Be ethical, please. Plant weeds. They’re the only thing keeping the earth going right now, this group of plants that reclaim broken land — and save the sacred people of the earth […]
Slow Fire in the Okanagan
It has been a summer of fast fires, burning off the growth of a century throughout the grasslands and fire forests between the mountain ranges of the North East Pacific Coast. While […]
Why Populism is a Bad Thing
Populism is a form of political system which furthers the beliefs of a class called “the people” against a class called “the elite.” We could call “the people” any of the following: […]
Watercourse to Nowhere
The top of this new watercourse is two metres higher than the stream it is meant to drain. And, yeah, the trees in the dumpster aren’t too happy about it all, either, […]
The Last Hurrah
The world is burning this summer, but, darn it, some people are still going to have fun. Smoke be damned. It can hardly be about romance. Grim determination, perhaps. I dunno. I […]
California Quail Goes Gardening
Thanks for Sundays!
One for the Porcupine
So, you think you’re going to build a trail system across the porcupine’s trail to an orchard’s compost pile, eh, and water some trees along it to protect the people on the […]
Loving That Lavender, or Eat Your Heart Out Monsanto
The mantids have found their home. They fit so well in this environment, I suspect we could breed them, using lavender. Perfume and pest control in one. Monsanto can’t do that.
Summer Poppies in the Okanagan
The rattles of summer! Westron Wind, when wilt thou blow, the small rain down can rain.
Who Loves Lavender Now?
The queen of the hill, that’s who. Look at her blending in!

