In Switzerland, glaciers cool the grapes at night. In Germany, slate holds what heat there is in a long season, while mist and drizzle hold back the sun. In British Columbia, the […]
The Secret of Great Okanagan Wine
Honouring the Humble Tumbleweed in Picture and Song
Ladies and Gentlemen, the humble tumbleweed… You can see her mother’s bones beneath her. And what did the Sons of the Pioneers sing about her? See them tumbling down Pledging their love […]
Wild Cherry Harvest
Whose cherries are these? Choke Cherries in a Gully, Okanagan Landing Whose are these? These Ones are Sweeter, but the Skins are More Bitter Not mine. Someone Wasn’t Using a Ladder Ooomph! […]
Weevils in Love
Sometimes, it’s time to leave the weed and find true love. This is called hitting the streets. Or pounding the pavement. Or maintaining hope in the face of adversity. Because you never […]
Oceangoing Porcupine
High above the valley… …a rock catches the rain, and a saskatoon bush lives off of it. Not Much Cover Way Up Here Even the deer have to really work to find […]
Talking Green Water
On Tuesday, September 17, I will be presenting words and images in a discussion about green water and new agricultural opportunities in the Okanagan Valley. Green Water Slowing Global Warming in Vernon […]
The Birth of Language on Mara Lake
Two fish stare from deep in the subconscious, in rocks that naturally wear into patterns humanly recognizable as faces. Mara Lake It’s a good place for some magic. Here’s a couple other […]
A Preying Mantis and Her Eggs
She’s beautiful, isn’t she. Hiding out in the clover and all the grass stalks and the knapweed tangles and all. Preying Mantis in the Weeds She had a friend with her, but […]
Writing With Light
The blue sky? The yellow bird? The green pine? Female American Goldfinch in a Lodgepole Pine the Beetles Missed Big Bar Lake Hardly. Those are properties of human sight, and of American Goldfinch […]
Water, Time and Loons
Ah, what great stuff water is. When the sun mixes with it like spiritual smoke, you can sort of see through it… It looks a bit like a polaroid photograph of the […]
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