I want to show you an image of the mind. Since that’s difficult, let me show you an image of the world instead, with my fingers crossed that the mind will be […]
We Are the Earth and the Earth is Us
Romantic Images of Autumn
It is possible to read land by colour. The Douglas firs on the ridge line below are ready to pass through the coming winter. So are the yellow choke cherries in the […]
Of Fog and Human Bondage in the Okanagan Valley
Fog up high. Fog down low. Yes, grass. It’s as much a pressure condensation as airborne water. Fog up high and down low together. Fog in the gully (Bushes squeezed out of […]
Of Bears and Men and the Stars
Bears build their highways in the shade. Look at the planetary forces they live in. You’d think they were creatures of the stars. Now, here’s a golf cart highway up the […]
Did You Lose Your Mind? Don’t Worry. I Found It.
Ah, the noble stag, majestically ruling its wild kingdom in parallel to the worlds of men. Here you can see a young mule deer buck framed against a hillside sculpted by humans […]
Oh, Grass, My Beautiful One!
Grasses are the children of a warming earth, and this is their season. I’ve been talking of science lately, but a science based in poetry and in ancient earth knowledge, so I thought today, […]
Asparagus in Glory: Science and Language Part III
The other day I was discussing how the language of science influences the world that scientific exploration and method allows us to see. Behind that is the observation that if the language […]
Spiders at Work (Not for the Squeamish)
Spiders! An interlude of pure predation, while I work on my next post about science and language. This one is inspired by sticking my head into this asparagus to get some photos of […]
Vineyards in Germany and Canada Compared
Here’s the wall of a vineyard road in Germany (Schlossberg, Rüdesheim am Rhein) Vineyard Stair, a Self-watering garden zone. The wall collects water and delivers it to a reservoir. Here, the […]
Corn is Fun
The starlings love corn. Humans walk along the ridge line and trample ancient mosses, before coming down and eating corn. Turtle Mountain Whee!
Okanagan Okanogan 