The recent good weather send Paul Suraci up a ladder to check on his grapes. His green Concords were just about perfect. David F. Rooney photo
By David F. Rooney
What a terrific weekend! I know, I know — it wasn’t hot. But it did hit a high of 17° degrees and it didn’t snow as it almost seemed to be threatening to do early in the week. But the white stuff is coming. Like death or taxes, there is no avoiding it here. The Canadian Farmers’ Almanac tells us to expect periods of sun and rain all through October and then warns us to prepare for the worst. “Numb’s the word!” is how the 192-year-old publication is predicting the upcoming winter season. Meanwhile, let’s enjoy the mid-teen temperatures the Weather Network is predicting for most of the next two weeks. (Click here: www.theweathernetwork.com/fourteenday/cabc0247 to see our current weather.)
So, how did you spend the fine weather? Were you indoors doing housework — I hope not! — or did you get out and either go for a stroll, do some yard work or play in the sunshine?
Here’s what some of your friends and neighbours were up to:
Cathy Suraci's not such a fan of Concords, but she does like the Okanagan Sweets she and Paul also cultivate in their little grape arbour. David F. Rooney photoThe great weekend weather sent all kinds of people outdoors. Some enjoyed their gardens or gathered fruit. This man was caught on camera — from a distance! — with a parasail at Centennial Park. David F. Rooney photoNot everyone was outdoors, of course; some were attending Anitas Halewas' theatre directing course at the Community Centre. David F. Rooney photoOthers were enjoying a nice quiet swim their their children or grandchildren at the Aquatic Centre. David F. Rooney photoChores beckoned others, like Alex and Nicholas Saar, who picked and raked up plums in their front yard. David F. Rooney photoPicking fruit was light duty compared to piling a trailer full of firewood as (from left to right) Jacob Babak and Max, Rocky and Dylan Kampman did during the early part of Sunday afternoon. David F. Rooney photoThe warm sunshine was great, too, if you were working with some kind of odoriferous material, like the acrylic-latex stain David Hawthorne applied to the log butts he was using to edge his driveway. "I though it would be easy but it's getting to be a big job," he laughed. "It's a labour of love, I guess." David F. Rooney photoWarm sunshine was also great for playing in, as Daniel Saunders discovered when he and his daughter, Sierra Frazier, stopped for a swing while biking through Kovachs Park. David F. Rooney photoFor three boys, the then-empty skateboard park was perfect for trying out some of their moves. Here, having just whizzed past, Lars Nielsen does a "gap." David F. Rooney photoMeanwhile, his buddy Jake Thomas performs a "tweak." David F. Rooney photoAnd True Romeo shows his style with a "no footer." Lookin' good, boys! David F. Rooney photo
