Last week, I proposed that the Okanagan city of Vernon was the steampunk capital of the world. I suggested that it is a giant art installation, in fact. When walked through as […]
The Social Life of Steam Punk
Harold Rhenisch
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A Pair of Butterflies at Dusk
This is a beautiful couple. Can anyone help me with a name for them?I think they’re hairstreaks of some kind … but which one? And that flower! What is that? It’s pretty […]
Photographic Punk: Another Look at the Urban Okanagan
Yesterday, I shared a vision for my city, Vernon, in the North Okanagan, based around the notion of steampunk, an art form usually praised for funky flea market jewelry made from recycled […]
Vernon: Steam Punk Capital of the World
Steam punk is a branch of writing and art (especially jewelry and sculpture, romantic novels and visual poetry) that recombines materials from the age of steam and iron, and sets them in […]
The Scent of Spring
Here’s the queen of our wild flowers … it smells so fine, it finds you before you find it!In wild rose season, everyone gets to be a bee. Bees gather pollen after […]
Beyond David Suzuki
My friend Claude has reminded me of David Suzuki’s observation: “We need air to live, we need water to live, we need food to live. If we continue to destroy all these […]
Bringing Life to the Political Table
Politicians represent humans and the workings of their societies. I believe that is just not good enough. For instance… Not Represented by Politics In a political process that is skewed towards dealing […]
British Columbia Election: of Zombies and Skeletons
Since 1990, the budget and staff of the Environmental Ministry of the British Columbia Government has been reduced by something like 92%. As a result, no one is there to deal with […]
Growing a Future from a Living Past
I want to show you something about money. And something else about life. (Hint: choose life.) Here is a future apple orchard. Nursery Done on the “Cheap” In this case, cheap is […]
Highways: Green Space
I know it’s counterintuitive, but look…… and here the ants are lending a hand … … and here a beekeeper, selling propolis and royal jelly and all kinds of super live-till-you’re-120 health […]
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