Men have been digging at the hill to make a level place to build houses, and have put up a wall of blasted rock to hold the hill back. Note the deer. […]
Who Loves Lavender Now?
The queen of the hill, that’s who. Look at her blending in!
Big Yellow Bear in the Sagebrush
Up the hill we go. Butterflies in the mock orange. How nice! CRASH! CRACK! BANG! A scurry of activity. One second later: Then everyone is calm again. Now it’s time to hunker […]
The Real Work
In 2017, the world will not revolve around a streetlight. Let the crossing of the trails begin. Let the bodies be returned to the earth. Let the earth be brought back to […]
Suburban Body Painting
Every house is a representation of a human body… … including social representations of that body … … and its cognitive sense of itself, inviolate in otherwise empty and invisible space… So, […]
Sustaining the Okanagan 11: Weaving Water to Combat Desertification
I know, I know, Chinese elms are a weed. They grow well here, though. Their flowers feed spring birds. In turn, those flowers have a zillion seeds … … and pop up […]
Simple New Cross Traffic Rules to Prevent Rush Hour Fatalities
Traffic coming the other way? Kind of dawwwwwwwdling in the middle of the lane?Not wearing contrasting clothing? Dogs and bicycles and people who hate people without legs coming soon? Here’s what to do […]
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 […]
Coyotes Dancing, You Come Too
Looks just like a pile of gravel, eh. Na, see those coyote tracks on the left? These ones? They come from several directions. Even from, sort of, this one (on the […]
Coyote Lets the Kids Out
The quarry’s a good place to get a drink on a hot day. I’m probably the first human they’ve seen. Worth a second look, I guess. For me, too.A welcome […]
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