Thatch and sod grass rising.Bunchgrass rising. Water bunch grassing. Sky bunch grassing. Lichen following the gaps between the bonds of water (which are part of water.) Balsam root lichening (in […]
How the Mind and the Earth are One
Land Claims in the Okanagan
To say that a land and its people are one, as the first people of my land, the Syilx, say, is to say that the following image is an image of the […]
Blackbirds Singing Under the Moon of Sap
A moon ago, snow became the light and light the snow. Female Staghorn Sumac, January 31, 2015 That’s the moon in the air behind. It fills it. It was a beautiful time. […]
Sun Dog in the Morning
The sun brought one of its dogs out this morning. It was a trickster dog. High over town. It barked through the trees. Then slipped away. An hour later it was swimming in […]
The First Sagebrush Buttercup of the Season
There’s a place I know, and the sun was bright, so I thought, hey, why not go have a look? On February 22, no less! That’s pretty early. But most welcome!
Putting Flowers on Ice
Look how the frost blooms on the flower buds of the saskatoon bushes … … long after the day’s thin sun has wiped it from the sage and grasses … … and […]
Taking Back the Earth
The air is colder than the earth. The sun burns right through it, yet does not touch its cold. But that sun is caught by the earth, and all my beautiful […]
Trolls in the Okanagan and Iceland
It’s nice to meet old friends. Here’s an Icelandic troll I found at dawn on Easter two years ago. Here’s the Okanagan version I found on Kalamalka Lake four days ago. […]
For the Love of Water
Light is pretty great stuff. Add it to grass and it’s even greater. Water helps. A lot. Some forms of life are the embodiment of the energy of the intersection of water […]
I Found Your Fishing Line
No, not here. Not here! Not here. That would be silly. Here. In between. Or maybe you were trying to settle in like this? All images from Kalamalka Lake, except the American Robin […]
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