Sympathetic magic is a complex term for a simple phenomena: in pre-Enlightenment culture, the power of objects was believed to derive from similarities between them; knowledge of these similarities, and the ordering […]
Aesthetic Mindfulness
Red is the Colour of the Okanagan
Rock gardening is the purest form of gardening in the Okanagan. It’s native to this place, and very Zen. That makes sense for rock that started off in Japan and wandered here […]
A Hawk Among the Blossoms
I was drawn up the hill… … to the flowering saskatoons. I wasn’t the only one. Well met!
Love the One You’re With
Love your rock. Love your dad. Love your kid. Love your sweetie. Loving the sun together, that’s the yellow-bellied marmot way.
The Miracle of Water
The big sage that held water for years against the pull of the sun, and grew thick with time, now holds water and earth in place by stopping the wind in its […]
The Land is Deep
From the smallest … … to the largest … … it is one.
First the Seed then the Flower
It begins. Arrow-leafed Balsam Root Looking for the Sun No one Need Look Alone
The Most Expensive Lakeview Lot in the Okanagan Valley?
If it’s not the most expensive single family building lot, I can’t find a pricier one. Note the cute little survey post. It has a stunning view of Okanagan Lake. Lots of early season […]
High Canopy Sagebrush Forest
Size is relative. Grasslands are forests, too. They only appear short because we walk in the sky.
Two Okanagan Ways to Make Spring Spring
First, sing! That’s gotta work. House Sparrow If you’re more of a leafy type, you might try this neat trick: as your photosynthesis slows in the fall, you make red pigments instead […]
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