Orchard with flax in the ‘hood. Orchard without flax (3 kilometres down the road.) Currently, flax fibre goes for $10 for every 50 grams. Plus, once you’ve made a set of wedding […]
Beautify The World for 2,000 People For $20
A Red Bee in the Okanagan
How cool is that! Or, rather, how hot. A first for me. It appeared to be looking for a nesting site.
You Too Can Watch Plants Breathe the Sun
Yellow dock at work merging the sun with water and carbon dioxide. Beautiful lung!
Seeing is Breathing
To see the spirit of a tree, look in the water. There is a movement.That movement is the tree. It is a form of breathing. It is there the tree reveals […]
Cascadia: Where the Sea Breaks on the Land
Cascadia is the place where water, air and land meet …. … in waves …. … and boundaries. The stones here … … are also part of the mixing of water and […]
The Earth Tastes Good
Even if it’s just your hunger talking. Even if your antlers are coming in unbalanced. Mind and body are one.
Not Quite a Lonely Vigil
Someday the rowan berries are going to be ripe. Until then, there’s a robin waiting, still, as he was at first leaf. But now, not alone. A hummer! I’m […]
We are Marmot!
Do rocks collect saskatoons because they are focal points of life in the story of the land? Or because they collect heat and rain? It’s a question that goes to […]
Some Flowers Are More Beautiful After They Have Bloomed
Like poplar catkins, for instance. Here they are with dandelions…… and with weird freaky roadside grass .. … with poplar leaves and light … … and, heck, might as well throw in […]
Western Yellow-bellied Racer
These are fast snakes. Usually they just zip by, a few inches up in the grass, and you hardly see them, but this one is trail smart, and has mastered the art […]
Okanagan Okanogan 