Yellow dock at work merging the sun with water and carbon dioxide. Beautiful lung!
You Too Can Watch Plants Breathe the Sun
Seeing is Breathing
To see the spirit of a tree, look in the water. There is a movement.That movement is the tree. It is a form of breathing. It is there the tree reveals […]
The Spirit of the Rowan Tree
In each season, the rowan takes on a different spirit. Now, it is the time for the hummingbirds. Sure, we could say that trees, especially trees with exposed dead twigs, are one […]
Cascadia: Where the Sea Breaks on the Land
Cascadia is the place where water, air and land meet …. … in waves …. … and boundaries. The stones here … … are also part of the mixing of water and […]
Environmental Psychology: Cinema Carved in Stone
I promised to talk about the art of reading cultural narratives in mountains. There are many techniques, so let’s start with the observer. Unlike in modern cinema, in this art form the observer […]
Where the Bear Walks There Walk I
It’s the time of year for saskatoons to bloom. The air smells sweet. Soon the berries will be even sweeter. Watch out for the ones with worms! Look how […]
The Rowans of April
Remember the rowans of January? Well, it’s not like that now! Remember the rowans of St. Brigid’s feast day? Things have changed around this place. The rowans are uncurling. […]
The Future of Okanagan Okanogan
We have been on a journey together for three-and-a-half years. In that time, I finished up this blog as a book (twice!), but then I was reading up on a lynching in Conconully, Washington […]
Frost is Coming Tonight
In this early spring, please say a prayer for all the apricot trees alone in the cold tonight. Thank you.
I Am Never Alone
The ravens make a point of flying overhead and saying “Kalook!”, the flickers make a point of keeping me in sight, as they flit from tree to tree up the slope and […]
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