A Not So Bitter Night

With the wind howling outside and the rain coming down in sheets it’s nice to be able to sit inside with a hot cup of cocoa and reminisce  about the summer while browsing through my collection of my images in Adobe Lightroom. We took a family trip to the Okanagan in late May and when reviewing my photographs I couldn’t …

Arrow-leaved Balsamroot

Arrow-leaved Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) produces gorgeous yellow flowers in the early spring. One of the signature plants of the Okanagan is the Arrow-leaved Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata). This beautiful member of the Sunflower family is hard to miss – in the early spring the yellow flowers produce a dramatic display on dry hillsides of the interior. During our recent trip to …