Yeah, but they are leaving clouds as gifts. The vineyard, not being used to living here, is unmoved.
The Mountains Are Floating Away
How to Beat Global Warming By Turning the Grasslands Upside Down
Water has a surface tension. It divides light into bands of energy. It keeps some and sends more away, but not evenly. So does mullein. In mullein’s case, it covers its pulpy, […]
Hole in the Sky, Not Empty
A couple weeks ago, I told you about a hole that frequently appeared in the clouds above the city of Coldstream. Here’s a picture of it taken five days ago… The image […]
Vertical Lakes, Subsoil Dams and the Bear’s Cold Storage
There was forty centimetres of snow on this draw a couple weeks ago. Don’t think it’s all gone. The shade on the south western slope is keeping it damp in the soil, […]
25% of Fruitgrowing Agricultural Productive Capacity in the Okanagan is Wasted
Here’s an industrial apple plantation after harvest. The trees are in long rain rows to facilitate mechanized farming, using multi-ton tractors and spraying equipment (combined weight of about 5 tonnes). After harvest, […]
Waiting for Turtles
This log was placed in a wetland near Okanagan Lake in Vernon, for the enjoyment of western painted turtles. Right now, the turtles are hibernating, but look at the pond recreate itself […]
The Mosquitoes of November
Don’t say you weren’t warned! Isn’t it nice to know that somewhere close to you it’s still summer?
Imagine the Technological Possibilities!
Imagine if you could regulate heat loss and roof melting simply by switching from a flat roof to a roof covered in river rock, or a lightweight approximation of it. The insulating […]
Beautiful Round Stones Slowing Down Time
Water makes circles and spheres. Ancient glacial rivers made these. And they slow water down today. Note how the bare soil doesn’t. Amazing!.
Rowan Captures the Sun
The Beauty of First Snow at Dusk!
Okanagan Okanogan 