When the first snow comes, some travellers, such as these sandhill cranes, have already flown before it for 3000 kilometres, for a week. The first snow has this extension in time. When […]
Going Timeless
A Great Way to Start Your Day
The day begins. It’s 2 degrees. Lying there is cold. It’s a great time to get up. After all, things happen fast on a rotating planet. Why, 3 minutes later, something great […]
Trees Dance, We Dance, the Sun Dances, Too
Quite well, really. Here, have another look. Look how the water weeds hold still in the water and the sky. If we were to say, “oh, that’s a reflection,” we would […]
Please Don’t Plant Birch Trees in the Grassland
It’s not their place and in midsummer they’re shutting down for the year. Give them a break and plant them where it is cool and damp. There’s a basic misunderstanding going on […]
2000 Posts of Okanagan Okanogan: a Celebration!
2000 times I have looked closely at the land and squawked to you what I have seen. It has been beautiful. But then the world has gone up in smoke. And […]
Wasps at Work, Wasps at War
The snow buckwheat started blooming today on the cliffs and rocky crags. The wasps are loving it. Lots of wasps all loving it at once. Beautiful wasps. Beautiful wasps with issues. […]
The Creation Stones of the Thompson River
For a map of the world, past, present and future, there is a stone at the high water line of the Thompson River. If you don’t find it, don’t worry. The […]
Who Loves Chocolate Mint Today?
It makes … …harvesting… … out of the question! And they call mint “invasive”!
Deer Watching Over the Years
It’s good to do things in the right order. First, you see who has stuck a camera to his eye. Oh him. I saw him years back when I was stuck behind […]
Everybody Go Slanted, All Together Now!
Grass. Grows towards the sun. Ah, but that’s not its whole story. The hot summer sun at 6 pm reveals a different story. This verticality thing, maybe it’s a human misunderstanding? Here’s […]
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