Weekend free of smoke.....

It has been such an unusual spring and now

summer here in the

Okanagan.

First we had the wettest spring on record with some of

the most serious flooding this area has seen.

Right after that, the fire season started with high tempetures and strong winds.

The summer months where filled with hot smokey days.

77 days without rain.

To celebrate one of the clear days we had over the weekend,

we drove the WestSide Road, up to Vernon and

had a lovely picnic along the way.

You definitely can feel that fall is in the air.

I celebrated my 68th birthday on the 13.

How blessed I feel to be so healthy and happy.

Always a bittersweet day for me as I was born 2 days after my

Mom's 25th birthday.

I miss her each day.

 

 

A busy little girl...

She's busy being a kid.

Doing what little girls do, she's growing up.

I was there for her first day back to school.

She only had 1 hour of classtime, back in her grade one room.

Next week she will be full time in her grade 2/3 split.

I will see her again in October before we leave for

our time away in Thailand.

 

My girl...

On Sunday we are driving down to Hope to pick up Claire.

We get to have her for 5 days.

I have all kinds of fun things planned

to do with her.

Swimming and beach time will definitely be one of them

Maybe go pick some cherries,

maybe we will craft and make pompous,

maybe she will hit some golf balls with her Opa.

 

 

All these blooms..

It has been a great week for finding

flowers blooming on our walks,

on our drives,

in abandoned fields and old homesteads.

They have all brought me great joy!

Here are just a few of them.

 

Dagmar

She makes me so happy..

New photos of my sweet Claire.

Can't wait to hold her close and feel her heart next to mine.

To feel her arms my neck,

to have her kisses on my cheek.

Oh the sweet joy of her.

 

Dagmar