Today's early morning walk

We enjoyed another early morning walk to the wharf 

for a glimpse of the flight training sessions.

It sounded like a continual series of instructions

to a very reluctant student.

The seadoo rental business is booming.

The lake resembles pea soup under the wharf!

An invitation to "RELAX".

A great day

Had a great day with Heather and Augie...

...zip-lining at Terra Nova...

...buying produce from the Terra Nova sharing farm...

...examining fish at the Steveston docks...

...and walking all over the world!!

Family time

Papa decided that he would offer 

to piggyback this little guy 

who seems to grow inches every day!

The extra pair of hands was available to catch any falling bodies!

Family fun on the rooftop!

Octava at Haney

Octava, my writing group, met at Haney Heritage Park

for lunch and writing yesterday.

Our table was reserved on the porch.

Unfortunately our founding member (Magi) was unable to join us

but we welcomed a young writer (Satchi) to our session.

While writing and eating we were serenaded by the roar of motorcycles

as they cruised by enroute to STOMP in Sicamous, helicopters as they

approached the airport and an over zealous grounds keeper

on his "ride-em" lawn mower!!

Musical cookies

A musical theme for yesterday's

coffee and cookies at the gallery.

Delicious!

Osprey chicks and apricots

On our morning walk to the wharf

we spotted THREE chicks in the osprey nest!

An "expert birder" told us that the third chick

to hatch would probably not survive as the earlier

hatchings would dominate and control the food supply.

Just one is visible in this shot...feeding on the day's catch!

After our walk we visited a friend's garden to gather apricots.

She said that they ripened overnight 

and began to fall from the branches.

So delicious!!

Coco Love Alcorn - house concert

Last night we enjoyed a house concert

at our friends' home with guest artist Coco Love-Alcorn.

WOW!!

Coco has an amazing voice and a great personality

that connects with everyone in an intimate setting.

It was a wonderful evening!

Salmon Arm Art Gallery

The Opening Reception was held last night for the current exhibition at our Art Gallery. 

Canadian artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller were present to welcome visitors 

to their installation of "Experiment in F# Minor - The Muriel Lake Incident". 

A crowd of 60-70 people gathered outside and inside

for refreshments and opening remarks.

The exhibition is open to the public on Tuesday - Saturday

between the hours of 11am-5pm

until August 29, 2015

Downtown mosaic

Our gorgeous downtown mosaic provides a stunning backdrop

for local summer performers at the Ross Street Plaza

during the summer months...

Thursday evenings, Friday lunchtime and Saturday evenings.

A visit to Kelowna

We drove to Kelowna yesterday in search of new shoes for John. As usual he bought the first and only pair that he tried on.....and, within ten minutes we were back in the car. I suggested that we should visit the Kelowna Art Gallery which was exhibiting "A Story of Canadian Art: As Told by the Hart House Art Collection".

This exhibition included pieces by Varley, Harris, Jackson and Emily Carr but the ones that made a lasting impression for me were pieces by Charles Comfort and David Milne.

Prairie Road by Charles Comfort (1925)

Young Canadian by Charles Comfort (1935)

Flowers by David Milne

Drypoint print (1923)

A special thanks to Kelowna Art Gallery

for giving us a glimpse of Canada's artistic history

Music and an osprey bath

Jonas played some of his compositions at the Ross Street Plaza

on Friday at noon. The stage has scheduled entertainment

at various times throughout the summer.

This morning we were treated to a very rare sight while walking on the wharf.

One of the osprey parents flew down to the water below

and enjoyed a leisurely bath!

The young ones watched from the nest above.

There was much flapping of wings after

before returning to the nest.

The Giving Tree

Sitting in the shade of a large tree at Confederation Park,

Papa read "The Giving Tree", by Shel Silverstein, to Augie.