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This year, it seemed, a little quieter than others, but, all in all still a good time. A few of the usual faces, light conversations, the son & his friends, chat, dance, party the night away until 7:00 AM...
Then, a brief sleep and the long days to recovery. There was a Lunar Beltane, Winlaw, for the next 3 days, but I need to work on my Stamina, one night and I'm bloody exhausted.
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My bank card, mysteriously stopped working in Kelowna, and I'm wondering why...chip error, magnetic stripe, card's in good condition, seldom used,
...and it dawns on me, there's a Fraud Alert, need to call in & reassure them, probably a caution raised as I'm not using it to buy liquor and cigarettes...
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It's here. It was here, really, about a week ago, but the past couple of days it's really settled in. 30 degree weather, sunny days, cool nights, every tree now in full leaf, it's going to be a glorious summer. Only it's about 6 weeks early, but after the winter that seems really to be a trifle.
But I wonder, 30+ degrees May 15, what will the end of June bring? Fire season? +40 degree weather? Already the drive home is interrupted by emergency alerts and evacuations for Northern BC. Fires, burning out of control, Dawson, Stoddard.Creeks...
And the nights, cool breeze and scintillating stars and you wonder if she's taken the time to see the same...
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The season begins. One advertised, but driving around I find a few more. This morning's treasures:
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A miniature accordion, a "holy toast" miracle maker, ...
Quite possibly the worst piece of devilish wire-wrapping I've seen. And I've done it.
And, finally, the one treasure of the morning:
a case with 2 gameboy advances, 2 chargers (one for the car), and 49 games. $40.00.
Somehow I thought the kids would be a little more excited by this one, the nostalgia and all, but I have yet to have a nibble. In any event I won't have lost any money on it...
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Somehow, as if overnight, in fact most probably overnight, rain, long overdue, and the lake comes up - to it's normal level, a meter at least, flooding fast, all the creeks are overflowing and miracle of miracles, every tree has turned bud to leaf, it's green, spring is here, rhododendrons and the dandelions and cherries have all blossomed, on Baker a fleeting hummingbird dances past the windows of John Ward. Spring.