I’m taking the month to go image hunting. See you in October.
A Review of Daniel Marshall’s Claiming the Land
I invite you to have a look at my review for Daniel Marshall’s vital new book of British Columbia history, Claiming the Land. I say it is a vital new book, […]
Please Don’t Plant Birch Trees in the Grassland
It’s not their place and in midsummer they’re shutting down for the year. Give them a break and plant them where it is cool and damp. There’s a basic misunderstanding going on […]
Reading Today at the Ryga Festival
Today, I’m off to Summerland to share some words and thoughts at The Ryga Festival. Here’s how they put it: Thursday, August 30 Harold Rhenisch Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm Harold Rhenisch reads from his […]
What’s the Point?
I’ve been asked: what’s the point of all this? Good question. Here, this is the point. Big Sage and Crested Wheat Grass Lots of points In a culture that gives priority at […]
When a Tree Grows Out of Your Head
When I was a young man back in the day, it was commonplace to encounter British writers having an awfully hard time accommodating the blues (for instance) into their writing, without anglifying […]
Spider’s Two Dimensional World (and her one dimensional world as well)
Fun stuff! You take the three-dimensional world that flies buzz around in all willy nilly … … and you remove one dimension. And then you get to be the third dimension yourself. […]
2000 Posts of Okanagan Okanogan: a Celebration!
2000 times I have looked closely at the land and squawked to you what I have seen. It has been beautiful. But then the world has gone up in smoke. And […]
Cultural Evolution in a Post-Canadian Landscape
Today, sober reflection. Tomorrow, a celebration. Kind of a small difference, eh. When the 5,000-year-old rattlesnake den on the hill was blasted away to make room for the luxury view homes the […]
Smoke on the Orchards Reveals Some Structural Weaknesses in Canadian Apple Growing
Smoke is filtering out the sun. The hot August days are as cool as a warm day in March. Orchards, already struggling with a world glut of fruit, as the empty land […]
