It rained a couple inches in the June monsoons, it drained away, and it rained a little more on the muddied post-glacial lakebed silt. Rain Craters The Moon and Mars only get […]
Rain Craters and Rain Fossils
Sex in the Grass
So, you see your beloved …… and you make your move, surrounded by thistle perfume on a pillowy bed suspended in open space and swaying on the wind, ahhh… perfect … … […]
New Water Collection Technologies for the Okanagan
As we move to reclaim natural water processes in the valley grasslands of the Okanagan, we will need new water collection technologies. The systems we have now (upland lakes turned into reservoirs, […]
The Ethics of Water in the Okanagan
For the last week, I’ve been displaying new crops for the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia and the Okanogan Valley in Washington. These crops will allow food production to continue in the […]
15 More New Vegetables for the Okanagan
Earlier this week I spoke about fifteen new vegetables for building a sustainable economy in the Okanagan-Okanogan (click). Some were Syilx crops, others were other North American crops, and others were observations […]
15 New Vegetables for the Okanagan
Yesterday and the day before I spoke about ten new fruits for building a sustainable economy in the Okanagan-Okanogan (click), and ten more (click). Today, I’ve gathered some vegetables with potential for […]
Ten More New Commercial Fruit Crops for the Okanagan
Yesterday, I started putting the practical side of this blog into order. I started with ten new fruit crops that could restart a failing economy unable to retrain its young people, to […]
Evolution and the Colour Blue
Take a look. The colour blue is the one first seen out of darkness. Look at it … The Rise Vineyard, Bella Vista Our fences can’t hold it, nor can they hold […]
Evolution: A Human Social Mirror
Bullock’s Oriole, blending in… This fellow divides his time between South America and this dry northern tip of his species’ range. California Quail (introduced species, so humans would have something to hunt), […]
An Unusual Insect Visits the Yarrow
And I mean unusual. Look at those wings! Very beautiful! He’d blend in with the bunchgrass perfectly. Perching sideways also works. And with such a versatile and stable design, even upside down […]
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