 
July 1st came and went last week, so now we are in the meat of the summer. We had a nice brunch out at J and C’s - goggled their new baby girl (new from China, anyway!) and then headed out to Harambe (family camp for families with kids of African heritage.) We actually had a camping place reserved, but had to cancel when we figured out the kids wouldn’t be here after all. We went for the afternoon instead, and ate T & J’s food and watched a West African drumming/dancing concert. Pretty fun.
Today is a rare rainy day in the Okanagan - it is a semi-arid climate, after all. I guess when you live in a place like this you are greatful for the rain. It means I won’t have to water the veggie beds; the one spot in the yard not yet tapped into the irrigation system.
Our yard is coming along nicely, by the way. We harvested the cherries off our little cherry tree a couple of days ago; alas (I love that word!), alas! we had a worm in every cherry. So our organic farming methods will have to be slightly tampered with in the cherry department next year.
Here are some pictures of the front and back yards. Now I’m off to get out the tent. We are supposed to be camping tonight but if the weather now is any indication, we may be sleeping in the back of the truck tonite and not the tent after all! Oh, there is no bliss like sharing a bed with two wet, muddy, smelly, cuddly dogs.
 
July 7th, 2009 at 5:31 am
That reminds me - I don’t think you ever gave the answers to the fruit blossom quiz from a few months ago! I’d love to know which blossoms were for which fruit.