Aren’t cat tails cool! They fold over themselves, layer upon layer. When you see this, you could invent a tradition of basket- and mat-making, and could build houses out of rushes and […]
Think Big
The Humans are Insane
Why Do Geese Have Long Necks? It’s because of alfalfa fields in ancient lake bottoms that drifted into gentle curves in post-glacial winds. It used to be that Canada Geese travelled south […]
Forget Summer Sunsets
Go for the winter ones! Poplars Under the Eye of the Snow And, five minutes later … Darkness helps.
The Joy of Asparagus
Today, a story of joy, for Christmas Eve. Today, asparagus. The asparagus that gets sliced off underground in Northern Europe and eaten with yellow potatoes, salt ham and hollandaise sauce (or with […]
Some Clarity on Randomness
Randomness is one of the basic principles of contemporary culture. It underlies contemporary models of the universe from the very large (everything in space and time) to the very small (subatomic effects). […]
Water and Light, Part 2
This post is for anyone who loves to look at water or who enjoys being made out of the stuff, for Sigrun in Norway, who gets to live right beside it in […]
Water and Air
In water, things achieve a true essence… That’s because on the earth, the sun meets water. It creates trees, and those other trees, that are like looking at myself in a language […]
Put That Android Phone Down Right Now!
This is cool. Here’s a conscious moment at the mouth of Lower BX Creek… Willows Being Willows. Water Being Water. And here’s what the subconscious mind sees… The Sky is Water Do […]
Lake Shells (Not Sea Shells)
In salt water, there’s salt and beautiful purple mussels. That’s a fine and wonderful thing. In fresh water, though, such as Okanagan Lake here in the foggy mountains of winter, there are […]
The Waxwings are Here!
As the snow sifted down yesterday afternoon, the waxwings appeared, just in time. They settled in the poplars down the road, looking like winter blossoms. These most wonderful birds devour all the […]
Okanagan Okanogan 