Tag Archives: fire

Life Goes On

Posted on August 26, 2023 by dfolstad58

Robert Frost said; In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on. Life certainly hasn’t stopped here, the fire goes on to find new fuel and the fight goes on in different locations in … Continue reading →

Posted in Just being creative, okanagan related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged evacuee, fire, life, life goes on, sunflowers, tall | 14 Comments

Catastrophe in the Okanagan Valley

Posted on August 19, 2023 by dfolstad58

Dear blog friends, one and all. It was only a few days ago that I was shocked to see the catastrophic damage in Maui and I felt shock and concern for those thousands effected. How could it happen? How could … Continue reading →

Posted in okanagan related, Thinking Out loud, travel | Tagged BC, catastrophe, evacuation, fire, forest fires, west kelowna | 30 Comments

Life Stages – Waddle On

Posted on July 26, 2021 by dfolstad58

Thank you for visiting today to read my wandering and Random Thinking. Hugs. In British Columbia, Canada there are many forest fires currently. Some people are on evacuation alert, some people are already evacuated. The people in larger centres are … Continue reading →

Posted in Just being creative, okanagan related, Toastmasters | Tagged fire, Mamunia, Paul McCartney, rain, shot, Waddle | 4 Comments

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 →