Perhaps “leaf” is a biased word and we should set it aside. Here, for example are some aspen “leaves.” They are called “leaves” because the tree has “leafed out” or, rather its […]
Leaves and Environmental Renewal
Ice and Stone on Solstice Night
When water freezes, it has something to say. Sometimes it bends light. Sometimes it breaks it. Sometimes it sends it all back and remains hidden. And all the time, it interacts with […]
If We Went to the Water?
I mean, instead of bringing it to town? What if every house, or community, had to care for water. Currently, water is removed from almost all its streams and wetlands in the […]
Sumac and Red Dogwood
What a pair, where the grass and the water meet! Gintys Pond, Cawston, Similkameen Valley
OK, Birders, What Do You Think?
Two claws cutting the snow in movement, three, maybe four, beats of the wings, wingspan perhaps 12″-14″… so what do you think? Here’s a closer look. Wetland in a mixed forest above […]
Life on a Spinning Spherical Earth
There is no up or down, only an orientation to a pool of iron travelling around a star. The “up”, “down” and “middle”, and the “linear” and “spherical” shapes are your mind […]
Why I Love Mud and Muck
Because the mourning cloaks do! It’s a good time to go ruin your shoes. Go on, now. It’s worth it.
The Gifts of Winter
The Thule reed teaches in the winter, not in the spring or summer. At that time, it is not fully opened yet. It is the knot below that it is opening […]
Leaves, and Life after Life
Each leaf is the trace of the ongoing reach of Leafing energy, or life. Each is a face of Flat energy, which is the energy we know as Floating. All things pass […]
Our Flowing Hands
Deep in the shadows of the cat tails, the water freezes in the shape of cat tails. Below, you can see how cattail seeds get caught on the teeth of the hoarfrost. […]
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