I've devised a paddling program for the Kruisers dragon boat team and have been coaching twice a week since mid-May. Poor ladies went out in the pouring rain last week; fortunately it was warm. I stayed under my rain poncho and kept warm and dry .. until we docked and I stepped into the middle of the boat to give some specific technique demonstrations and went ankle deep in the collected rain water. I helped design their new shirts and am hoping they turn out as well as the design suggests the should.
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| The pinkish lines are size cut marks for the garment maker, Hayman Sport out of Penticton |
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| Kristen and Bruce watching me in the garden with my camera |
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| Knitting seems like an Olympic sport to Mr. Tippy. He seems pretty convinced he could do it better than Kristen, even though she demonstrates her prowess pretty convincingly with that pink hooded vest she's wearing. |
Other than that, I've been busy moving dirt and stuff around in my garden .. more so in May than in June .. although I did score a few flats of annuals before the May long weekend. Here's a rundown of what was going on in May ...
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| The papery qualities of the birch and star magnolia make for an interesting early May statement |
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| Bruce and Kristen (on the patio above) caught me taking this photo. I've since moved my lily garden into the spot just behind the pink heather .. looking forward to some great July or August pictures. |
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| The wisteria seems happy enough. Maybe one of these years it will actually bloom. |
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| I was surpirsed (and delighted) when the bleeding heart on the front step fought its way back from winter hibernation |
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| Proof. Wasps *are* actually herbivores in the spring. I was taking a picture of the pieris flowers when this little fellow photo-bombed me. |
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| This friendly feline guards the front gardens. |
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