SUMMER BEGINS IN JUNE

KETTLE RIVER PROVINCIAL PARK

The forest was alive with fresh green growth and pathways were dotted with colourful wild flowers. At the host site were four hummingbird feeders which were so fascinating to watch from very close proximity as several varieties of hummingbirds enjoyed their cocktail, and even fought over perching sites. 

The Kettle River ran high and wild, tossing large trees downstream only to be caught in a whirling eddy and sent back upstream where they tried their journey again and again until they found themselves in the main current.

Camping with our dear friends Ed and Sue was again a most pleasant experience, as we walked along the river, played games, shared a meal, and shivered as the nights grew cold. The heat of bonfires had us huddled around sharing life, stories and hearty laughs.

"The woods are filled with the music of birds,

 and all nature is laughing under the glorious influence of summer."

Charles Lanman (1840)

 

A rainy day was good for a road trip to Greenwood to a favourite cafe, the Copper Eagle where the cinnamon and sticky buns were outrageously delicious, as was the Focaccia bread we saved for supper. An interesting visit to the railway Museum in Midway.

A sign beside the huge copper kettle read:  A yawn is just a silent scream for coffee."

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KEKULI BAY PROVINCIAL PARK, VERNON BC

We camped with Mark, Ray, Shelley, Lauren, Ella, Levi, Avery, Kyla, Melody, Niklas and two dogs, Tucker and Arlo. 

A Drizzly Fathers Day weekend filled with games, bike rides on the lakeside trail, a wiener roast and a brave dip in the lake by Ella and Lauren.

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