A petroglyph site on the Snake River south of Asotin, called “Buffalo Eddy” because of the dominant figure below, speaks to the river day and night. The figure appears nowhere else and […]
A Meditation at Buffalo Eddy
A Private and Public Election
In much of Cascadia, public space is very limited. Here is a narrow strip of it, winding through the Palouse, in one of our regions administered by the USA. Washington State Highway […]
Is it Geology or Not?
Well, yes, it is. You can see the flood basalts here in the Grand Coulee, the thin pours of lava that made the Columbia Plateau, and you can see the result of […]
Downtown Grand Coulee
We went downtown today. Here’s one of the main intersections above Lake Lenore. Settler culture calls this a rock that has fallen off a cliff, which it is, but if you are […]
Rural or Urban or …?
The other day, here, https://okanaganokanogan.com/2024/10/17/what-does-rural-british-columbia-need/, I rephrased the question “What does rural British Columbia need?” as an entirely different one: “What do the land and water need?” Beaver Bay, Big Bar Lake. […]
What Does Rural British Columbia Need?
Well, respect, really. Dr. Sarah-Patricia Breen from Selkirk College is clear on that. The respect to be allowed self-determination. The respect to not be seen as a place somehow inferior, or substandard, […]
Reading The Salmon Shanties in Vancouver on Tuesday
First, the work. New garden boxes built, in time to plant the garlic before winter. Schedules are set by the Earth. Then some wrestling with fish. They are slippery, and hard to […]
The Salmon Shanties Launch!
It’s here! The launch of The Salmon Shanties will be at Pamplemousse Jus Winery in Summerland, at 4 pm on September 19, as part of the Ryga Arts Festival. See you there […]
Earth and Sky
On the northern flank of Kobau Mountain, they flow into each other. Yesterday it was best to speak of them as one. Still are.
Because Bunchgrass
This morning at Blind Creek. Now, that’s grass.
Okanagan Okanogan 