Says John Tschopp, "It is common around here to hang up a Hummingbird Feeder and feed the little friends sugar water. Sharon has a few groups of plants in the garden she calls Beebalm. The flowers of this plant are very attractive to the Hummingbirds. The little birds feed all day long on these bright … Continue reading Sighted: Rufous Hummingbirds drawn by the lure of beebalm
“Whatever you want to do, do it today. There’s only so many tomorrows.”
Katrina Onstad hates brunch. The Toronto-based journalist finds it to be a colossal time-waster, although she phrases it more delicately. “I’m a little ambivalent about it. I have had some really nice brunches. But the culture around it? And lining up? No. I hate it. It pushes you into a consumptive mode, and consumption is … Continue reading You don’t have time to volunteer, so maybe you should
Pretty as a picture. So goes the saying. And when an app can render a photograph of the Pemberton Valley as a painting, you kind of see where the saying comes from. Thanks to Dave Steers for sharing his work. Flashback to earlier posts for other renderings of local scenery: Nairn Falls splintering into a … Continue reading Prettiest valley in the world? It just might be. Dave Steers offers exhibit A to make the case.
On Wednesday, the first day of summer, I borrowed a packet of shelling peas from the library. I sifted through a box of seeds, picked out the peas, signed my name to the register and pledged to return my loan in, oh, about 5 months time – once I’ve planted and eaten its harvest, and … Continue reading Future-proofing Pemberton, one packet of loaner seeds at a time: Pemberton’s Seed Library launches at the library
A Throwback Thursday moment, to last weekend's incredible sunset that filed my Facebook and instagram feeds with crowd-shared awe, and that Amie Le Blanc was happily in town for, and able to capture with her lens. Well worth a recap. Here's to the magic hour. And, as the late Chili Thom said, making it good … Continue reading Sailor’s Delight, No Ships in Sight. Amie Le Blanc caught last weekend’s sunset. It was worth throwing back to.
Best way to acknowledge the solstice I can possibly imagine. See you at the Library Wednesday night at 7pm, to learn about the launch of the Pemberton Valley Seed Library.
Today, Polek shares his photo journal entry from June 16, 2017. Feel like home?
Rumi said, "Don't sit and wait. Get out there, feel life. Touch the sun and immerse in the sea." Shayla Wallace is getting the message loud and clear and her feet are itching.
Well, it started out innocently enough. I took photos of every flowering plant that I saw while I waited for Mickey to sniff everything he found sniffworthy. Aware that many of these plants were weeds and likely invasive species, I struggled briefly with my conscience but then was drawn in by the colour and the … Continue reading Cornflower
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