“I really like to share – but I have to stock up! – So these are mine.”

With a golden head, a white patch on black wings, and a call that sounds like a rusty farm gate opening, the Yellow-headed Blackbird demands your attention. Look for them in western and prairie wetlands, where they nest in reeds directly over the water.

A series of  ‘thank you’s – to many businesses, organizations and people.   Fred Steele – former radio man and Kelowna orchardist – also former President of the BCFGA Roy Wood – former Managing Editor – Edmonton Journal Pat Whalley – stimulating memories of life well lived *Joseph Seiler – words *Stuart Syme – world […]

The Steele Report  So everyone’s waiting for ‘normal’ to return.  We shouldn’t rub our hands together in glee just yet.  I think there will be two normals.  The new version of our personal normal and societies  collective vision of normal.  Neither of them might be anything we are anticipating. To get out of a financial […]

Prompt: If it rained food what would you want the forecast to look like. PEACE REIGNS “It’s bad enough when it rains water. Who wants food?” Tom looked at the sky and glowered. “Anyone who’s hungry, I guess,” replied Bill, Tom’s friend and fellow curmudgeon. They were sitting on Tom’s porch, a careful two metres […]

Preliminary routing plan from June 7, 2017. Question: Can you give a brief update on the plan for the Gallagher Lake “pipe” – I understand the pipe will be on the west side but I did know this until recently. [SG]  “This has always been the route from even the first preliminary drawings to be […]

Duck on vinyl fence by Mike Monaghan