Keremeos' famous Rodeo Pancake Breakfast and Parade. The town's most prominent people are doing the cooking.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
The Pow-Wow used to be held the same long weekend in May that the Rodeo is on but they changed it to August. Natives come from all over North America to perform their dances. At dusk on Friday night the natives ride in to the ring from the east, west, south and north in all their regalia. There are booths with beautiful beadwork and leatherwork, and good traditional food.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Spotted lake
This lake is just west of Osoyoos. It's full of mineral salts. It changes throughout the year. Sometimes it's sulfur yellow, sometimes covered over with crust and sometimes covered with water so the spots are barely visible. There will likely be more pictures of this lake on this blog.
wild sunflowers
These wild sunflowers grow all over the hills going east towards Osoyoos and north towards Penticton but don't grow as abundantly around our area of Cawston/Keremeos for some reason.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Our MP, who spoke on behalf of the soldier.
our Member of Parliament, Alex Atamanenko, with the t-shirt that was given to him.
Soldier at Peace Walk
This soldier was in the Canadian forces for 14 years and refused to go to Afghanistan. He is waiting to see if he'll be given a release or will face a court-martial.
Mothers' Day Peace Walk
Every Mother's Day for 26 years Canadian peaceniks have walked from Haynes Point Park in Osoyoos to the border where they meet their American friends and fellow peaceniks for a rally. The doukhobor's come from miles away and sing the most beautiful songs in harmony.
Friday, May 1, 2009
peach branch
The peach trees suffered dramatically when the weather plummeted from tee-shirt warmth to -25C overnight the middle of December. Usually we don't get that kind of cold until January when we've had time to adjust. Peach trees are very tender and this year we aren't seeing the pink patches in orchards.
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