Photography is a means of recording temporary effects of light. It began by a process in which light energy created structures of silver crystals on a glass plate. Now it is created by […]
The Beauty of Ice and Grass
Plants lay down their intricate patterns based on cycles of pressure and release, which are in turn formed by intricate and varied patterns of water, carbon and gas pressures, like this I guess. Note […]
Self Portrait With Snow (and Birds)
Honk Squawk Shhhh Coo TweetAren’t you glad we’re not alone?
The Ethics of Talking About Wine in British Columbia
The Alumni Association of the University of British Columbia in the Canadian rain forest city of Vancouver is hosting a debate and wine tasting of wines from my valley, although the valley […]
Tomatoes for Christmas?
Commercial tomato field. December 5. Tomatoes from my garden. December 5. Joy! (Note: I picked these tomatoes on Hallowe’en.)
The Pattern of Life
Check this out. Here are two rose hips at sundown. Note the long stem, the flattened sphere of the fruit, and the long floral leaves. Now check out this mud puddle ice just up […]
For the Love of Birds
My mother, who died a week ago on Sunday, did not like starlings. This was not because she did not like birds. She loved those. As a girl in the 1930s, she […]
Street Art Masterpieces
This has been a week for talk about food security. As I leave for some of the travels that come upon me from time to time and find their way back into the […]
Food Culture in Crisis in Kelowna
Yesterday and the day before I spoke about a farming crisis in Vernon. I’d like to extend that into its context, as part of a food crisis in the Okanagan. First, to […]
Land Crisis in Vernon
Yesterday I showed you an image of an apple crisis. Here it is again, from a different angle. People are so hungry to connect with a farmer over a supermarket that they […]
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