Reading week gave me an opportunity to escape to the Interior to spend some time with Steve and Alex. My last flight out involved clear skies and amazing views from the window. This time, the clouds were low and misty, with very few 'photo ops'. Still, the flight over the Salish Sea, and over the mountains is something amazing.
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| The word for 'islands' in SENCOTEN means "ancestors of the deep" |
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| Arriving in Kelowna where Steve was waiting |
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| A date night selfie while waiting in Salmon Arm for the car to charge |
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| An inviting carpet of leaves waiting for us at the lake |
Steve had to work the next morning, but there was still time for an early morning walk around the property. It is such a different view in the fall, both the colours and the vistas. Most of the leaves are down now, which means you can see so much further into the woods.  |
| The taupe coloured ferns get a pop of green and white from the snowberry |
The bears have now headed back up to the hills. No surprise, as the apples are now mostly gone. There was only one lingering on this tree (the plants are all packed down around it, as the bear spent some time laying around there.
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| The last apple, hanging on the branch like a Christmas decoration |
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| Geese out on the lake...in no hurry |
We walked to the beach via 'the healing circle', stopping to touch the poles. Still standing after all these years (though one of the poles is broken and will need replacing). I liked imagining getting the canvas up on the teepee poles one of these summers.
The blues, whites, and greys of the sky, water and hills were totally peaceful and calming.
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| The view from Wyona's deck as the sun begins its decline. |
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| The view from Arta's deck (Doral's deck) a half an hour later. |
And thus ended the first 24 hours of my November visit!
