Garbage I took out the garbage – a weekly routine. Then I began to think about how important this unpleasant weekly task is. What would it be like if we couldn’t get rid of garbage? Furthermore, our bodies have the most efficient and unique garbage disposal system on the planet. The same red corpuscles that […]
Archives for 2013
On the sunnyside
BIG mushroom* by Sheryl Parolin
Grass fire near campsite at Thorpe Bridge
2:30pm Sunday Okanagan River path – NE of Thorpe Bridge – east of Sawmill Rd Near campsite Quick work by units of Oliver Fire Department control the blaze Police on the scene
Two views of Oliver
Photo by Mike Beaulieu Story by Pat Whalley Many of our friends from the coast thought we were nuts when Dave and I chose to move here 23 years ago. We would not have access to the same wonderful activities that were available at the coast…the Vancouver Symphony, a huge range of movie theatres with […]
Light on the water
Ford Lake
Lake photo by Penelope Johnson
Viewing celestial wonders…and more
UBC Alumni have concluded their Okanagan Days event including Winery Visits, Golf and a tour of the Radio Observatory at White Lake. At White Lake, the Alumni had a tour of the facility including the new CHIME radio telescope, lectures on astronomy and the chance to view the evening sky through the telescopes of members […]