For The Birds...

That wonderful time of year is here again when the Bohemian Waxwings come for a day and denude our trees and bushes of berries.  Chris especially loves to watch throughout the day as hundreds of these beautiful birds descend on our property.  They move really fast but here are a couple of pictures...

Rock Creek Fair and a day of wine tasting

Rock Creek is a tiny little BC community just over the mountains from the Okanagan Valley. Their fair is HUGE! I think my favourite part was the series of engines being exhibited by the "Antique Power Club". Here's the video;

Also at the Rock Creek fair was the 4-H Club. I have very fond memories of 4-H, there was a whole collection of animals bound for the freezer, some little girls giving their public speech and a whole troop of little girls riding horses in an homage to the RCMP's musical ride. It was a fun day.

 

Sunny Oakanagan

I arrived at the Kelowna International Airport yesterday afternoon in time for lunch at Quail's Gate.

Then we went out for dinner with Drew, Luca, Kylie and her son Daxton. They are playing in the water feature behind me...

 

Quilting Kaffe Fassett

For years I've admired the work of Kaffe Fassett (pronounced 'safe asset'). I finally have gotten done the top of a quilt based on one of his designs using his fabric. The cats approved. this photo is while it's still in progress.

Shack Attack

Stuffs going on with the shack out back.

Little Birds

We've put up the bird feeders again as fall closes in on us. I happened to catch these two little guys hanging out in the pansies.

Red Polls and Pansies

Fine Furniture Care - Polish

Chris got some lovely furniture on a trip south recently. I asked what type of polish was recommended - Howard is the brand name and they have every kind of polish under the sun. I think their Restor-A-Finish is the best. See results opposite. The light side hasn't been polished up yet. That is closely followed by their Feed-n-Wax. I also tried their paste waxes, but am not as happy with them.