In November, in Cascadia, it is springtime, whether you are in the wetlands on an island in the ocean … Oyster Bay, Vancouver Island … or far inland, in the grasslands, where […]
The Beauty of Spring in November
Recipe for Life
Slide the land 100 kilometres over a volcanic island. Blow it all up. Spew molten rock. Let it cool for 55 million years. Add snow.Then sun. See what happens. The water erupts into fire! […]
Renaming the Seasons: Canada and Iceland in Colour
Spring in the Okanagan … and winter in Iceland and spring in the Okanagan and winter in Iceland Different colour palettes expressing different spirit, but it’s the same season. Here again, […]
The Real Old West
When the US Army cleared all White settlers, drifters, and missionaries out of Washington Territory during the Yakima War (1855-1858), many of them ended up at Fort Colville, at Kettle Falls on the […]
Eagle and Turtle
There’s an old Okanogan story about Eagle and Turtle. Here’s a simple version from Colville, Washington. A more complex version from the head of Okanagan Lake is embedded in an interview, here. In the […]
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