Siya? became the food chief by volunteering in an old story. She continues to volunteer, by offering fruit. She wants us to take it, so we will spread her seeds. One of […]
Siya? the Weaver
Ten Years Into the Future: social and ecological sustainability in the Okanagan and British Columbia
This post is a sketch of a detailed, viable alternative to this document: There are solutions in this blog for every problem listed in this document, that avoid its high […]
Back to the Drawing Board for the Four-Day Work Week
Today, the Canadian National Broadcaster, which maintains transmission facilities for its citizens in Cascadia, aired a call-in show about the pros and cons (well, pros) of a 4-day work week. You can […]
One Bird Can Make Your Day
When is an invasive species not, well, an invasive species? Chinese Elm Fooling Around With Light and Shadow Because it Can I mean, a really invasive species, with a kazillion seeds that […]
Spider Babies
The Earth has been fruitful! It’s time for summer’s spiders to get at it! Beautiful, aren’t they. This is the third year in a row that they have overwintered and hatched on […]
Once Again with Dandelions
Imagine being a human, and witnessing this. Just a group of weeds about to go to seed and spread. No, actually. Look again at the orchard fencing in behind. These are weeds […]
Whose Apples Are They Anyway?
In Canada, the apple’s desire to attract animals is put behind fences. Should any animal get in other than a human, it is killed. The law allows for this. The apple, however, […]
The Unofficial Vernon City Dump(s)
While we’re all limiting contact with other humans because contact can kill us, it’s a fine time to consider what other poisonous contact we are having. For example: On What Planet is […]
True Sociability Knows No Bounds
Apples have a social relationship with humans, bears, horses, deer, porcupines, mice, voles, gophers and birds. In Canada, this is called an environmental relationship. Canada also calls this either a prey relationship […]
Where is the Sun? On Earth!
See, here’s the thing about the globe in the sky. You can make it yours, as the Oregon grape does in bloom… … or you can gather it in as the […]
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