A NEW DAY...EVERY DAY!

"WE DO NOT INHERIT THE EARTH FROM OUR ANCESTORS, WE BORROW IT FROM OUR CHILDREN."                                               -----NATIVE AMERICAN PROVERB-----                                                                                               We should be celebrating Earth Day, every day! We have so much good to celebrate....but if we do not look after our world we will no longer be here.       We celebrate Earth Week, in our Community.  It has become an event and people host many activities, and also do projects in our natural habitat areas.  

"EASTER IS MEANT TO BE A SYMBOL OF HOPE, RENEWAL, AND NEW LIFE."                                                     -----Janine Giovanni---- Whatever your beliefs:   Happy Easter!  A sunny Easter weekend in the Okanagan Valley.      Easter weekend is one of those weekend where people travel to visit their family.  Wishing everyone a safe travel weekend.

IN CANADIAN FOLKLORE, OGOPOGO OR NAITAKA IS A LAKE MONSTER. (Salish:  n'ha-a-itk  "lake demon") reported to live in Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. OGOPOGO HAS ALLEGEDLY BEEN SEEN BY FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY. (there are many legends within the First Nations people that live here)   What people have seen.... We always look at the lake, sometimes we have seen weird objects moving along.  I cannot say, that I have seen Ogopogo, but I know people with lake shore homes, that say that they have seen him.  We have heard many stories, we have had television film crew here, trying to get a photo....so...there must be something to it!

The lake is beautiful when it is calm.  But, there have been storms that come out of the blue, that have caused havoc for the seasoned boater.  Unfortunately, some have even lost their lives.   The lake looked beautiful today.  A bit choppy in some spots but mostly calm.  You could see reflections in the water.  

THE SS SICAMOUS IS A FIVE DECKED STERNWHEELER COMMISSIONED BY THE CANDIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY TO PROVIDE DAILY SERVICE ON OKANGAN LAKE BETWEEN PENTICTON AND VERNON.  SHE WAS LAUNCHED IN 1914 AND THE VESSEL OPERATED UNTIL 1937. SHE IS NOW A MUSEUM AND HERITAGE PARK OPERATED BY THE SS SICAMOUS RESTORATION SOCIETY.  THEY HAVE DONE MANY RENOVATIONS AND MONEY IS ALWAYS BEING RAISED FOR MORE. ON BOARD THERE IS A WORKING MODEL OF THE KETTLE VALLEY RAILWAY. Loading her passengers                        Heading  up  Okanagan Lake            THE SS SICAMOUS IS NOW A MUSEUM AND HERITAGE PARK SHE IS THE LARGEST SURVIVING STERNWHEELER IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

" WE SHOULD ALL HAVE PERSONAL HOT AIR BALLOONS AND DRIFT SERENELY THROUGH THE CLOUDS."                                                       -----Rhys Bowen-----                             25TH ANNUAL NORTH OKANAGAN HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL DURING THE VERNON WINTER CARNIVAL IN VERNON BC