The bees that will pollinate the Nootka rose in the background here can only do so because of the willow in the foreground. Every year is a journey that starts with willow […]
Thanks, Willow
Gardens for the Grand Kids: an Organic Model for Slow Release Fertilizer in a Post-Petroleum World
Compost requires labour and tillage. In other words, it is a renewable input. It is one that mimics natural processes, or interjects materials into them. I guess it is a bit like […]
What is Thinking?
Thinking is a thing. It produces “thoughts”, and, what’s more, if you string a few “thoughts” together you are thinking. Before you know it, you have a “realization”, which means they’re not […]
The World is Simple, and Then There Are Crows
There are, for example, circles. You can see one below, above the Brecon Beacons in Wales, high up. Before we give a good modern stab at explaining it as the Moon, we […]
The Okanagan’s Premier Architect
The competition wasn’t even close. Congratulations, Magpie!
Freshwater Mussels Have to Breathe, Too
Bit of a thing, it is. The City of Vernon wants to thrash milfoil… … in the lake, because it’s a nasty invasive plant that does a lot of bad things to […]
Travel Restrictions Removed in the North Okanagan
Travellers coming through today on their way to the Arctic, heads held high. Restaurant open for service. All is well.
The Food Chief Calls
The first glimpse of summer’s berries is here. Siyaʔ, the Food Chief, is awake. She yawned a bit four days ago. Right here: And now, she’s stretching out into the sun. This […]
What Deer Think of Fences
Not much. However, it’s a handy way to make a trail that a coyote doesn’t follow. They follow all the rest. We could really play chess with coyotes by putting up random […]
New Land Use Regulations for Okanagan Grassland Communities
Communities include grass and flowers, animals, insects, birds, trees, water, gravity, people, sun, rock, dust, soil and wind. Each contributes to maintaining a community balance. ANew communities built in the grasslands need […]
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