A glassy sheen rippled off the lake and reflections of the mountains glimmered across the valley. It was a surprise late-season fishing trip, and I was showing the two men the beauty of Okanagan Lake. We had three lines in the water and were enjoying the peace of an October afternoon. Read more…
Pots stood and stared at the chaos. The camp where he’d been living for the last few months was being dismantled before his eyes. Police, bylaw, and park workers had arrived and cleaned up and cleared out. They even had a backhoe. Did they know how much it hurt the Read more…
The driest 90 days on record. That amazing statistic caught my eye this week. Victoria recorded under 2 mm of rain since July 19. That is less moisture since record-keeping began in 1898. 2 mm would barely cover the bottom of a child’s sippy cup. And yet some people deny Read more…
It was municipal election day in British Columbia. A day when people in the cities and towns throughout the province went to the polls and elected their local leaders. In my previous life, I may have run for office in this election. In this life, I’m not ready. I am Read more…
The man couldn’t believe all these people standing with their signs chanting. Why were they still protesting? What were they protesting? Covid was over, wasn’t it? He had come out every Saturday since it all began two long years ago. In the beginning, he understood why they were out in Read more…
Day 7 of 30 So far I have done pretty well on my challenge for better health. I have not had any alcoholic beverages in seven days, no fast food, and no junk food. I have however slipped up a couple of times on the no weed. Or does hashish Read more…
The fall weather has been some of the warmest I have seen in the Okanagan. Sunshine and record temperatures have blessed us, so it wasn’t surprising when the phone rang and the person on the other end of the line said they wanted to get out on the lake for Read more…
Sunshine bounced off Okanagan Lake like a light shining into a mirror. The gleam of the warm sun’s rays heated the water and warmed the air to record levels. It warmed the souls of the four friends as they glided across the silky waters. Barrman, Kaydee, Cookster, and Crispie embraced Read more…
Day 4 of my thirty-day challenge. 12000 steps, not bad for a fifty-two-year-old guy. That doesn’t include my workout at the gym. That’s right I went to the gym. My daughter has been going to the gym for the last six months and this day she wanted me to go Read more…
Today is the first day of the rest of my life. It is my last day as an employee. Strange how things work out in life. I have not enjoyed working for my employer since the new boss took over but I have done what I could to make it Read more…