She moved this thing across the log like a long distance weightlifter. Sugar Lake Great for the wasp. Bad news for the grub. It looks like it’s going to be the incubation […]
The Story of Wasp and Grub
Why Good Science Matters
Yesterday, I wrote this: It is time to stop taking the world apart and to acknowledge that what we seek is what we will find. It is that kind of universe. I […]
Butterflies in the Grass
Dusk is a good time to walk. The insects are few, but they are slow. Here’s a western swallowtail on the trail up to the vineyard and the grassland and oilmen’s […]
The Seventh Dimension
Yesterday, I explored six dimensions of bodies on the grasslands. I’d like to show you the seventh today. I’d like to talk about ethics. Let me introduce you to one of the […]
What to Look for On Mars
The search for life on Mars concentrates on geology and chemistry, not because life is entirely a business of geology or chemistry, but because a) those things can be measured and b) […]
Living in the Sun
Look at how the water bends around the feet of these water striders. It’s like walking on an electrical force field. We call it “reflections on a lake”, but this is the […]
Writing for the Future: An Ecology of the English Language
I wrote this for my writing blog, Witual, today, and thought that while I compile a post about new vegetables for the Okanagan, you might like to have a look about how […]
A Science of Colour and the Art of Science
I’ve been walking around these last couple days as the earth turns its shoulder away from the sun and the sun comes in lower and lower angles through the grass, sometimes just […]
