I have worked here since 2011 telling stories of the Earth as preparation for a history of the Intermontane Grasslands of Central Cascadia and the rainswept coast that keeps them windy and dry. Now I am presenting this history, step by step, as I have learned it, often from the land itself. The history of this region includes the Canadian colonial space “The Okanagan Valley”, which lies over the land I live in above Canim Bay. The story stretches deep into the American West, into the US Civil War, the War of 1812, and the Louisiana Purchase, as well into the history of the Columbia District of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In all, the story spans the Chilcotin and Columbia volcanic plateaus and the basins that surround them. In this vast watershed lie homelands as old as 13,200 years (Sequim) and 16,200 years (Salmon River.) That’s how far we are walking together here, who are all the land speaking.
Desert Parsley, Yarrow, Blue Bunch Wheatgrass, and Ponderosa Pine Cones
Okanagan Okanogan 
these are so interesting like they are, almost nested ….. makes such a pretty design! great to paint!!
cheers, Debi
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I agree completely! It’s like watercolours, but naturally made!
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yes! the intricacies and patterns and Greens are lovely. I must go get my paints out! 🙂
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I look forward to seeing the result!
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