Could it be Spring?

Maybe.
Finally.
After what seemed like a mini Ice Age this winter.

Grandson helping Opa mow...

Huge pine cones were raked to prevent twisted ankles.

Looking southeast, the Coldstream Valley is greening up nicely and the gravel pit is almost finished.

Burning day...lots of smoke unfortunately.  Too much rain recently.

All out of marshmallows...

On a more somber note, Roxanne Ronan was the only member of the public in attendance at Coldstream's Monday council meeting where the Temporary Foreign Workers Housing situation was discussed.

She reports that "the end result is that the bylaw goes to public review and open house unchanged at 40 workers per farm with recommendations on what Kelowna, Westbank, and Summerland are doing.  Public input will be the taken into consideration.    I was the only person in attendance."

We'll see what councillors do to prevent squatter shack trailer-towns popping up.