It's been very cold out in the morning especially but we have had lots of sun this week :). Jeremy and Toby are basking in the sun after walking to the beach.
We are still having some tremendously low tides. I thought the mountains on Vancouver Island were so beautiful Thursday. Now that our neighbour has cut down some of his trees we actually can see the mountains from upstairs but I went down to the beach to get a better look!! It's so sad so many people are planting trees and preserving trees but it seems in Powell River people don't like trees and lately a lot have been cut down needlessly. So many people don't realize trees breath in carbon dioxide all day and breath out oxygen all night, they also retain moisture and are great at wind and noise control!
Barry is working at the top of the world again. Actually he is at the end of Hwy 101 near Lund. He,s clearing land and building a road for a new subdivision of 9 - 5acre lots. This is a small part of the view the owner will have from his new house.
This is more of the view, it goes on almost 360. Barry felt bad because on Thurday the mountains were gold but he of course didn't have the camera. He also saw the biggest black bear he has ever seen yesterday in this area but by the time he was brave enough to get the camera and step outside the truck the bear saw him and took off like a bullet!! He saw another bear this week on his way to work. It was eating grass on the side of the road total oblivious to all who passed by, grazing like a cow. Well maybe it was a sow!!
The tide goes way out lately. If I didn't have a back ache I could walk out to the island and see if the wild onions or chocolate lilies are blooming. Well maybe soon! We are pretty lucky to be having sun because it looks like its raining on Texada!
Toby knows its spring but no one told him it's still cold out. He's going fishing anyway!!
Can you see the blue heron eyeing Toby? I need to get a photo program for changing photos and bringing pictures closer. Any suggestions?
Jeremy has a new hobby and we are not going to disswade him from it. It's brick laying and he's good at it. Here you see he is cutting the bricks with a fancy machine to fit in the small spaces left after careful placement of all the full size bricks.
Here's a new path he just made with some left over bricks I had and the grey middle is actually a large block.
Almost the end of a project Barry and I started maybe 5 years ago!! Ha!!
I had to put in this picture of my 3 chickens having a dust bath. I hope Derek and Caleb enjoy it. The hens sure enjoyed the bath!! You can see the one in the front has her eyes closed!
Ooops! I ment to do Saturday first!! Anyway Sunday Michael one of my brothers visted us from Edmonton. He was so glad to see green!! Green grass, green shrubs and bushes. Everything in Edmonton is still brown or white. We had a beautiful day, we had lunch and talked and went for a walk on Palm beach (darn I forgot the camera) it was very beautiful. We showed Michael all the wonderful sights in Powell River and our new lot!!
Our back yard is nothing to write home about but right now it is covered in english daisys!! I don't know why people want lush green lawns that are so toxic to the earth and take a lot of time and effort to look after. I was reading an article in a magazine that said home owners use more chemicals and fertilzer (not to mention water) on their lawns than we use in agriculture. Thats tremendous considering the run off from farms along the Mississippi causes a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico every summer that is 8,500 sq. miles. I just read that in a kids book called Oceans Atlas. We as individuals can make a difference!! Besides food and flowers are useful!!
