For four years, I have been looking for a cat. I found the eagle, and the turtle. I found a swan, a goose, a duck and a dog that might be a […]
The Cougar, Found at Last!
Western Yellow-bellied Racer
These are fast snakes. Usually they just zip by, a few inches up in the grass, and you hardly see them, but this one is trail smart, and has mastered the art […]
Beating the Heat
The water comes to the rock faces of Turtle Mountain under the snow. It’s gone now …. … but it intensifies the sun and creates an early season for the arctic plants […]
Cool Camouflage
The trick is to put two fake eyes and fake feelers on the top of your wings, while hiding out down below as if you were upside down. Just the fake eyes or the […]
Marsh Hawk in Trouble
Still strong enough to fly, although not very willing, but that wounded foot is going to make it hard to hunt. I hope it heals quickly. It’s not a reprieve for the rodents, […]
Where the Bear Walks There Walk I
It’s the time of year for saskatoons to bloom. The air smells sweet. Soon the berries will be even sweeter. Watch out for the ones with worms! Look how […]
Beautiful Biscuit Root
High above Kalamalka Lake, it is gathering time. Biscuit Root In this old garden of sacred stone (I found an elderly Syilx couple sitting in their car, staring at this, reading […]
The Rowans of April
Remember the rowans of January? Well, it’s not like that now! Remember the rowans of St. Brigid’s feast day? Things have changed around this place. The rowans are uncurling. […]
A Day of Good Fortune
Service Berry and Wasp
A Robin in His Garden
Crazy! Welcome to the new Okanagan.
Okanagan Okanogan 