Slushed Around
This is a lifesize representation of how a summeresque afternoon was spent on the back patio of the Penticton Lakeside Resort Convention Centre & Casino. A sweet and tangy lime margarita quenches the thirst after a strenuous dog walk!
See Ya Later Winery Sees a Lot
A drive up the hill to See Ya Later Ranch Winery in Okanagan Falls is worth the trip. It's also a dog-friendly winery, but your pooch needn't be an upscale connoisseur to enjoy the offerings at See Ya Later. The view of the vineyard alone amongst the mountains right down to Skaha Lake is absolutely fantastic. You can enjoy a glass of wine on the patio, listen to music and enjoy this view. When you live here you don't have to travel to Napa Valley in California to see picturesque vineyards... we have our own Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. It's just as good. Maybe even better!
I Got It! Where’d Everybody Go?
Penticton's off-leash area by the lake is an excellent place to take the dog for a swim followed by a few rounds of catch in the adjacent park. I think Labrador here needs a new frisbee.
Home on the Range
One of the things that makes British Columbia special is how every region of the province has its own character. There's the rainforest-like West Coast, the farmland of the Fraser Valley, the desert climate of the Central Interior, the rugged Rocky Mountains on the Eastern border and the scenic forests of the North. This is a farm just outside of Chilliwack, highlighted against a dark mountainous backdrop by a sky that didn't know whether to rain or shine.
Behold the Present
Bubbles are an instant smile generator for people of all ages, and something about them is rather intriguing. A close-up of this bubble in flight revealed a reflection of the surroundings on its surface, consisting of trees and a house. Even more interesting to me is the mirror image reversed on the bottom half of the bubble. This all has something to do with the reflective properties of light and curved surfaces, but I don't really understand it. I guess I don't really need to.
Scruffy Caught a Snack
This scruffy chickadee needs some help in the grooming department, but it doesn't need any help in the grocery department. Must've been lunchtime given the arachnid snack its beak was porting around.
What the Buzz Is All About
If you ever want to attract bees, Allium (flowering onion) seems to be a good way to go. It's a popular locale for buzzing in the backyard.
Wash Your Mouth Out With Soap
Saying naughty words gets your mouth washed out with soap when you are a kid, and involving bubbles would probably be slightly more enjoyable than getting a bitter bar of Irish Spring in the yapper. One result of this activity: no more dog breath!
Feeling Crabby?
These pinch. But they're delicious. They're one of the many fresh seafood choices you'll be tempted with when you visit Pike Place Market in Seattle.
A Balcony View
Working a photo of the vista from my balcony that is free from retail signs and residential rooftops relegates the picture to treetops only, but they're still pretty treetops. And colourful. It's almost starting to feel like summer, and all is in bloom.
Tags
Where My Camera Has Been
- Abbotsford (2)
- Chilliwack (3)
- Cloverdale (2)
- Coquitlam (4)
- Fort Langley (6)
- Hope (3)
- Kelowna (36)
- Kitsilano (4)
- Langley (71)
- Maple Ridge (5)
- Merritt (1)
- Mexico (1)
- Mission (5)
- New Westminster (2)
- North Vancouver (7)
- Okanagan Falls (2)
- Penticton (4)
- Pitt Meadows (7)
- Port Coquitlam (5)
- Richmond (2)
- Seattle (3)
- Surrey (33)
- Vancouver (105)
- Washington (6)
- Whistler (5)
- White Rock (3)
Archives
- February 2013 (1)
- June 2012 (1)
- April 2012 (2)
- March 2012 (3)
- February 2012 (1)
- January 2012 (1)
- November 2011 (5)
- October 2011 (1)
- September 2011 (4)
- August 2011 (8)
- July 2011 (10)
- June 2011 (15)
- May 2011 (9)
- March 2011 (3)
- February 2011 (9)
- January 2011 (11)
- December 2010 (7)
- November 2010 (11)
- October 2010 (10)
- September 2010 (13)
- August 2010 (18)
- July 2010 (14)
- June 2010 (27)
- May 2010 (31)
- April 2010 (30)
- March 2010 (31)
- February 2010 (27)
- January 2010 (22)
