The Okanagan Valley of British Columbia has the perfect environment for growing many types of wine grapes. The Okanagan is famous for its pinot gris grapes (Hillside Winery). They produce a dry white that goes with many meals. It's very mild and damp in the winter and very hot and dry in the summer.…
Author: Lynette d'Arty-Cross
Shadows
Sometimes we have shadows. They help us stay cool or they lead to the light. Sometimes we have shadows. They sit in our hearts or they lead to the night.
Night Garden with Moon
My wonderful friend C has an equally wonderful yard. It took her many years to bring it around. She has many beautiful, mature trees, a small pond, and a vegetable patch. Loads of flowers, ornamental plants and a gurgling stream complete this garden oasis. It is truly stunning but also relaxing. My friend has built…
My British Columbia Home
Here's a little tour of my home in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. When I am not working in the Northwest Territories, I am usually here. Okanagan Lake is a very deep, very long north to south (135 km) body of fresh water with very different climates from one end to the other. Even…
Prairie Skies
We recently drove across Alberta's northern prairies during a rain storm. We passed beautiful canola fields. And then we left the storm behind as we continued our drive through the Rocky Mountains. The western provinces are very different from each other but very beautiful. We are home now in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. How is…
Inuvik
For the past few days, I've been working in Inuvik, NWT, which is at 68° N latitude. It's very much the home of the all-night sun. I found these pretty cotton plants. And purple fire flowers. And the Mackenzie River, which is so wide that it looks like a lake. Greetings from the summery far…
Happy Fireworks Days
I am away in the far north at the moment: 68° north latitude, to be exact, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. We are in between the national days of Canada and the United States, so, I hope all you Canucks had a fabulous Canada Day, 🇨🇦 and to our great American cousins, I hope you have…
A Dodgy Summer
It has been a rather dodgy spring and summer also has had an interesting start. Well, not really. Kind of alternating. A couple of days of cold rain followed by a couple of days of sweltering humidity. Really unattractive. But ... There have been wild roses. And interesting clouds. And panting northern hot dogs. And…
Trumpian Pee Soup and Other Political Delights
Trump has insulted our prime minister. Badly. He called PM Trudeau "weak," "meek and mild" and "dishonest." One of Trump's advisers even went so far as to proclaim that there is a "special place in hell" for Trudeau. Now, no matter what your political stripe, that kind of unregulated and moronic loudmouthery is something that…
Where’s Home?
When you think of home, what do you think about? Is it a town? A city? A building? Is it being in the same place with your significant other? Or is it a state of mind? The melting ice of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories. Do you have to leave it…
