Mossies and Ants............

A little early for "mossies" , but I had a few swarming my head while I was outside this evening. Ants in the flowers.

My cousin dug out her spring bulb bed last fall, and I was the lucky recipient of a whole bunch of bulbs. The ones she gave me several years ago are still doing well. There are a few more blooms each day, although I am told that some of the smaller bulbs may not flower until next year,

 

Road Work and cattle..........

AIM and YRB had graders on the roads today. AIM was also patching potholes on the pavement.

The cattle have started moving up McKinney, and of course they tend to relieve themselves while walking across the road.

Take your time. This year's calves are not accustomed to cars yet. I encountered three on one side of the road, with their Mom's on the other side of the road.

Transfer Station

We know from experience that when the transfer station area is clean, it tends to deter non compliant dumping. The mess that is there now, may well have happened when there was snow on the ground, or when  a lid was left open. It may not be your mess, but as a community, we can keep it clean if everyone pitches in.

Thanks PW and LH for picking up a bunch of the stuff today.

 

Truck Stolen ........last night in Oliver

Keep your eyes open for Jackson's grandpa's truck.

Could everyone please keep their eyes open for Tom’s truck. It was stolen last night from our house, around Fairview area. It has a red 400 Honda quad in the back that has a seat attached to it. We know they went down road 5.

It does not make a whole lot of sense to me.............

Yesterday they told me that they are not taking down danger trees, just limbing branches that could compromise their lines. They have taken branches off trees that have bark indicating they are nearing the end of life, and trees with danger trees right beside them.

Makes me wonder if this has anything to do with the backlash on their proposed power turn off plan in case of extreme weather.

At Miller Time

Limbed tree left of centre, dead ones nearby.

 

Well look who's back.

 

Russell made the mistake of filling out a season pass form using an e-mail address that had "carpenter" in it. He has decades of construction experience along with the trade qualifications. He was on the Baldy maintenance team in 2016-17, and somewhere I have a photo of him in a CSPS uniform, from a long time ago.

He's sort of retired now, but is happy to be up here leading the repairs to the entrance deck. His youngest is 14 now, and they skied more than 50 days last winter.

It was curiosity about the car that led me to the job site. He is driving what was his Mom's car - almost identical to Marge's. 

For those who have enjoyed concerts in the Venables Theatre in Oliver, it is named in honour of his late Grandfather.

The cows like to get under that deck, and push things around. Once the structural supports are completed, it will be closed in so the cows can't get under there.

In the olden days, we had a wood burning furnace in the lodge basement. We'd have a work party to fill the space under the deck with firewood, and there was a pass through to get the wood inside.

Asplundh

I saw the truck at the Canyon Bridge last night, and was hoping. I spoke to the guys during a snow squall this afternoon. They are not falling danger trees, they are "trimming" trees near the power lines. I didn't watch them work, but  the sound was like a saw with a blade, not a chainsaw.

Wednesday

The evening drive .

• Amazing cloud formations everywhere if one had the time to stop multiple times.
• ERT vehicles headed back to Kelowna from somewhere on Hwy 33
• Person squatting beside a small warming fire at the side of the Baldy Road just this side of Fish Lake Road - no vehicle in sight.
• Shiny work truck flying up the Baldy Road and headed down McKinney at 8:30pm - looked out of place.

And, the too common annoyance. It seems that whenever we get a good surface on the roads, someone has to do donuts on it and chew it up.

 

First BMR Newsletter of the Off Season

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The next round of season pass rates/sales starts June 1st to August 17th - these passes have a payment plan option.

Summer Barbeques - mark your calendar.

Summer BBQ events   Over the summer, Baldy will be hosting a couple of summer BBQ events and all are welcome. Enjoy a burger in that crisp Mount Baldy air. It’s consistently 10 degrees cooler on the mountain than it is in the Okanagan valley.   June 28th: 12PM-4PM The Mount Baldy Village will be participating in a Firesmart BC training and cleanup day to ensure the continued safety of our lovely community in case of an unexpected fire threatening our area. Afterwards Baldy will be hosting a BBQ at the lodge. Come grab a burger and socialize with our fantastic community members. Come for a scenic hike or some disc golf, and end with a meal!   August 30th: 12PM-4PM Cap off the summer with another community BBQ at Baldy. Get in one last summer adventure before the snow starts falling!

Long Weekend

There is an old saying in the South Okanagan - "don't plant your tomatoes until the snow is off of Kobau."

I can't see  Kobau from here, but I have no plans to take my tomato plants out of the cabin in a snowstorm.