Here she is. 100 degrees Fahrenheit, that’s what she likes. That’s hole digging weather. First you drag a few boulders out of the way (note the upper legs doing just […]
The Beautiful One Digs a Hole
The Heat Brings Out the Beautiful Ones
We Need More Sweet Loving!
And on a bed of alfalfa blossoms, yes. Blessed be.
Growing Food Without Water in the Hot Okanagan
Well, it’s dry, eh. And hot. Whew. This is 9:30 A.M. The afternoon was 38. (That’s 100 for you folks down south.) Forests are burning up. Smoke everywhere. All the upland water […]
Water Theft and Aboriginal Title in the Canadian West
This is a post about the proper technique for corralling (Indigenous) people by speaking sideways. But don’t take it from me. Have a look. That’s an orchard in Oliver, British Columbia. It was […]
Unsustainability in the American North West
It is the task of every culture to sustain itself, and it is the task of every culture to provide the tools to its people, that they can use to sustain themselves after the […]
What is a Village?
I was paddling around on this old molten glacier, when I realized that the traditional Syilx village on this site was not just the flat along the Vaseaux Lake shore at the […]
Turtle Catches the Sun
Backhand! Gardom Lake, Secwepemc Illahie
The Mystery of Buffalo Eddy
One of the significant and unique forms of rock art at Buffalo Eddy on the Snake River looks like this: A human figure with a triangular body. It looks like a buffalo […]
O Canada
Today has been a day of flag-waving and celebrations of the country of Canada. This celebration is centred around this image: Canadian National Symbol A Tree That Doesn’t Grow in my Country, an […]
Okanagan Okanogan 