Monday, April 30, 2012

Evening of Song ...

At Joseph Creek Village
April 26, 2012

 
The Bisset Singers performing for the Seniors ...

 
We had a lovely evening singing ...
this was our pre-concert rehearsal before heading off ...
to Penticton ...
for the International Choral Festival ...


Saturday, April 28, 2012

Bed of Moss ...

 
A bed of softness ... nature's mattress ... upon the forest floor ... !!!



Friday, April 27, 2012

Watching Bluebirds ...

Rocky Mountain Bluebird 
 
Perched upon the post ...

 
Watching the birds from the deck ...
this Robin was sitting on top of the birdhouse ...
and not wanting to leave ...
both the bluebirds ...
were waiting patiently ...
until they were able to finish building their nest ...

 
I was thrilled to watch them ...
going in and out ...
with just a few strands of grass ...
at a time ...

Nature at it's best ... !!!!


Thursday, April 26, 2012

Wire Braces On The Fence ...

 
Today we fitted and attached the post across the top ...
of the bracing section ...
these are the support for the wire gates ...
and transition sections ...
then tightened together with Bracing Wire ...
twisting the wire with a piece of wood ...

Next phase will be stringing four strands of barbed wire ... !!



Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Blaze Damages ...

Early Morning Blaze in Cranbrook, BC



this is the write up in the 
Cranbrook daily Townsman Newspaper


APRIL 24, 2012 

A fierce blaze has gutted four historic buildings in downtown Cranbrook.

Two people were rescued by fire fighters from the roof of one of the buildings before it was engulfed.

The fire started at around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24 at 806 Baker Street, next to Cranbrook Photo.

An RCMP officer on patrol noticed flames coming out of the rear of the building and called in the fire department.

“The police officers were not able to gain access to the building and were driven back by erupting flames, but they were successful in making enough noise to wake the only two known occupants of the building,” said Sgt. Laurie Jalbert of the Cranbrook/Kimberley RCMP.
“After verbal contact was made, the two occupants fled to the roof of an adjacent building where they were evacuated by the fire department.”
Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services believe the fire started on the second floor of the building. It quickly spread through a common attic area to the neighbouring buildings.
Four businesses were destroyed in the fire, including OJ's Antiques. The hard work of local fire fighters managed to minimize the loss to two nearby businesses, Cranbrook Photo and The Choice.
There was a vacant lot between the buildings that were ablaze and The Choice. At the other end of the block, Cranbrook Photo has a small break between its brick walls and the lost buildings.
“With our community having such a small (fire) department, staff worked all night and were able to safely rescue two individuals and minimize damage to both Cranbrook Photo and The Choice,” said Mayor Wayne Stetski.
The fire department will spend all day Tuesday on site mopping up the blaze. No cause has been determined yet, but an official investigation is just beginning.


Mike and I travelled into town ... and saw the devastation ... it will take awhile to clean up this site ... !!


Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Done With Posts ...

 
We ran out of posts ...
to complete the fencing ... so ...
Mike went into town to pick up another bundle of posts ...
there are 80 posts in a bundle ...
we ended up using about 105 posts ...
 in a couple of days ...

 
This is the stretch of fencing done ...
at the back area of the house ...
Mike pounding in the last post ...
for a gate ...
this terrain was a little more difficult ...
than the field ...
to manoeuvre the tractor in ...

WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE THIS PART OF THE PROJECT COMPLETED ... !!!!


Monday, April 23, 2012

All In A Row ...

 
We have been working ...
putting in the fence posts ...
thank goodness ... our neighbour Don ...
loaned us his post pounder ...
I drove the tractor ...
backing up to each post ...
 Mike worked the controls ...
aligning and pounding in the posts ...

 
All the posts were laid out before hand ...
we managed to get the field completed ...
next will be the fence line ...
behind the house ...
before we can string the wire ...


Sunday, April 22, 2012

The Choir Performs ...

The Bisset Singers

 
 
 
What a fabulous couple of evenings ...
performing at the Knox Presbyterian Church ...
with the Bisset Singers ...
We will be leaving for Penticton next week ...
to attend the ICF ...
the International Choral Festival ...

Just love to sing ... !!!!



Saturday, April 21, 2012

Daddy Time ...


 
Ian spending some time with his boys ...
watching TV ...
before heading out on the road again for work ...
Daigen was not happy ...
about daddy going away again ... !!


Friday, April 20, 2012

Easter At the Neighbours ...

Egg Hunt 
April 8, 2012
 
Daigen and his friend Megan ...
hunting for Easter eggs outdoors ...
colouring of eggs indoors ...

 
Love those shades ...

 
Ian, Kendall, Daigen & Nixon ...
enjoying dinner with the neighbours ...



Thursday, April 19, 2012

Daigen & Nixon at Easter ...

April 7 & 8, 2012
 
Decorating Easter cookies at Lola's

 
1st Easter for Nixon ...
Kendall's mom stayed the night ...
to enjoy the morning egg hunt ...
with the boys ...

 
A trail of little chocolate eggs ...
for Daigen to find ...
gathering them into his big pail ...
opening a few of the other treasures ...
he found along the way ...

Sure missed seeing the boys this Easter ... !!!
Always sending our love ... !!!
xoxoxo


Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Trouble's Brewing ...

 


 
Looked out the window this morning ...
towards the back of the house ...
noticed these rabbits were getting a little to close ...
I presume there will be an explosion ...
of little bunnies ...
hopping around here soon ... !!!


Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Clearing The Way ...


 
Clearing a new path for a fence line ...
behind the house ...
to keep the cows out of our backyard ...

 
This is the middle section ...


 
The end of the path ...
will be joining ...
the fence to the field ...
we cleared about a 500 ft strip ...
thank goodness for the tractor ...

 
After limbing the trees ..
we bucked up a few of them ...
to start our stack of firewood ...
for next year ...


Monday, April 16, 2012

Burst of Colour ...

 
These few pictures were sent to me ...
from Burk ...
(mom's neighbour)
these shots were taken with his new camera lens ...
and as we are waiting for spring flowers to appear ...
in our area ...
I thought they were beautiful ...
and had to post them ...

Thank you Burk ...



Sunday, April 15, 2012

Fire's Burning ...

 

 
Clearing the trees ...
along the fence line ...
A view of the field ...
from the house ...
showing the distance  ...
to where we were working ...

 
Limbing the trees ...
Mike gathered up the mess ...
into a large pile ...
a perfect day for a bonfire ...
to clean it up ...
weather conditions were ideal ...
not too hot or windy ...
we actually had rain and snow mix ...
to dampen the surrounding grass and forest ...
virtually nothing left of the mess ...
just a heap of ash ...

We were exhausted ...
looked forward to a relaxing evening ...
watching UFC fights and hockey ...



Saturday, April 14, 2012

Oma's Back ...

 
It's great to have mom back home ...
she had a wonderful holiday ...
on Vancouver Island ...
and then a couple weeks in Hawaii ...
with Kurt ...