It is blackberry season again here in the Northwest. The tenacious blackberry. We curse them 10 months of the year but for a few glorious months they are exalted. Out we trudge, like gladiators to the berry patch, covered in an armor of thick clothes and leather gloves, armed with clippers to battle the bramble…
Enjoying the mighty salmon
The salmon is the profound and enduring symbol of the Northwest that reminds us of the turning of the seasons. Every year, at about this time, the salmon forge upstream and flood our culture. It’s easy to see why the salmon were at the heart of the Northwest natives’ societies, bringing them health and wealth….
