Dr. Az Klymiuk
@klymiuk.ca
Cree | RR Métis | Slavic, 2S nonbinary asexual autistic first-gen scholar studying plant mycobiomes, climate-adaptive agricultural interventions; occasional palaeontologist. Assistant Prof @UManitoba; Indigenous Scholar in Science. www.klymiuk.ca
Bittersweet morning: it’s Rosie’s last morning here, she goes to her Nana’s farm next, where she will have deer, squirrels, bunnies, groundhogs, grouse, and foxes to chase.
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Bittersweet morning: it’s Rosie’s last morning here, she goes to her Nana’s farm next, where she will have deer, squirrels, bunnies, groundhogs, grouse, and foxes to chase.
Timeline cleanse. Please enjoy the pure joy in her eyes as she begins nibbling this cookie
November 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Timeline cleanse. Please enjoy the pure joy in her eyes as she begins nibbling this cookie
Yeah, I guess I’m that person who buys dog cookies. This is Rosie, in her gremlin costume (indistinguishable from how she normally looks).
November 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Yeah, I guess I’m that person who buys dog cookies. This is Rosie, in her gremlin costume (indistinguishable from how she normally looks).
The Three Sisters plantings in the BioGarden included Assiniboine flint corn, Mandan squash, Algonquin pumpkin, Arikara watermelon, pepquinos (probably not historically grown here, but an important nod to our Hispanic relatives), and heritage beans pictured here:
November 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Three Sisters plantings in the BioGarden included Assiniboine flint corn, Mandan squash, Algonquin pumpkin, Arikara watermelon, pepquinos (probably not historically grown here, but an important nod to our Hispanic relatives), and heritage beans pictured here:
(These were grown this year in the BioGarden initiative that I spearheaded. Seeds will be available for giveaway next year 🥰, as well as seeds for medicine and pollinator plants.)
November 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
(These were grown this year in the BioGarden initiative that I spearheaded. Seeds will be available for giveaway next year 🥰, as well as seeds for medicine and pollinator plants.)
Of course, pumpkins and other squashes were core components of Indigenous agricultural systems prior to colonization and the destruction of our food sovereignty through residential schools, reserves, and forced relocation. Pictured are an ’Algonquin’ pumpkin and Mandan squash.
November 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Of course, pumpkins and other squashes were core components of Indigenous agricultural systems prior to colonization and the destruction of our food sovereignty through residential schools, reserves, and forced relocation. Pictured are an ’Algonquin’ pumpkin and Mandan squash.
The best part of Hallowe’en is that grocery stores offload extra pumpkins at amazing prices: picked one up yesterday for $1. Not as tasty as Indigenous heritage varieties but I like the tradition of roasting up a big ol’ pumpkin and its seeds. Great with oatmeal!
November 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The best part of Hallowe’en is that grocery stores offload extra pumpkins at amazing prices: picked one up yesterday for $1. Not as tasty as Indigenous heritage varieties but I like the tradition of roasting up a big ol’ pumpkin and its seeds. Great with oatmeal!
Took her a while to get with the program. Unfortunately I now lack plausible deniability.
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Took her a while to get with the program. Unfortunately I now lack plausible deniability.
Seen at Southwood Circle (new/eventual infill development on UM campus holdings) while I was walking the dog this afternoon.
October 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Seen at Southwood Circle (new/eventual infill development on UM campus holdings) while I was walking the dog this afternoon.
Maskwa River waterfall, Manitoba. A collapsing logging bridge spanning the top of the 45’ falls is accessible by an old, well-worn logging trail, or (as we did) a 6-mile paddle with one portage over the rapids sited 4 miles up from Maskwa Project.
October 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Maskwa River waterfall, Manitoba. A collapsing logging bridge spanning the top of the 45’ falls is accessible by an old, well-worn logging trail, or (as we did) a 6-mile paddle with one portage over the rapids sited 4 miles up from Maskwa Project.
Just a doggo, happy to be home (she was in puppy jail while I went paddling with folks from Sagkeeng First Nation yesterday).
October 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Just a doggo, happy to be home (she was in puppy jail while I went paddling with folks from Sagkeeng First Nation yesterday).
Birthday celebration is a cup of pour-over Kickinghorse coffee with cream (didn’t smell spoiled?), a lactaid tablet, and my desk made temporarily free of exams or laptop whilst I consume it.
October 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Birthday celebration is a cup of pour-over Kickinghorse coffee with cream (didn’t smell spoiled?), a lactaid tablet, and my desk made temporarily free of exams or laptop whilst I consume it.
These Velcro pups are so incredibly smart in highly specific ways and just total derps the rest of the time, I love them.
October 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
These Velcro pups are so incredibly smart in highly specific ways and just total derps the rest of the time, I love them.
The fact that the #Louvre heist was apparently accomplished with a ladder makes me optimistic about us Indigenous peoples getting all our sacred stuff and ancestors back. Hear me out: chip truck.
October 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The fact that the #Louvre heist was apparently accomplished with a ladder makes me optimistic about us Indigenous peoples getting all our sacred stuff and ancestors back. Hear me out: chip truck.
Go forth into your Monday with all the enthusiasm and weirdness of an Aussie Shep
October 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Go forth into your Monday with all the enthusiasm and weirdness of an Aussie Shep
Australian Shepherds are so majestic
October 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Australian Shepherds are so majestic
Same, same. I guess take joy where you can? I keep a meme file and occasionally whip out gems as circumstances dictate:
October 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Same, same. I guess take joy where you can? I keep a meme file and occasionally whip out gems as circumstances dictate:
Good morning from this Very Good Girl, who thinks Saturdays are lovely for long walks in the park, and is therefore justifiably annoyed that we will instead be doing midterm review via Zoom at 10, and plagiarism checks on their first project (found 2 already, 1st cup of coffee).
October 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Good morning from this Very Good Girl, who thinks Saturdays are lovely for long walks in the park, and is therefore justifiably annoyed that we will instead be doing midterm review via Zoom at 10, and plagiarism checks on their first project (found 2 already, 1st cup of coffee).
:) We got utterly drenched yesterday evening, somehow managed to be on the other side of the Red in the worst of it. Rosie didn’t care tho, she loves being filthy and sodden apparently.
October 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
:) We got utterly drenched yesterday evening, somehow managed to be on the other side of the Red in the worst of it. Rosie didn’t care tho, she loves being filthy and sodden apparently.
Can you call off your friends, too? This kind of nastiness is not furthering a cause you clearly care deeply about.
October 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Can you call off your friends, too? This kind of nastiness is not furthering a cause you clearly care deeply about.
We were playing fetch last night and she’s so over-tired that she fell into a heavy power nap like this. Snoring and everything.
October 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We were playing fetch last night and she’s so over-tired that she fell into a heavy power nap like this. Snoring and everything.