In 1923, Paul Terbasket went to jail for contempt of court for using siwiɬk, his ancestor, to irrigate the fruit trees at his inheritance, the story called Blind Creek. siwiɬk, a spirit […]
7. Frustrations All Around
Sustainable Harvest
Here are some Spartans I helped Dad plant in 1965. And some Flemish Beauties, planted c. 1950, that I started picking 50 years ago. Plant once, harvest 100 times. That’s the sustainable […]
Sumac and Red Dogwood
What a pair, where the grass and the water meet! Gintys Pond, Cawston, Similkameen Valley
Human Cartography
Because the mountains recede in waves… … in the Similkameen… … when they don’t, they stand out, even when they are within this language of bodies. Note the cultural markings on this […]
The Harvest Begins, With Desert Parsley (and a very fine rock)
The desert parsley is up in the Similkameen. This is on the south-facing side of a gulley. The north side was still covered in snow, so perhaps three days before this slope […]
Meet a Great Cat Hunting Well
After four decades, some things kind of break down. It’s the way of things. But, still, a green house past it’s tomato nursery days is still a great place to hunt out […]
Flying While Under the Influence
So, like, winter comes and it’s time to run. Apples (Granny Smith) still on the tree. Ladder? Who cares. It’s cold out there. Run. Of course, the long cold transforms those green […]
Black Pine
We’re talking about Pinot Noir. Don’t google it. You’ll get thousands of variations on the title of one book, rather sloppily quoted and never questioned, so let’s just go to the source. […]
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