WE WENT FOR A RIDE IN THE HILLS SATURDAY MAY 9.

Scarlet Gilia.

Indian Paintbrush.

Indian Paintbrush.

Indian Paintbrush.

Canada Geese.

Hunt's Bumblebee.

Hunt's Bumblebee.

Fleabane.

Balsamroot.

Penstemon.

Western Painted Turtles.

Western Painted Turtle.

Mallard through the arch.

Mountain Ladyslipper.

Mountain Ladyslipper.

Canada Violet.

This was oozing out of a wound in a Poplar tree.

I spotted these Canada Geese when I walked up the river trail last night.

Great Blue Heron last evening.

There was a massive hatch of flies yesterday and my walk along the river wasn't fun.  The flies just clustered all around me and were bouncing off my whole body.  I was afraid  to breathe deeply for fear of ingesting some.

AILEEN HAD AN APPOINTMENT IN OKANAGAN FALLS THIS MORNING WHICH GAVE ME A BIT OF FREE TIME TO POKE AROUND THE LITTLE PARK.

Female Red-winged Blackbird.

Mallards.

Western Painted Turtle.

Handsome Mallard Drake.

Male Red-winged Blackbird.

As we were driving home I spotted this black bear across the highway from Vaseux Lake.  I included this photo just to show that there was a good fence between me and the bear.

OK, back to OK Falls and the park with this bullrush.

Mallards. Notice how the little ducks are paired off but number 9 doesn't know where he should be.

Mallards.

Muskrat.

Muskrat.

Muskrat.

Muskrat.

A FEW IMAGES FROM THE PAST THREE DAYS.

Western Meadowlark this morning.

Great Blue Heron this morning.

Great Blue Herons this morning.

Vaseux Lake and McIntyre Bluff this morning.

Vaseux Lake and McIntyre Bluff this morning.

When I stopped for gas this morning this Ceanothus Silk Moth was on the pump.

White Lake this morning.

As I was driving this morning I kept meeting old cars on a rally called Spring Melt.  I finally found a place to stop and sat in my chair and watched some go by.  I even saw Shirley from my photo club drive by.

On our walk yesterday morning we saw this Genus Strigamia.  There's a lot of legs there.  I think I got 82 on each side.

On Friday night we went to the once a month art walk in Osoyoos.  We walked around the corner and found a juggler, a bubble maker and an artist busy performing.

The Balsamroot is getting close to the end in the lower elevations.