Bunchgrass defines the grasslands of the intermontane west. It is not, however, the main story here. It is only the canopy forest. The real grassland is here. It is far older. It lies […]
The Ethics of Talking About Wine in British Columbia
The Alumni Association of the University of British Columbia in the Canadian rain forest city of Vancouver is hosting a debate and wine tasting of wines from my valley, although the valley […]
For the Love of Birds
My mother, who died a week ago on Sunday, did not like starlings. This was not because she did not like birds. She loved those. As a girl in the 1930s, she […]
The Human Book
Like all men and women, I am the creation of the intersection of a child with an environment. My environment was an industrial farm in the grassland mountains of the west. At […]
Christ and the Seagulls
Even in the Disneyfied tourist district of Prague, the honesty of the Czech’s deep experience with history shines through. Christ, Crowned by Seagull Shit, Charles Bridge, Prague Some other peoples might […]
The Resistance in Prague
In communist Prague, resistance meant to plant an apricot tree, like the yellow one in the foreground below. The resistance was a denial of borders, prisons and proletarian culture. Here’s how to […]
Deconstruction Deconstructed
Human society is what it is: a little crazy, a little aggressive, a little beautiful, a little fearful, a little boastful, a little shy, a little ugly, a little transcendent, and very […]
We Are the Earth and the Earth is Us
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 […]
The Tragedy of My Generation… And Its Hope
This is what our parents’ farms largely look like today, after we were taken away by promises of distant glories.This too is an image of war. Our parents came through the Second World […]
How Universities are Causing Global Warming and What to Do About It
I would like to show you the little valley I live in. I think the future depends on what we see here. Vernon Creek Valley, Okanagan Landing. Okanagan Lake is to […]
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