So, let’s say you want to eat wild rose petals, but don’t want to get eaten in turn and aren’t, say, as big as a mule deer and so, as far as […]
Hiding in Plain Sight: a Story with a Rosy Future
The Rose is a Powerful Teacher
Roses that grow in the open… … are easy enough to walk around and harvest, for humans, deer and late winter birds. It’s when they grow inside a thicket, planted there by […]
Let the Sun Be Our Guide
The hips of the wild rose are red so that we will see them, pick them, and carry their seeds with us. Other people, like deer and birds, are targeted in the […]
Every Wasp Nest is a Flower
From the many … Rose Hips … the many … … that is one… … and from the one … … the one.
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 […]
The Earth: An Owner’s Manual
This planet? Owned by humans? Too funny! Oregon Grape with Fly I took some photos of some ripe Oregon grapes today, because the light was good and they usually overexpose. When I […]
Evolution and the Colour Blue
Take a look. The colour blue is the one first seen out of darkness. Look at it … The Rise Vineyard, Bella Vista Our fences can’t hold it, nor can they hold […]
Returning from the Fire
The fire burns through, turning the land to dust and ash, and then, a month later, at the end of summer, it’s spring. Bunchgrass Coming Back All I can say is, it […]
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