Imagine, hiding in the sun itself. Choke Cherries and Their Guardian Or in a cloud. Or a bit of both. (Note how the bird’s eye sees out of his hidey hole in […]
Environmental Renewal Through the Work of Dr. John Dee
Climbing with the Bears
Wanna? Up you go! You have to hang on, though. With every leg you have… As training, I’d advise you not to trim your fingernails for awhile. Hang on, now! ~ Otter Pond […]
Photography as Sculpture
Each photograph, if kept long enough, becomes art. Hawk, with Its Back to Art … for now. This is a fascinating truism about the relationship between art, technology and time. Here’s what […]
The Biggest Mystery of All
Why yellow pollen? Green Sweat Bee in the Chicory On Her Way Home Why white pollen? Wasp Bathing in White Chicory Pollen No Yellow Pollen Cheating in the Mullein for Her I […]
A Short Meditation on Crows
What’s so special about crows?Poufy Fluff Note: this is the male.
English is a Body Language at Heart
At the heart of our language, things are what they are. Whatever that is, it’s pretty clear. For instance, this is antness. Young Queen Ant on Her Flight Day … … embodying […]
Medicine Fly
This grassland creature is full of powerful medicine. Until someone corrects me, I’m just going to call it medicine fly. Ignorance, perhaps, is bliss. I’ve noticed her sisters on the hill for […]
An Unusual Insect Visits the Yarrow
And I mean unusual. Look at those wings! Very beautiful! He’d blend in with the bunchgrass perfectly. Perching sideways also works. And with such a versatile and stable design, even upside down […]
Beautiful Moth: a Little Jewel for You
If yarrow weren’t beautiful enough, what about the moth, eh! Now tell me seriously, you want to move to … Mars? You’ve got to be kidding.
Prickly Pear Cactus in Bloom on the Sea Bed of the Mid-Pacific Ocean
I wonder if those volcanic islands that erupted at the floor of the Pacific Ocean 120,000,000 years ago, collided with North America, and erupted again as they broke up and formed these […]
Okanagan Okanogan 