Nine years ago, I showed you some of the sights of Turtle Mountain in the North Okanagan, and shared my theory that the syilx story of Turtle and Eagle is linked to […]
Eagle and Turtle Tell a Bigger Story Now
Is This a Hermit Thrush?
News Flash: this is a rock wren, two readers have told me. Very cool. Well, my birding friends, what do you think? It was a little shy, a little friendly, and has […]
The Colours of the Okanagan
Forget summer. We spend half the year within cloud that is the breath of the lake held in the air by pressure off the mountains and the sea. If you’re going to […]
Drug Culture in the Okanagan
It is a complex world, that fully engages the mind. Patterns of lines, colour, shape, intensity and contrast are a natural environment for humans, and match the organization of our brains, nerves […]
Naked Wasp Nest
Now, haven’t the yellow jackets been busy under the protective sagebrush. No need for a protective paper shell, well, until the earth trickles away. Sagebrush is such a great host, drawing up […]
Can We Even See Water?
In a way, yes. It’s a camera that sees as precisely as this, concentrating on light. It picks up patterns. Intriguingly, we do have to look at the patterns and see what […]
Landscaping Your New Home by Hand in the Okanagan
You’ve moved to the Okanagan, and look, your dream home! There’s some gravel and clay to deal with, but don’t you worry about that. If you were here a week ago, you […]
Move Over Mount Fuji
Terrace Mountain has a new lagoon on the lake, to reflect in. If this were a mature culture, there would be pilgrimages.
Talking Water
Isn’t this the turtle of the world, carrying a pearl? Isn’t this a drop of rain speaking a drop of rain? Here’s a turtle without a pearl. Sometimes drops flock. Saskatoons are […]
What is Thinking?
Is contemplation, preparation, memory and readiness thinking, like this: or is it something that comes before muscular action, which it holds in readiness, like this: Note that the muscles are visibly sculpted. […]
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