The folks down the road have been making magic to see the New Year in with true artfulness! Obviously, with a send-off like that, it’s going to be a great year. Blessings to […]
The Joy of Asparagus
Today, a story of joy, for Christmas Eve. Today, asparagus. The asparagus that gets sliced off underground in Northern Europe and eaten with yellow potatoes, salt ham and hollandaise sauce (or with […]
Christmas Tomatoes
They’re not the biggest, they’re not the reddest, but they sure are the juiciest and most flavourful. Welcome to the last of the summer’s crop, in their place of honour in the […]
These Are the People
Sometimes a man just has to say what is in his heart. I have been writing about the creator of environmental consciousness in the settler culture of British Columbia, on the North […]
Perry!
I wrote a piece about Perry, or pear cider, a few years back. It led me back home from literature and other errors, because it was about much of what I care […]
A Joyful Day for the Spirit of the Land
Choke cherries, beloved of the sky. And in my kitchen! Lots of choke cherries! What a lovely meditation they are for the fingers. And the eye, too… And the mind. As […]
Beautiful Poppies and Dancing Bees
The Icelandic Poppies and the sumacs are in their glory, and the bees are joyful. I am joyful, too. Bees in the Staghorn Sumac And Iceland? Yes! You know I love Iceland… […]
Wild Bees Going Wild
Wasps, bees, hornets, bumblebees, beetles, ants, butterflies … everyone is out in the wild cherries today. Nobody is in the orchards ten feet away. And not one single domesticated bee in sight. Look at […]
The Beauty of Streams
Words matter. In fact, words are matter, because they set up the boundaries of human activity. For example, what is this stuff? They Call it Water Hmmph. It’s not water. It’s a stream. […]
Be Like the Chickadees
Share. Live from the land. Be joyous. Share that, too. Chickadees Feeding in January Today’s three course menu: russian thistle seeds, red root pigweed seeds, & sagebrush seeds, too
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