This Mexican rock-picking crew in Vernon is an example of what I call magical thinking. Notice a couple things. First, how many rocks are being picked (to make it easier for machine […]
Compacting the Soil in Vernon
Coyote Laughs Once More
Apparently, one farmer believes this will keep the tricksters out. I don’t know whether to weep at his innocence or applaud his sense of determination and hope. This could be why coyotes […]
You Have to Earn Your Orange
First, you’re spotty. Yes, the robins are hatched, just in time for strawberry season! There’s a family of four flapping around my yard and getting spooked when I pick my peas. All […]
Tea Anyone?
It’s chamomile time! When those winter moons keep me awake in the middle of the night, these suns do the trick.
Ponderosa Pine: Almost a Loner
Ponderosa pines are not a species that likes to mingle with other tree species and communicate root to root. They prefer to stand out in the grass and wait for fire. Still, […]
X Marks the Spot: Ancient Art Gallery in the Okanagan
I wonder who marked this stone marmot with an X, and why. Perhaps the artist was signing their name. Note that there are two marmot heads looking to the left. For one, […]
What Colour is a Rattlesnake’s Tongue?
Purple. Wonderful.
It’s About Gravity
The old grass finds the Earth so the new grass can find the sun. The cottonwood catkins find the Earth so that their flowers and seeds can spread out and catch the […]
Okanagan Landscaping if Money is No Object
And if beauty is no object, either. Vernon. Where the Iron Age and the Stone Age meet.
Okanagan Art Gets Real
Here’s a food donation box (with twin coffee canisters) on a noisy creekside trail along the highway in Vernon. A fine gesture. Do note that food is not stealable here, but garbage […]
Okanagan Okanogan 