Dendrolatry refers to the worship or veneration of trees, a practice observed throughout history by various cultures, including the Romans and numerous indigenous groups who considered trees sacred. I grew up in a house wedged between the shores of the Salish Sea and the deep temperate rainforest of Vancouver Island. Trees
Poetry
Even The Stones Cry
Intelligencea burden not carriedby many in the streetswith MAGA flagsand ill-hidden bigotryflashed like a badgeof honour, or something,our times are not shockingto those who reador have read and watchedwith bated breathhoping against hopethat the mirrorheld up in front of uswould not showwhat we always knewlurked beneath the skin,we sigh in
Geekstuff
5 Day Weather
So a while back I built a 5 day temperature trend app using the OpenWeatherMap data. All good that one, but I got to wondering what else I could pull from OpenWeatherMap as far as a trend goes… 5 Day Weather is a bit more upscale than the TempT app.
Poetry
Sumac Flames
Sumac flamesagainst a leaden skyone last burning emberof the summer past. The leaves are turningdrought curled carpettoo late the refreshmentof the pelting rain. The taste of fogreplaces smokey yesterdaywhen the last campersforgot to quench their fires. The days get shortereach afternoon becomes eveningbefore I toss my headsetand prepare the evening
Life
Late Summer Washes Away
Ya knew it hadda happen eventually. This morning woke to torrential rain and a cooler feeling in the air at 5am. We need the rain though, it has been very dry here for the past few weeks, with grass fires this weekend in the city and fire evacuations west of
Geekstuff
PYxel Perfect
I promised myself I would take a break from coding, or at least give my eyeballs a rest for the next few days (big couple of weeks coming up at work!). Before I break though, have been meaning to finish up the last ‘crafty’ app – PYxel. PYxel is a