The art of flirting artfully with danger … … needs a stage that is, itself, art. In it, you can put, well, art. Some options for the Okanagan lifestyle from Hambleton Gallery […]
Right in this season, right now, sales of wasp-killing products are peaking, as the yellow jackets drive everyone away from eating outdoors. It can be freaky, especially when the nests are right […]
I contacted the city a year ago that water was leaking from this weird plumbing array and filling the ditch. They came, they tested, said it was ground water, not their water, […]
I’ve wondered about this “nature” thing for years. What on earth is it? This? Is this nature? Can’t be. It’s a language. Or, hey, is it that nature is a language? Is […]
Morning Glory in the morning. Morning Glory in the evening. A Plant Doesn’t Have to Be Edible to Be Useful! If you plant morning glory (or let the weeds grow, as these […]
If you plant that lavender, the crab spiders will have nowhere to go, and they are the wolves of this ecosystem. Removing the top predator from a chain, in this case a […]
A living skin, however, is what the climate of the grasslands east of the coastal stratovolcanoes calls for. Anything else is quite the ongoing struggle. Whew. Save your back, eh!
Flowers for lunch? Not on your life. Grass maybe? Don’t be silly. A guy needs some sweet loving. Alfalfa, it is. Until Harold’s peppers are ready. Everyone knows that, right? ~ […]
In Vernon, trees planted fifty years ago are getting to be old growth now. Perfect to settle into. There’s Mom in back. And here’s the nest that Robin built when he heard […]
PROBLEM: Climate change accelerates atmospheric heating. Red-Tailed Hawks in Tkem’lips STRATEGY: Don’t panic! The heating is caused by the mountains and by air pressure. Thompson Grasslands SOLUTION: Plant a tree. A good […]
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