Canada does not deserve this land. It burns it…

Forest Fire Smoke Over Okanagan Landing

… it tries to make it hotter than it is …

Plasticized Soil (Weeds, plastic, clay), Bella Vista

The goal is to increase the heat of the season.

… it xeriscapes it, for maximum water efficiency …

Note the fireplace ashes.

… it allows wild creatures to survive in road ditches alone …

Waiting for the Mower Man

This is where the water collects, hence where the life will be, but the mower comes, like clockwork. Gotta protect that infrastructure.

… it creates drought …

Invasive Cheatgrass Drought

(And the high country water that might have staved off the forest fires. Note the smoke.)

… it disrespects the gift of life …

Ponderosa Pine Cones in the Garbage

Here is some sign of a badger cleaning up on the gophers invading abandoned orchards …

Here is the abandoned orchard, gone feral …

A country that sustains its land values for only one generation does not deserve that land. Its days are numbered.