Keremeos

Swollen by Spring Snow Melt, the Similkameen River roars by.

Parked for Photos; See the wind blowing from right to left....

Drying Hay

Vineyard on River Rd Keremeos. No fences in this town!

Yesterday was very windy, with cloud shadows and warm sun, we were out exploring Keremeos again down on River Road, and stocking up on Gala apples. You can see the trees bending to the left in the wind, and the waves on the swollen Similkameen river. Flooding is still going on in the Okanagan, especially the Shushwap river basin. One chap got very hot hiking, and jumped in the river to cool off. He hasn't been seen since! Some of the scenery is so reminiscent of the English Lake District. The cherry tree branches were here and there tied down to the the ground to stop wind damage. They will be picking in a couple of weeks; they are already harvesting further south in the USA, and we could have bought a box of theirs for $5 at the roadside stores in Keremeos.

Clouds

Pigeon Lake

Pigeon Lake Alberta

Courtesy of Wikipedia

Thunder Cloud, Hinton Alberta

Dust Cloud, Thorsby Alberta

We have a keen photographic interest in clouds, hence today's photos. But did you know of Luke Howard ( 1772-1864 )? He was clever enough to use Latin to describe clouds, otherwise we could probably be describing them using French words ( Lamarck ). Luke was responsible for the words cumulus, stratus, cirrhus, etc., and their transitions, which we still use today. There is a blue memorial plaque on a house in Tottenham, London, where he died. Clouds are made of water technically called an aerosol, and on other planets, are made of methane or other chemicals. Oh by the way, the "Cloud"  in computer technology is so named because of its shape. ( see diagram).

Pappa's Cookhouse

Decorations in the foyer set on top of an old Aga cooker

View from our table

Inside Pappa's

The only competition

On our last evening at the Lake we went out for supper, having eaten up everything in the cabin, so we tried out Pappa's. It was run by a nice lady and had been open a month. We had a tolerably good meal washed down by excellent stout from Dublin. I think it is called Guiness (my Goodness). Above are a few photos...

Communication

There are many ways to get in touch available to us in this modern age. These photos illustrate a few of them. I was struck by my grand-daughter's comment "if you want to see my grad pictures go on Facebook". But what if you aren't on it? and don't want to go on it?

1. Going to a Concert.  Seen On our deck. Some kind of Rock Concert for Spiders? ( The band is on the left)

Modern Communication ( They are both texting/surfing the net ) Add your own Caption!

The best communication of all- Face to Face...

Signs for Communication. Do you know where YOUR Muster Point is?
This is in Hinton Alberta. They must be expecting some disaster like a tornado or an atomic bomb?

One of our other problems as ancient citizens is that our young ones speak and write in strange foreign tongues, and too fast anyway.( Even on TV ).
But never mind, there are always our pictures in photo albums, so we shall be fine...

The Theme is Yellow

Backwards Dandelion

Sleeping Boat, Pigeon Lake

Marsh Marigolds

Yellow Canary ( Warbler ) next to our hammock. She was complaining as we were too close to her nest in a wild rose bush, with four cream-coloured eggs with speckles on them in it.

The Old Shoe, Abandoned Farmhouse near Thorsby Alberta

Signs on a fence, Argentia Beach, Mulhurst Alberta

Our Fire at the Cabin with Dandelions

Today's theme is Yellow. There are so many things in nature and elsewhere that are yellow. It seems to be a popular colour. It is the colour of the sun; the leaves of the maple trees in  the fall; taxis in Vancouver and New York; yellow lines on the road; and stands out if you wear it. It is mentally stimulating. Here are a few photos from our recent trip to Alberta with yellow in them...(and orange). Oh yes, by the way, Debussy liked blondes too, that's why he wrote a piece called "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair"....

Graduating

Jenessa symbolically blows out the candle of learning after twelve enlightened years of education in Calgary Alberta.

An imitation of the pose of her first day of school photo

Contemplating the cup to be filled with new learning ahead at McGill

Jenessa saying goodbye to Mormor as she prepares to ride to school on her last day....

Our famous grand-daughter Jenessa has graduated now from High School and is heading for McGill University in Montreal, Quebec in August for further studies in biology, her favourite sphere of interest. She must have made an early impression as she received a graduation card from her kindergarten teacher!
We happen to have been lucky to have known and photographed her all her life, and one photo shows her in the garden in Calgary on her first day of school, so it seemed appropriate to photograph her for her very last day of school, which was yesterday. She is the subject also of much boasting, as she is off to Singapore in July to represent Canada this year in an annual "Olympiad" for biology students age 16-18 from all over the world, taking part in a fun competition to see who is the best in biology....
Her other passion is Soccer, so she is off to Sweden to compete with some girls from over there after she returns! Good Luck Jenessa and Bon Voyage to your new life!

Off to Alberta

We are off to Alberta to our cabin in the woods so no more posts until around 10th June.
Here are a few flower shop photos to keep you going whilst we remain disconnected!

Canadian Tire Flowershop

Must be a forest fire in the background

Flowers for the Cabin

Fuchsia is a funny word

Cheers for now!