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The Best Fruit Growing Land
The image below shows an old síyaʔ (saskatoon berry) gathering ground in the Thompson River Gorge, across the river from an ancient village site. Notice the advantage of growing fruit this way: no […]
Private Property, Cattle and Environment in the Okanagan Valley
The above image shows what lives here: ponderosa pine, a thick ground cover of lichens and mosses, saskatoon bushes, giant rye grass, bluebunch wheatgrass, hawthorns, chokecherries, and mule deer. That works well. […]
Of Cashews and Creativity
This is a cashew. Staghorn Sumac This is a cashew. Really. Source. This is a cashew: Poison Ivy There are many other cashews in the world. Mangos … … and pistachios … … for […]
Stepping Stones through the Posthuman Swamp
Living in the early 21st Century is sure wild, isn’t it. Welcoming Figure, Aquamarin Hair Salon, Jena, Germany Think of it. You go in this building to get your hair done, which […]
A Lesson in Humility from Magpie
One of the greatest things about the world is that when you watch it … …it watches back. You really have to love that in a planet.
Coyote Discovers Junk Food While Dining on a Budget
Not just a character out of the time before time … …who tamed the monsters of the earth and brought salmon to the people … … anymore…now he’s a “smart shopper,” too!
Creativity and Environment: The Story So Far
THE CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT This post collects the 17 sections of a discussion on creativity, identity and environment which I have posted over the past 5 weeks. It is the first half of […]
Celtic, Greek and Earth-Based Creativity
Back in the old days that are still alive with us now … The Celtic Alps, over Lac Neuchâtel … people came from the East with the treasure of life … The […]
Byzantine Creativity
Byzantium! The eastern roman capital, that survived until the Turks made it Istanbul. Early Christians in the Thousand Year Empire In Twentieth Century Poetry, it holds a beloved place. At midnight on the […]
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