I live in the country of the Columbia River, above the lake that spills into one of its tributaries, the Okanogan River. In this country, there are many rivers like the Okanagan, such […]
Blood of the Earth
The Non-Wage Economy and Creativity
I spoke about the non-wage economy yesterday, and how it operated by trading work for the opportunity to do more work, rather than cashing out on work produced. Such an economy draws […]
The Non Wage Economy
I pruned the apple trees … … and the cherry trees …The work was joyous. I did it in between stints as writer in residence at the library. Morning: pruning; afternoon: editing. […]
It’s Good to Have Visitors
Large … … and small. I planted these flowers a year ago, to remember ones I had thirty years before that, and to keep that time alive, and the link, through […]
A Bad Spring for Ants
Here are some apple blossoms, sweet as can be.Here are some after the weaver ants got at them. They eat out the core to get at the nectar. Bees are gentler about […]
Gardening Without Digging
You just need pots. Here are my father’s early potatoes. Because they like heat. Because he’s not 20 years old anymore. Because he has figured out that planting potatoes in compost allows him […]
The Art of Tree Pruning
Art is usually discussed in terms of galleries and stages and mp3 files and writing. Yesterday I talked about pruning trees as art. Just click here, if you missed it. I’ll expand on […]
Remember Those Cherry Trees I was Pruning
At the beginning of April? Yes? No? Well, here they are again, as April opens into the light. April 4, 2014 … Harold has gone to photograph bluebirds! And just a few days back? […]
Biscuit Root Makes History
I found a rich community of biscuit root growing on a scree slope. They’re hard to harvest there (which is, likely, why they’re still there), but they love it. Beautiful Biscuit Root […]
Wild and Domestic Bees
Grassland bee (note the pollen)…. Apostemon Bee on a Mariposa Lily (Bella Vista) Most people here don’t know these beauties exist, and by that I mean both the flower and the bee. […]
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