It’s not always a flow. I’m almost home from my gathering. We will follow our history again soon. Ultimately, though, just to give you a hint, we’re going here. Not that any […]
The Path of the Water
Harold Rhenisch
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Technology Isn’t Always the Answer
Here’s a plow rigged up with a three point hitch at Nespelem on the Colville Indian Administration lands. It’s a good lesson to contemplate, while I continue on my own walkabout.
The Crooked Path to the Water
I’m off gathering for a spell. While I’m gone, here’s an image from the McNary National Wildlife Preserve (in the U.S. land claim), taken at a distance so the shotgun shell casings […]
A Tiny Crop of Big Peaches
Last December, it got cold. See that? That’s 30 Below at the airport, so 29 Below up here in the sunbelt. The was on the 29th. I figured I wouldn’t have any […]
15. How to Enslave the Land if You’re Spanish: a Guide for Colonists
Every culture approaches slavery in its own way. If you are Spanish in the North American West, the vulnerability of your body and self in an absolute monarchy within a vast, uncontrolled […]
14. How to Enslave the Land if You Are French: A Guide for Colonists
Colonization has methods, just like the blueprints of a house. For example, if you are French and trying to colonize land in North America, you might like to stick to the methods […]
A Young Black Widow and Her Beau
Dancing in the sun. Among the lettuce seeds caught on their way to the stars. A slow dance. Tra-la-la. In three dimensions, yet. That all took an hour. When the sun went […]
13. A War for Freedom
The Texas Revolution went badly for the two Mexican generals who tried to stop it. Their police action, to enforce an anti-slavery law, was a new, utopian experiment for Mexico. Under Spanish […]
All the Suitors Lining Up for Love
I’ve been dealing with black widows in my summer kitchen for weeks. On the one hand, there are no bugs, so that’s nice. On the other hand, they can be a bit […]
12. Are We Slaves?
This history began with a debt, that is mine to repay. It is the dept of a pish, a fish, and not just any pish but a chikamin pish, a bright silver […]
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