Hello everyone,
What a restful/hectic week I’ve had over in Kaslo British Columbia as I touristed around Kaslo and participated in the annual choral workshop held in town. This trip was photographically sparse for me, but I managed to take a few pictures of the lake where we had the traditional Monday night wiener roast. 
Yes, it really is that beautiful there.
I’m back home in Alberta now, and slowly finding my way back to my usual routine. Thanks all for your patience with a week of light but interesting posts.
bleatmop
Mystro
The Arbourist
Dead Wild Roses 
11 comments
July 28, 2013 at 8:55 am
ubi dubium
So what music did you sing? I looked at the workshop website, but it didn’t say.
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July 28, 2013 at 9:30 am
tildeb
Came within a whisker of moving to the breathtaking (but often dark) Kaslo but settled for Cedar-by-the-Sea south of Nanaimo across from Gabriola and DeCourcy islands where the kayaking is excellent, the deer and cougars and bears lurk, and the pics are (I think) even more beautiful: where ocean meets land and forests and mountains (and only a week of snow just around Christmas!). Alas, now back in the heartland of Ontario where the view of smog and strip malls dominate the landscape and racoons and skunks are nuisance neighbours, (but, hey, there’s always good and bad no matter where one lives) yet lots more available ways to participate in the local music scene.
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July 28, 2013 at 9:30 am
The Arbourist
@ubi dubium
Oh! Well, we sang 10 songs for the wrap up concert this year.
How Can I Keep From Singing – Bouncy Gospel Version
A La Carte – WA had a little go cart… :>
Alleluia Canon – Boyce
Faure Requiem – Libera Me
Cantique de Jean Racine – Faure
Michelle – Beatles
Drive My Car – Beatles
He Lives in You – Lion King
Africa – Toto
Tingu Singu – African Traditional
:) We had a great time.
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July 28, 2013 at 9:35 am
The Arbourist
@Tildeb
The country out there is certainly beautiful and for me it is such a nice change from the primarily urban environment (Edmonton) where I live. :)
They just need to learn to build roads that are a little straighter out there, the 100Km+ trip from Cranbrook to Kaslo fries my Alberta brain by the time I’m done driving it. :)
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July 28, 2013 at 9:39 am
tildeb
Arb, try biking it: no matter which direction, it’s curvy, uphill, and against the wind! I do believe there isn’t a flat spot until one gets to Delta.
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July 28, 2013 at 9:44 am
The Arbourist
@tildeb
The thought of that makes me tired. Our accompanist is an avid rider and always brings his bike with him. We brought our dog with us this year and I was quite happy just navigating around on foot, and as you mentioned it is always was curvy and uphill on our walks. :)
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July 28, 2013 at 10:00 am
tildeb
Funny you mention bringing your dog; ours was (and remains) a terrier (Wheaton) and my spouse insisted he be a necessary companion for any outdoor activities. We trained him (using an RCMP dog trainer) to respond to the family’s hand signals even at quite a distance so that we could take him off leash with us anywhere. He ran with me on my thrice weekly cross country runs and half dozen times alerted me to cougars and bears. Unfortunately, he couldn’t stand deer and would ignore any and all commands to chase them mercilessly for kilometers. Bells and whistles only work so well warding off the wildlife that might want to eat you, but smaller dogs (go figure… maybe the frequency of their barks?) seem to be ideal at terrifying these big beasts into fleeing or treeing them. Always a good idea to bring a dog when Nature lives just outside one’s door.
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July 28, 2013 at 10:08 am
john zande
Nesse?
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July 28, 2013 at 2:19 pm
The Arbourist
@JZ
No sightings while I was around, although Shadow my faithful hound was intensely curious about this particular beach. :)
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July 28, 2013 at 2:22 pm
john zande
A return trip with some equipment (and a few rubber cut-outs) is in order! Could be a tourist boon!
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July 28, 2013 at 2:51 pm
tildeb
A pot smoking cousin of Okopogo, perhaps?
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