Tra la la, I go up the hill. Ah, people are already here, I see.

It’s good to have company and good to go on alone.

Bella Vista

And it’s good to stop to take a look around, too. Ah, that’s where I am!

Eastern Arm, Okanagan Lake

Lakes have arms? Looks like it!

More tra la la. Oh, hello. You again!

It pays to keep the head up.

Ah, I see. Guides, too!

Best to follow. Tripsy traipsy tropsy doodlee-do.

The Other Side of the Hill

Okanagan Indian Reserve, Okanagan Lake

What’s this? More guides!

Bear Sign

No ants for me, though. I’ll pass. Ah, here’s mettle more to my liking.

Wild Black Currants

Well, almost wine, actually.

Curiosity leads me down through the trees.

The Lee Side of the Hill is a Different World Entirely

Zippity do da, zippity day.

Even Without Water Ponds are Pretty Neat!

The southern slopes are always full of grass. It’s like waves.

Ah, Madame.

Prey Mantis Giving Me the Eye

Trip, trap, trot. Oh, pretty!

Tra la la. Oh, more pretty…

Oh, MADAME!

Nice Sunglasses

At about 5 cm, with a 4 mm spike on the butt…

… in this form, the Goddess is NOT to be messed with. But the road is long …

Old Boot Nailed to a Fence

… and the road is distracting …

Snow Buckwheat Being Snow Buckwheat

… very distracting.

The Goddess, A Little Drunk on All the Flowers

But the year is winding to a close now…

Brrr.

It’s a good thing we’ve been this way before…

The Glaciers Did a  Little Job on it Too

… and know the way home.

Our reward waits. And work waits, too.

Blessed be.