Forget summer. We spend half the year within cloud that is the breath of the lake held in the air by pressure off the mountains and the sea. If you’re going to […]
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Drug Culture in the Okanagan
It is a complex world, that fully engages the mind. Patterns of lines, colour, shape, intensity and contrast are a natural environment for humans, and match the organization of our brains, nerves […]
Naked Wasp Nest
Now, haven’t the yellow jackets been busy under the protective sagebrush. No need for a protective paper shell, well, until the earth trickles away. Sagebrush is such a great host, drawing up […]
A Little Dictionary of Water
Here’s a little experiment to explore what we talk about when we talk about water and how connected to the Earth and Water English really is. The root of “water”, “wet”, is […]
After the Fire, A Little Global Cooling
Far from the fires of summer and fed by the torrential rains of November, the lichens are in their full glory right now. Worldwide, lichens take as much carbon out of the […]
Can We Even See Water?
In a way, yes. It’s a camera that sees as precisely as this, concentrating on light. It picks up patterns. Intriguingly, we do have to look at the patterns and see what […]
Landscaping Your New Home by Hand in the Okanagan
You’ve moved to the Okanagan, and look, your dream home! There’s some gravel and clay to deal with, but don’t you worry about that. If you were here a week ago, you […]
Move Over Mount Fuji
Terrace Mountain has a new lagoon on the lake, to reflect in. If this were a mature culture, there would be pilgrimages.
Talking Water
Isn’t this the turtle of the world, carrying a pearl? Isn’t this a drop of rain speaking a drop of rain? Here’s a turtle without a pearl. Sometimes drops flock. Saskatoons are […]
To Be Moved from Site: Okanagan Lake Front Cabin in Peachland
Yes, really., No peaches here. The ability of this gesture to honour the lake it faces… … fails. It belongs in neither of the two images above, because saying that it is […]
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