I build a fire, tinder lights the kindling and kindling lights the firewood. I wonder if this is a regional difference. I’m in Canada.
Show threadCatherine MunroFeb 22, 2023
@Shanmonster yes . I use kindling really for what all the starting stuff is, I think because that's what folk around me said and I am used to saying it. You are right that the correct terms would be tinder for starter,. Kindling for small sticks and firewood for the rest. I guess I just wrote it before thinking through the words .