Author Archives: dfolstad58

About dfolstad58

I live in the South Okanagan. BC. I enjoy reading, exercise, toastmasters. spending time with my son, my daughter, & her husband , and my patient wife. I try to respond personally to every comment on my blog, and in this way I hope to get to know my readers a little bit and and am able to thank readers for their encouragement on what they liked and suggestions on what they would like to see me try in order to improve.

Blue skies, no smoke and the rain is gone.

Posted on August 31, 2020 by dfolstad58

I walked today along the south end of Penticton, along beautiful Skaha Lake. The lake was calm, and the skies were silent, absent was the sights and sounds of helicopters water bombing Christie Mountain. Peace reigned, and I was grateful … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Just being creative, music related, okanagan related | Tagged 2020, Christie mountain, fire, health, I can see clearly now, Kiara is growing, rain, storms of life, sun | 27 Comments

On Alert – An Update after the wind storm

Posted on August 22, 2020 by dfolstad58

Welcome back to “Life and Random Thinking,” I appreciate your visit. In my previous post “On Alert” I shared the apprehension the whole city of Penticton was feeling as we faced the 70 kilometre winds blowing from the south on … Continue reading →

Posted in Just being creative, okanagan related, Uncategorized | Tagged 2020, alert, Christie mountain, fire, helicopters, update | 12 Comments

On Alert

Posted on August 21, 2020 by dfolstad58

As the summer of 2020 progressed the hope that this would be a summer without forest fires grew, but our hopes were dashed in the last week. Sadly, although the end of summer seemed in sight, forest fires are now … Continue reading →

Posted in okanagan related, Uncategorized | Tagged alert, Christie, fire, forest, June 2020, mountain climbing, Worry | 34 Comments

The Best Investments you will ever make

Posted on August 16, 2020 by dfolstad58

Hi, my name is David. Welcome to “Life and Random Thinking“. Today’s blog post is another of my “Thinking Out Loud” category. I appreciate you stopping by. ♥ Today I went for a walk early, it will be 38 C … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Thinking Out loud | Tagged daughter, family, hike, lasting, Love, memories, monopoly, parents, pumpkin carving, son, stories, thinking out loud | 34 Comments

Got to make the Moments Last

Posted on August 12, 2020 by dfolstad58

Welcome to “Life and Random Thinking“, I’m glad you are visiting. 🙂 David Yesterday I was in a familiar situation, walking slowly up Giant’s Head Mountain, looking forward and not saying much, just taking deep breaths so that I can … Continue reading →