To be Indigenous means you come from the land, and are of the land. This land, for example. This is an outcropping on Turtle Ridge in Vernon. Note the red lichen stains. […]
Indigenous or Non-Indigenous? A Field Guide.
The End of White Privilege in the Okanagan
For about 125 years, my valley has been the setting for the creation of a White homeland. It started in a British Empire that was largely Asian, looking for a racial state […]
Gymnasts in the Lavender
Oh, hello. It’s a thing. With legs like hers (she is, let’s say, about 7 centimetres from tip to tip ), you can jump from twig to twig, in three dimensional space. […]
Loving That Lavender, or Eat Your Heart Out Monsanto
The mantids have found their home. They fit so well in this environment, I suspect we could breed them, using lavender. Perfume and pest control in one. Monsanto can’t do that.
Summer Poppies in the Okanagan
The rattles of summer! Westron Wind, when wilt thou blow, the small rain down can rain.
Juvenile Stars About to Leave the Nesting Colony
They are still being born. They are countless and perfect. Born from suns themselves. At home in the complex interstellar environment. And now they are leaving home. Soon they will drift on […]
Water in the Land of Fire
Smoke has replaced the sky. It is the way of things. Here are the dry hills. Overgrazing, a reduction to three species, one native and two of which are as flammable as […]
Mule Deer, Gardener of the Sun
Look at the yellow dock gone to seed. Look at a mule deer plant it in the sun. There is balance in beauty and beauty in balance. Everything leaves its trace.
Water Traveling in Time and Space
One image three times… Wasp Drinking. Earth Drinking. Sun Drinking. … that’s the way it is on this planet. That’s the way it is.
Who Loves Lavender Now?
The queen of the hill, that’s who. Look at her blending in!
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