Whose cherries are these? Choke Cherries in a Gully, Okanagan Landing Whose are these? These Ones are Sweeter, but the Skins are More Bitter Not mine. Someone Wasn’t Using a Ladder Ooomph! […]
Wild Cherry Harvest
Weevils in Love
Sometimes, it’s time to leave the weed and find true love. This is called hitting the streets. Or pounding the pavement. Or maintaining hope in the face of adversity. Because you never […]
What is This Amazing Insect (if it is an insect)?
I have never seen anything like this before, ever. It’s like a cross between a wasp and a preying mantis. I found her today on a choke cherry tree growing alone in […]
Oceangoing Porcupine
High above the valley… …a rock catches the rain, and a saskatoon bush lives off of it. Not Much Cover Way Up Here Even the deer have to really work to find […]
Ancient Stories of Life, Death and Art
Life lives off of death. It translates one into another. Life lives in death. Pre-Contact Graveyard, Beacon Hill, Vancouver Island Much of what is known about the human past is known by […]
The Art of Stopping
Everything in this image stopped. Still Life, Turtle Mountain Including the image. Yet, take a look at the walnut shell. Every time I look at it, I see it stop just now. […]
Winemakers, Risk All!
Compare. Grapes grown on pruned vines. This is a very mechanized form of farming that sells itself as peasant romance. The Rise, Vernon Now, compare. Here are some wild vines, growing in […]
What To Do On a Day Threatening Rain
Two days ago, the summer sun came up. That evening, the god of the wind passed by. Heading south. Check out the mini-god boiling out of his ear. Such a hurry hurry […]
My Entry for the Most Beautiful Tomato in the World
Just bringing in the garden for a few of my friends. Huginn’s keeping his Hrafn eye on the prize, eh! Blessed be.
Environmental Renewal Through the Work of Dr. John Dee
Imagine, hiding in the sun itself. Choke Cherries and Their Guardian Or in a cloud. Or a bit of both. (Note how the bird’s eye sees out of his hidey hole in […]
Okanagan Okanogan 