The buds of saskatoons opened on February 1 this year. We can expect the cold to keep them in this expectant state for many weeks yet. Look at the tiny blossoms touching the […]
What Saskatoons, Elms and Ashes Can Teach Us About Global Warming
Artificial Intelligence and You: Part 2
So, artificial intelligence, eh. On Monday, I introduced some thoughts about it, here: https://okanaganokanogan.com/2018/01/29/artificial-intel…e-and-you-part-1/ Today, an exploration of the language surrounding artificial intelligence. If it sounds like a language game, and as […]
The Dry Dry Earth of Home
It would be nice to think of water soaking into the soil, and all that ground below us being recharged with rain and draining down to the lake and cycling around. The […]
Responsive Design Change on the Fly
Air and lift create out of the body of raven a nearly flat plane. Raven, Unfolded Earth, however, demands a rounder form, using feathers and legs to form a balancing pivot. […]
Big Sage At the Centre of the Universe
Big sage does her thing in the winter. It would be wrong, though, to call her a survivor.She makes stuff happen here. She provides shelter for flies in mid-January. The flare out […]
Gravity Surfing with Hawk
I met hawk two days ago. Say hello to hawk. Today, hawk is hunting for small creatures swimming in gravity. This includes stalling in mid-air. Without falling. Hawk is a gravity surfer, […]
Indigenous Land Use and the Agricultural Land Reserve
It’s actually the law of the land: indigenous rights precede all others. No matter that the rule has scarcely been applied since 1858, it’s still the law of the land, and it […]
Economic Viability, Environmental Sustainability and Elon Musk
I have been challenged to explain how my beautiful observations can be economically viable. This one in particular, this beautiful rock melting the snow away. Well, there are many dimensions to economic […]
Robin Takes a Winter Bath
A little water running out of the porcupine’s culvert in the snow. Think of a hot spring. For two. A kind of nesting event. And a great time for a bath. With […]
Sun Shadows and Hidden Suns at Work
There are two ways to melt snow. You can lay down fibres of grass, taller than the snow, which heat in the sun and cast shadows of heat on the snow. Or […]
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