Stew, the rooster, strikes again!

This guy just doesn't get it! I feed him, clean up after him, and am the only one who cares, but apparently he has it in for me.



He attacked again and scratched my foot. I defended myself with the egg basket, which had two eggs in it. One of the eggs broke so I picked it up and threw it at him catching him squarely on the head. You will notice in the first picture that he is a bit wet in front and in the second picture he is complaining.




I do not have the best pitching arm, but this time I had a purpose. Take that Stew!!!

Little horse sighting

I had a very warm 16k run today and saw a cute little horse and buggy. The joys of running. You never know what you'll find along the way.

Finding teapots on Teapot Hill

This is only my second trip up Teapot Hill. Does everyone know about all the teapots on Teapot Hill and why didn't they tell me about it? I found 5 teapots placed on stumps and a signpost on my way up the 2.5km hill.





I am half way through my half marathon training and Teapot Hill has been my hill training spot of choice. Better than hill repeats!

The rooster has a name

The rooster was a gift from the neighbours. Little did we know that he had a knack for sneak attacking. If I could find him a home he would be gone. I don't kill anything on the property but he doesn't know that, so his name is now Stewart or Stew for short. Be very careful Stewart!!

Garden Tour

My garden this year has

a sea of zucchini,







apples by the bushel,









a fountain of phlox,








punctuated by the sweet smell of sweet peas in the air.

Teapot Hill Hike

Three adults, one child and 1 dog hiked Teapot Hill near Cultus Lake. Rated as "easy" we gained 250 m in elevation on our 5km round trip hike.

A fellow hiker was looking at this phantom orchid and told us about it. We would have walked right past it without her help. Almost totally white, it is an elusive and unique orchid that has been elevated to the status of threatened species in Canada. What a find!

What not to do.

Take 1 bike, add a hill with rocks, apply too much pressure to the front brakes and get off the bike over the front handle bars.

Just playing around

On our last day in Kaslo we went to the Vollie (Kasloese for volunteer) party and just played around.

A shift in the beer garden

Dave's Sunday shift was in the beer garden where he had a great view of the stage. Bands on Sunday were The Consonance, Maria in the Shower, Phil Dwyer Trio, Jim Byrnes Band, The Night Crawlers, and Mark Hummel and The Blues Survivors. Aside from the great music he also had the balloon man keeping him amused.

A David Gogo fan pounces

Dave was on shift at HQ after buying a David Gogo cd when Dave saw David loading his guitar in the van. Dave leaped into 'fan-mode", ran out the door and got the cd signed for the grandson.

Saturday at the Fest

Saturday we each worked 6 volunteer hours. I love volunteering here! The line-up was Sinistrio, Gabriel Palatchi, David Gogo, Toby Beard Band, Paul Peress Band and Mr Something Something. We were able to catch David Gogo and Mr Something Something. David Gogo left the stage and wandered through the crowd looking for a tall cool one.

Enjoying the show on Friday

The Friday night line-up was The Crackling, Dan Mangan and Delhi 2 Dublin. We put in our volunteer shift and then watched the show.

Just doing our job

We were the official grand-dog walkers.

Camping on Kootenay Lake

We camped on the lake and had a view of the Jazz Fest site. Our only neighbours were ducks.

Kayaking Kootenay Lake

The lake was smooth creating a gorgeous 2 hours on the lake. Lake kayaking is different than ocean kayaking. A month ago, kayaking at Pender Island, we saw seals. On Kootenay Lake we saw a car wreck. Different views but much easier paddling.

Kaslo

Kaslo, where rainbows light up the mountains and where you can still find a phone booth.

Grand Forks