As I hope my post yesterday made clear, traditional Indigenous cultures are as dynamic as European ones and European ones are as constant as traditional Indigenous ones. We can have a sentence […]
31. Humans and Bears and History
Apples and Dollars and Sense Through a Lens of Fear and Respect
Apple growers are in trouble. The government has a plan. “B.C.’s tree fruit growers play a key role in our province’s food system and our government is committed to the industry’s lasting […]
Rome is Burning: An Election With Fire and No Water
The sun rises over Shuttleworth Creek, at the heart of the Okanagan. Still a world of smoke. It’s like those ponderosa pines on the edge of Okanagan Falls are lined up and […]
Cinnamon Bear in the Sagebrush
I thought we’d go and check out the wetland just behind the top of the hill today, and see if the wet spring had put water in it. It has been dry […]
The Timeless World of the Ancient Thompson Valley
When you enter a story, the story is changed by your entrance. Here in the Thompson, we pass a juniper and a boulder, cross paths with a young pine, and approach the […]
Where the Bear Walks There Walk I
It’s the time of year for saskatoons to bloom. The air smells sweet. Soon the berries will be even sweeter. Watch out for the ones with worms! Look how […]
The Best Apple Pie in the World: a Very Slow Recipe
Here’s how to bake the best apple pie ever. 1. Go for a drive on the far side of the lake towards Fintry. Be curious. Stop. First Growth Apple Orchard Gone to […]
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