Here it is November 7th
A beautiful warm sunny day in the Okanagan
(yesterday)
Merlot being dumped into the conveyor and then to the DE stemmer
(yesterday)
last post october 20
The wall of B/W photos are back up
Lots of stone brought in for the septic system
Ah.....a picture is worth a 1000 words
Taken from my kitchen window
Oh.....the saga of Stella
ZO BO
She has been 'stored' in Gail's garage in Kelowna
Graham got her on to the flatbed for her trip back to Penticton
Quite the ordeal to get her on the flatbed due to her low front bumper
She actually flew onto the bed
Seriously!!!!!!!!
The shack is now the same colour of green as the winery
Next............trim and the screen door
Joe is still working on a cement wall to the basement door
Lots and lots of time put in to this one!
We took a ride up to Apex Mountain
which is a ski area
Did encounter snow at the top!
Surprised to see this 'little' herd of cows
Interesting ol' homestead in the background
I had spotted this Ford on the way up
Took a closer look!!
Don't you wonder whose hands have been on the wheel?????
Lots of stories I'm sure
A neat old gate
Oh my.......the horse's tale and mane were full of burrs
Now that's got to be uncomfortable
I was making all sorts of noises as I looked at him
Joe said.............
He is just fine, happy and free!!!!!!!!!
Poor Stella
She had a bit of a time getting off the flatbed
Graham had to pull her
All I will say is..........
Stella told me to keep those O'Rourke boys away from her!
BUT
I do have to say one more thing
THANK YOU O'ROURKE BOYS
Couldn't have gotten her to the vineyard without their sheer determination as they worked out the puzzle
Working on the soffits
Sun coming through the clouds on to the lake
HUNTER
One BC apple
Orchard across the lane way from the farm
On my way up to the Kettle Valley (KV) trail
A little putting green on a property
Someone own these gloves???
Ha
This rock caught my eye
You could make a face with the rock!
Fall is here
Looking toward the city of Penticton
One never knows where one's Mother might be!
Our little home is down there
Right beside the winery
Air stream is sitting down there too
Everywhere I looked I saw beauty
There is a hymn.....
For the beauty of the earth
For the beauty of the skies
The last grapes of the season
Grapes and juice to fermentation
Stems to compost
Winery taking shape
Front windows .....tasting room
Making wine
Night before Halloween
Garen's very own pumpkin
Grown in the family garden
Here comes the power lift again
Last weekend Joe and I were in Salmon Arm for Ethan's hockey tournament
Boys did well
Won all but one game
This weekend they are in Kelowna
One of the visiting teams had a tour of the Salmon Arm Jr. Silver Backs' locker room
Lots of excited boys dreaming of their future
View from our room
Over in the left corner of the photo is the osprey nest
See.............
You never know what you might see if you go off road
We were looking for a gas station as we left Salmon Arm
Heading towards Revelstoke
Had to turn around and head back to Salmon Arm
OUCH!!!!!!!!
Hello goat
We stopped at the Log Barn to purchase a 'home made' pie
Lots of goats to greet us
Joe picked out
Strawberry rhubarb
it was good
For our Ontario friends and family
I heard on the news this morning that you are going to get a cold front
As Joe said
a whampim
(this is Joe's own word)
