Thatch and sod grass rising.Bunchgrass rising. Water bunch grassing. Sky bunch grassing. Lichen following the gaps between the bonds of water (which are part of water.) Balsam root lichening (in […]
How the Mind and the Earth are One
Blackbirds Singing Under the Moon of Sap
A moon ago, snow became the light and light the snow. Female Staghorn Sumac, January 31, 2015 That’s the moon in the air behind. It fills it. It was a beautiful time. […]
The First Sagebrush Buttercup of the Season
There’s a place I know, and the sun was bright, so I thought, hey, why not go have a look? On February 22, no less! That’s pretty early. But most welcome!
Putting Flowers on Ice
Look how the frost blooms on the flower buds of the saskatoon bushes … … long after the day’s thin sun has wiped it from the sage and grasses … … and […]
For the Love of Water
Light is pretty great stuff. Add it to grass and it’s even greater. Water helps. A lot. Some forms of life are the embodiment of the energy of the intersection of water […]
And Then Comes the Hawk
So, you’re gushing over the watercress of springtime … … and who should come but some old friends you knew on the plateau years back … The Bohemian Waxwings Are Here! As […]
The Advantage of Bohemian Waxwing Ankle Joints
I want some. The hair, too!
Amazing Grassland
I want to show you something amazing. This is the bunchgrass that made the West, and these are the deer that graze it. The grass looks brown, but that’s just the water-gathering stalks […]
Recipe for Life
Slide the land 100 kilometres over a volcanic island. Blow it all up. Spew molten rock. Let it cool for 55 million years. Add snow.Then sun. See what happens. The water erupts into fire! […]
Starlings on the Moon
What can I say. It’s a beautiful thing.
Okanagan Okanogan 