SUNNY SUNDAY OUTING

     



On Sunday, we decided to go for a Sunday Drive.  Almost every year, we go to see the Rhododendrens  in Manning park.  It is about 190  Kms  on the way to Hope BC.  The plants are native to the area, but they have put a winding path through the plants so people can walk and see them, with out ruining their habitat.  There were still some blooms left, but they had  the rain storms that we had, so, unfortunately the flowers had taken quite a beating and were not as beautiful as in past years.



  Pictures from previous years!

The Beatles - Rain

A NOT SO SUNNY DAY IN SUMMERLAND!

"ON A SUNNY CLEAR DAY, YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR BODY; ON A RAINY FOGGY DAY, YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR MIND."
                                                     -----Mehmet Murat  Ildan
                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                             
    

QUITE FRANKLY IT IS A GOOD THING THAT IT IS RAINING.   BUT, IT IS A STORM, WITH VERY LOUD THUNDER!  SO FAR, I HAVE NOT SEEN LIGHTNING!  IT HAS BEEN SOOO DRY HERE, AND UNSEASONABLY HOT...WE HAVE FORREST FIRES IN THE AREA, BUT THANK GOODNESS, NOT IN MY BACKYARD.  HOPEFULLY, IT STAYS THAT WAY!!!!!


 

OMG! MAY IS ALMOST OVER!!

"SPRING BEING A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW,  GOD CREATED JUNE."
                                            -----Al Bernstein-----




        
      Patio looking over the grape vines               Over looking Summerland


Time to say goodbye to May!  Almost, half a year has passed.....

                                                                                                                        


                                                                                            

ANOTHER MONDAY!

          




"GOOD, BETTER, BEST.  NEVER LET IT REST.  'TILL YOUR GOOD IS BETTER, AND YOUR BETTER IS BEST."
                                         -----St. Jerome------


ANGELS AMONG US                                                      

 
We each hav a guardian angel
Here to guide us every day
and to guard us from the dangers
That we meet along the way.

You may not ever see your angel
But you'll know you're in his care
When you turn and see the pitall
That you didn't know were there.

Some time when it is quiet
An the light is growing dim,
You may lift your eyes up quickly
And just get a glimpse of him.

He sends an angel frequency
That only you can hear.
If you keep your ear tuned to it,
He will come in loud and clear.

That voice of caution you had thought
Was only in your head
Is from the angel God has sent you
So you'll never be misled

By false voices all around you
That would make you lose your way
Thank God for your guardian angel
Every time you kneel to pray.

              -----Joyce Johnson----- 
                            2010


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A SUNNY MAY DAY IN SUMMERLAND!

                                                                          

Smile It Is Free

© Heather Black

Published on July 2008

A smile is cheer from you to me,
the cost is nothing, it's given for free.
They console the weary and gladden the sad.
And can make someone happy when they are mad.
Unlike blessings in which we pray
it's the only thing you keep when you give it away.

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Smile It Is Free

© Heather Black

Published on July 2008

A smile is cheer from you to me,
the cost is nothing, it's given for free.
They console the weary and gladden the sad.
And can make someone happy when they are mad.
Unlike blessings in which we pray
it's the only thing you keep when you give it away.

Source: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/smile-it-is-free #FamilyFriendPoems

Smile It Is Free

© Heather Black

Published on July 2008

A smile is cheer from you to me,
the cost is nothing, it's given for free.
They console the weary and gladden the sad.
And can make someone happy when they are mad.
Unlike blessings in which we pray
it's the only thing you keep when you give it away.

Source: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/smile-it-is-free #FamilyFriendPoems

Smile It Is Free

© Heather Black

Published on July 2008

A smile is cheer from you to me,
the cost is nothing, it's given for free.
They console the weary and gladden the sad.
And can make someone happy when they are mad.
Unlike blessings in which we pray
it's the only thing you keep when you give it away.

Source: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/smile-it-is-free #FamilyFriendPoems

SMILE IT IS FREE

A SMILE IS CHEER FROM YOU TO ME,
THE COST IS NOTHING, IT'S GIVEN FOR FREE.
THEY CONSOLE THE WEARY AND GLADDEN THE SAD.
AND CAN MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY WHEN THEY ARE MAD.
UNLIKE BLESSINGS WHICH WE PRAY
IT'S THE ONLY THING YOU KEEP WHEN YOU GIVE IT AWAY.

                                -----Heather Black-----
 
                                Published on July 2008




     

THE MANY FACES OF THE OKANAGAN VALLEY

MAY IN BLOOM May is so beautiful:
Orchards are fair;
Branches of fruit trees
Make gardens of air.
Flowers of fragrance
Bloom in the light;
Fall like the snowflakes
Showering white.
Orchards of heaven
Grow with a grace,
And like a blessing
Perfume the place.
Each tree in blossom,
Each lovely spray,
In this month of Our Lady,
Bring glory to May.
                                                                      Helen Maring