Catholic Church, Okanagan Indian Reserve Father Nobili spent two years on this site, from 1848-1850. There was no British Columbia then, and no Reserve. When the British came in 1859, he was soon forgotten. […]
The Guests are Here
It is Not the Shortest Day, Not Really
The three goddesses of September … … in fact, all five goddesses of September … … have only increased in power. It is not the shortest day. It is the same day in […]
Living Soil
Here’s some soil: It’s a series of shelters, which capture water, minerals and heat, and amplify the conditions for light and seed germination, in the warm area in the first millimetres above the […]
Gravity Pools
Soil. Not soil. 9 years, nothing growing yet. Soil Not soil. Nothing even germinates here. Soil. You find soil where water pools. (Rocks, too.) It is life — a gravitational effect that […]
Goethe, Zombies, Slavery, Indian Wars, Frankenstein and Terror
The very humanitarian crisis in Syria and recent violence in Paris are embedded in it. It stems from dominant concepts of identity, politics, freedom, economy, technology, and art. No Part of a Society […]
Global Warming, Human Made
It ain’t just smokestacks. Here’s a field of stones … The panels were made to cover with plastic sheeting (now removed), into which were planted tomatoes. Here are some of them, looking […]
The Difference Between Earth, Soil and Dirt
Rock falls are earth. They power complex communities. Beautifully. They speak of gravity and sun and air, and bring them to life. Soil is what water leaves. Dirt is tillage. It is time […]
There Are Only 2 Human Habitats and 1 is Not Human
The colours of sunsets deepen as winter approaches. Here we’re looking west across the north arm of Okanagan Lake. Here’s an unusual view. Here’s that same sunset, five minutes earlier. Notice that all […]
Grass and Poetry in Cascadia
The grass is a cultural being. So are cat tails and so is poetry. Talk about a rhyme scheme, eh! First, the grass. Not only does it have its own culture, but […]
The Beauty of Spring in November
In November, in Cascadia, it is springtime, whether you are in the wetlands on an island in the ocean … Oyster Bay, Vancouver Island … or far inland, in the grasslands, where […]
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