Father's Day at Bark Lake

Some forget me nots up at the lake on Father's Day. There were a whole hill full of them in front of the cottage on the way down to the lake.


This fella was stuck to the screen for a few hours before I plucked him off to see him spread his colourful mothy wings.

Stealing Naps

Trev and I had two little ones for a part of last weekend. We had a great time during their whirlwind visit, and found ourselves ready for naps at just about the same time as them... After reading Nikola her pre-nap story, I made my way up to our bedroom but found a snoozing Julien had stolen my spot -- right next to a passed out Trevor I might add. Needless to say, I tip-toed out and promptly crashed on the couch.

Happy Bee-day Nikola!

Trevor and I had a fun time getting Nikola's birthday cake baked, iced, and most importantly decorated yesterday. We'll be heading over to celebrate with her this evening. I wonder if she'll like the bees? Yellow does seem to be one of her favourite colours...

California Sunrise...

... over the pool! We had to head out early in the morning to catch our flight home, so we grabbed our swimming trunks and went for one last dunk. There couldn't have been a better way to end a fantastic vacation.

The Saratoga of California: Calistoga

This mineral water pool is naturally heated by a geyser -- about 15 meters away from the edge of the pool. It was so warm (read hot), often (and even in the middle of the afternoon) you could see steam rising. I've never spent so much time in a pool in my life -- especially not when the temperature of the air was 15 degrees. We very much enjoyed our mud baths and relaxation at the Indian Springs Resort and Spa, and would highly recommend it to anybody -- especially during the low season.