WE FINALLY HAVE WHEELS!

Yesterday the dealer's repair shop finally came through with a loaner for us until our Jeep is fixed.  It's just a Doge Hornet so it can't pull our ATV but at least we can get out and about again.  In fact we drove over to Keremeos for fish and chips last night.  This morning we got to go and walk our usual spot and see some of our favourite birds.  After that we hit the grocery stores in Oliver to re-stock the fridge and cupboards.

We checked out the heron chicks and all four are still there.  They should be flying pretty soon by the looks of things.

Cedar Waxwing.

Cedar Waxwing.

Male and female House Finch.

Common Mergansers.

Male Osprey.

Different stages of Milkweed flowers.

Last night's (Friday) sunset after a heavy downpour.

STUCK AT HOME WITHOUT A CAR.

Last Wednesday evening we were out driving some of the backroads taking my camera for a ride when the Jeep died on us.  BCAA to the rescue and it was towed to the dealer in Penticton.  Our friend Marian came and rescued us.  This is day six without having a vehicle.  Hoping it gets fixed soon.  Not as many photos being taken since we can't go anywhere but I have a few from the past few days taken close to home where I walk. 

A young crow.

Male Osprey having lunch.

Sagebrush Mariposa Lily with a Fine striped Sweat Bee.

Hunt's Bumblebee on lavender. 

Hunt's Bumblebee on lavender. 

Hunt's Bumblebee on lavender. 

Sumac flowers.

Beaver.

Sagebrush Mariposa Lily.

Okanagan River and McIntyre Bluff.

JUNE 13TH AND 16TH EVENING WALKS AND JUNE 15TH SUNSET.

Lark Sparrow.

Western Bluebird.

Lewis' Woodpecker.

Lewis' Woodpecker.

Marmot, if I settle down really tight maybe they can't see me.

Sunset from our place.  Is that a rainbow?

Sunset and McIntyre Bluff.

Sunset and McIntyre Bluff.

Vetch poking through Baby's Breath.

Sagebrush Mariposa Lily.

THURSDAY JUNE 11 VENTURE INTO THE HILLS WITH THE SIDE BY SIDE.

This was taken on our May 31st ride.  If you look about 3/4 of the way through the photo, there is a powerline at the crest of a hill.  The next photo is taken from there looking this way.

The previous photo was taken from the top of the meadow in the centre of the photo.

Lots of lichen in this area.  I thought this looks like a llama or something similar.

Lots of lush grass too.

Tiger Lily.

Tiger Lilies.

Tiger Lily.

Tiger Lilies, Lupine and Wild Rose.

Yarrow.

Douglas Maple.

Looking over Willowbrook from above Ripley Lake.

Looking down on North Oliver from above Ripley Lake with Covert Farms on the left and then the Wine Village and prison area.

We got to watch this Muskrat voraciously hoovering his lunch.

He used his hands extensively as he ate.

As we were heading home in the car we spotted a bear.  The bear went in to a thicket and this deer bolted out the other side.  Now she's looking back to see if there is still danger.  She thought so and took off at a run, over the fence, across the road and over another fence before disappearing in the trees.