The big sage that held water for years against the pull of the sun, and grew thick with time, now holds water and earth in place by stopping the wind in its […]
The Miracle of Water
First the Seed then the Flower
It begins. Arrow-leafed Balsam Root Looking for the Sun No one Need Look Alone
Reading the Land for Real
You know how I showed you Sen’klip (aka Coyote) the other day? Yes? No? Yip yip? Yap yap? No matter, he’s such a handsome guy he’s worth having another look-see. What a […]
Earth and Story
I know the land. I’ve known it for a long time. I know the stories. I’ve known them for a long time. Stories of Coyote, for example, that howler..Such knowledge is useless […]
The Earth Has Beautiful Skin
Or at least it should. A few days ago, I showed you what the practice of grazing cattle on grassland slopes has done to the earth. Here’s an image of a destroyed […]
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. […]
Hawk Above Coyote Bluff: Becoming the Land Walking
In my country, human consciousness is created when human animals engage in the weaving of the earth together with its spiritual stories. They are often recorded in the land, waiting to be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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