I wonder if those volcanic islands that erupted at the floor of the Pacific Ocean 120,000,000 years ago, collided with North America, and erupted again as they broke up and formed these […]
I am piecing together a guide to new crops that can build a new, sustainable agriculture and food art culture in this grassland sea. Yesterday, I noticed that a late spring crop […]
Here’s how to make the world bloom next year and the year after that. First, extend the tongue, gently …Second, flap the flappers and stick up the ear thingies (we use only very […]
Art doesn’t belong to humans, but human art has consequences. Here is an art form made by sun and water… Rainbow Over Vernon Object or process? Why must one choose? It’s like […]
Our planet is alive. When life is removed from a living earth by fire, it is still there. Indigenous Consciousness, Bella Vista In this landscape, the Syilx learned to live as this […]
I live in Oregon Territory. My part is owned by the Government of Canada now, but it started here, in the musings of an American in his last hours. His name was […]
Here’s the queen of our wild flowers … it smells so fine, it finds you before you find it!In wild rose season, everyone gets to be a bee. Bees gather pollen after […]
My friend Claude has reminded me of David Suzuki’s observation: “We need air to live, we need water to live, we need food to live. If we continue to destroy all these […]
Politicians represent humans and the workings of their societies. I believe that is just not good enough. For instance… Not Represented by Politics In a political process that is skewed towards dealing […]
Since 1990, the budget and staff of the Environmental Ministry of the British Columbia Government has been reduced by something like 92%. As a result, no one is there to deal with […]
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