In 1981, I discovered an apple, growing in a ditch on Benvoulin Road in Kelowna. I got some grafting wood before the tree was cut down in the spring. She is growing […]
Happy Thanksgiving
Going Timeless
When the first snow comes, some travellers, such as these sandhill cranes, have already flown before it for 3000 kilometres, for a week. The first snow has this extension in time. When […]
A Great Way to Start Your Day
The day begins. It’s 2 degrees. Lying there is cold. It’s a great time to get up. After all, things happen fast on a rotating planet. Why, 3 minutes later, something great […]
Trees Dance, We Dance, the Sun Dances, Too
Quite well, really. Here, have another look. Look how the water weeds hold still in the water and the sky. If we were to say, “oh, that’s a reflection,” we would […]
When Stones Can See and Eyes Can Speak
The eye, or yolk, is one of the first words. It is formed in the full space in the middle of the mouth, suspended in space, and so we have islands, eyes, […]
Spider’s Two Dimensional World (and her one dimensional world as well)
Fun stuff! You take the three-dimensional world that flies buzz around in all willy nilly … … and you remove one dimension. And then you get to be the third dimension yourself. […]
2000 Posts of Okanagan Okanogan: a Celebration!
2000 times I have looked closely at the land and squawked to you what I have seen. It has been beautiful. But then the world has gone up in smoke. And […]
Cultural Evolution in a Post-Canadian Landscape
Today, sober reflection. Tomorrow, a celebration. Kind of a small difference, eh. When the 5,000-year-old rattlesnake den on the hill was blasted away to make room for the luxury view homes the […]
Smoke on the Orchards Reveals Some Structural Weaknesses in Canadian Apple Growing
Smoke is filtering out the sun. The hot August days are as cool as a warm day in March. Orchards, already struggling with a world glut of fruit, as the empty land […]
Wasps at Work, Wasps at War
The snow buckwheat started blooming today on the cliffs and rocky crags. The wasps are loving it. Lots of wasps all loving it at once. Beautiful wasps. Beautiful wasps with issues. […]
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