So, some of you may have thought my post this morning was a bit inappropriate, given events in the past few days here in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, and particularly given the recent ongoing Bald Range fire, which has caused the evacuation of the town of Summerland, and is still growing.(There are actually … Continue reading Oops, yes, sorry, that was a pre-scheduled post. Here is a little wildfire update.
Author: kfmacmichael
Fifteen not-work things to do offline, even in a small town
(After you read this post.) Image by Moccacino from Pixabay Finish reading the hardback book you started three weeks ago - or decide you're never going to read it, and take it to the nearest neighbourhood book shelf and trade it for something you might actually read - or, if it is an actual library … Continue reading Fifteen not-work things to do offline, even in a small town
I’m fine. Are you fine?
It’s true that there have been some wild fires in my province recently. Fortunately, and I type this while knocking on the possibly wood of my desk, there are no big fires at all in my particular valley, so far anyway. So while our earlier heat wave has been followed by a significant amount of … Continue reading I’m fine. Are you fine?
Greyish Mauve (flash fiction)
Here's a silly story I wrote in response to a microfiction monday prompt last month - the prompt was "paint" and because of other things I was working on at the time, I ended up using some minor knowledge of nautical camouflage for the finale. There are ways I could integrate this history better into … Continue reading Greyish Mauve (flash fiction)
Stray potato?
"Bee bath" in my garden A couple of weeks ago, I set up a little bee bath in my garden. For the first couple of days, every insect ignored it. Now, I've seen a wasp using it - it appeared to be making trips carrying water back to it's nest, as it would land, stick … Continue reading Stray potato?