We had a lot of rain this spring, and with the snow pack in the mountains now melting, there is some flooding in/around Kelowna – the lake is the highest it has been in 20 years.  No worries up here on the mountain, and the 30 degree weather this week should help evaporate some of the lake water.

Last fall, I bought the rest of the tongue and groove fir that Oyama Sawmill had before they closed down.  Mizuho has been staining up a storm and Coop and I have been installing. Am rather chuffed with how the beam pops out.  This should make a very nice outdoor room.  Hope to have it completed in another week – still need to cut some and stain many.

Coop and I also installed some lights and an outlet.  They rock.

As things get done, we are enjoying a more conventional lifestyle with time for leisure and organizing.  As such, we partook in a community garage sale in Kelowna and found new homes for a great many treasures we had collected over the years.

And I bought my 7th bike. Been looking for this model for 8 months and found one in Calgary.  Coop and I drove out and bought it, and I drove it back over the mountains and through some rain, 3 degree weather and some closed roads.  I love the bike. Aprilia Caponord Travel Pac – power, handling, comfort, electronics and style.  Now I just need to sell my Kawasaki.

Have also been spending some quality time on the Bobcat.  This void was a large pile of large rocks that I moved to clear out some space for an vehicle shed.  The dirt and rock on the right will be removed soon.  I will need to get the Bobcat bucket fixed as it has several holes and a tear in the steel bucket from overwork and abrasion from the rocks I have been moving over the past year.

And these are some of the rocks that were moved. I will be using them for landscaping this year and next.  There were only about 8 rocks that were too large to pick up.  I should be able to push and roll them I hope.