Between darkness and light …… the great trickster let me come close …… between darkness and light. His message was this:Reading those words is a journey between worlds.
Learning to Talk Like Hare
Footprint of the Sun
Respect given is respect received. Power given is returned in the same gesture. Columbia River Photography pales next to this.
A Gift of Berries
Changes in language are created by girls as they pass through puberty. Who better to names these berries than the syilx girls who traditionally picked them, between the birds, and the deer? […]
Spirit Mountain and the Legacy of the Dreamers
Back in the Cold War, this was one of the most secure sites in the world, bristling with anti-aircraft defences against a nuclear first strike. Now it’s a dry hill beside an alfalfa field. It […]
The Human Signature
Rock (and marmots)… … rock and water … …the thing that makes them similar is you. Here, the same signature shows up again, in an old gold mine in Conconully. Fascinating, isn’t […]
The Mysterious Surface of Water
When the tension of light on the surface of water is randomly broken, the water no longer looks like water. The random patterns are more attractive to the human mind. It’s because […]
The Two Faces of Beacon Rock
What’s in a name? Lots. To US American culture, this batholith is called “Beacon Rock.” Kind of a lighthouse, really. When you see it, you know where you are, from a distance. To […]
Garter Snake Gone Fishing
Note how the yellow stripe of the snake blends it in with the movement of the sun in water. What a wondrous planet.
Eel Trouble at Miracle Beach
So, you find an eel, right? Excellent hunting! And then the eel fights back. Sigh.
Green Algae + Yellow Pollen + Rain + Beaver = Beautiful Life
Pollen in the rain is nice. But without rain, it’s nice, too. You’d think these currents might be created by the wind. Nope, they run with deep flows of water. The wind […]
Okanagan Okanogan 