Before I left for the last two weeks of travels through the deserts, mountains, and beaches of Washington, I began a discussion on global warming, which centred on water use in dryland […]
Global Cooling Part 2
The Wild West Today
The wild west is not so far away here in the valley, but then this was the last of it. Its story is the only story in town. Here it is in […]
No Wonder This Place is Called Turtle Island
Turtles like water, and they like the land, too. They’re at home in both. That’s a mighty power. They helped created the world from a ball of muddy muck as well. Well […]
Global Cooling
Global Warming sadly seems to be the case. It appears to be humanly created, too. Here in the grasslands of the North American west, global cooling seems to be making the situation […]
Farming Crime
I’d like to briefly continue the discussion about the agricultural legacy of the story of Father Charles Pandosy in the Okanagan Valley. The story started with a discussion of his white-washed métis culture. […]
White Washing Water
Talk about water, which is a large part of the talk in a near-desert environment, is also talk about people and grass. Here’s a story about that. Last of Washington’s Grass The […]
Mustard Loving It
The mustard I use comes from France. The best mustard in Germany comes from Bautzen, near the Polish border. What’s with that? Wild Mustard Loving It This is a plant that has […]
Winter in July
Here’s a thing about living in the intersection of climactic zones: the seasons are wrong. For instance, because this area of North America has been colonized by Britain, Canada, and the United […]
Free Energy and Free Carbon
When’s the last time someone said to you, “Hey, free gas at the pumps today?” Chinese Elm Meets the Power Line Crew This is all the wood that no one in the […]
The Red Shift 2
Palettes of colour can provide lenses with which to enter into the landscape. That was the story last week. To put on those glasses, click here. The earth may be an art […]
