Let’s be humble for a moment. There is a global culture today, and it is not humble. It looks out through human actors, apprehends the image below through their complex biological organs […]
Indian Reserves and Language
Not Just a Coyote Trail Under the Vineyard Fence!
Everyone likes grapes, or those who like them. That’s a ring-necked pheasant going uphill, and a … bobcat? going the other way. If you look carefully, you can see some smaller bird […]
Spigold: the apple you want to eat
I picked this single branch of spigolds today. Look at them shining! This is the kind of apple for picking from the tree and then sharing with whoever comes by, with a […]
The Joy of Property Ownership
Prep work for making a house desirable to a prospective (but as-yet-unfound) new owner. Vernon Does that work for you? If so, welcome to one possible future.
The Waves of Cascadia
Here we are on the surface of the Yellowstone Plume, the newest part of my country, Cascadia. These are the Mammoth Hot Springs. It’s hot there, and exquisite. And stunning. It’s all […]
Ripeness
Ripeness is not “ready for eating,” no matter what the dictionaries say. Neither is it “mature.” Have a look. One definition is “sensuous and full”, as in “ripe lips,” and another “emitting […]
All the Bees Looking for a Home Now
Here is a grassland missing its flowers. Cows ate them. While thousands of people have been going to work in the valley below, and back, and forth, only the deer and a […]
This Land Must Burn
In the panorama of the hill, there are flashes of colour, very specific, which signify human food and the season in which they will be found. Indigenous humans spread seeds from those […]
Raven Demonstrates How Fun It is To Fly
How fun? Every moment is fun.
Raven Goes Floating Today
Anti-Gravity at Work in a Grassland Near You
Okanagan Okanogan 