May

The merry month of May came and went!

The wild roses bloomed along the roadside...

...crops were planted and the land was thirsty after an extremely dry April. 

We lived in a dust bowl in our neighbourhood while the fields were worked.

Elmer spent most of the month in the fields...

but we went took several Sunday afternoon bike rides.

We drove out to Ladner and then rode to Westham Island across the recently re-opened historic bridge...

after being damaged by a tugboat.

The bridge is 116 years old and one of the oldest in our province.

We stopped to watch someone land their big catch...

...which happened to be a fair-sized sturgeon.

Dinner on the river was a good way to end the afternoon.

Ranen turned 20! How can that be?

The clematis put on a show!

Maggie was busy with track meets...often competing with her friend Adrianna.

Maggie was invited to a 'Leaders of Tomorrow' event sponsored by the Rotary Club...

where she was honoured and received a $750 bursary.

Mother's Day. 

Jeremy and Broni came for a visit in the afternoon...

and we were at Kris and Lina's in the evening, with Tim and Heidi as well.

He found it quite amusing that we bought property on Little Mountain.

Just planning ahead!

Doug Perry retired from 35 years at Rogers/Shaw...

 and we celebrated with Doug and Corita and Ron and Ruth.

We had planned to take the motorhome to Whistler for our first outing of the year...

but with the cool and unsettled weather forecast we stayed at Cascade Lodge for tow nights instead. 

We cycled the Valley Trail and the Lost Lake trails...

and enjoyed dinners at Mongoli Grill and Milestones.

We can't count the number of times we have visited Brandywine Falls.

Always so beautiful!

I rode my bike to the eastern hillsides a few times...

and walked among the cedars, moss and ferns. 

Always a breath of fresh air!

The hops started their climb at the beginning of the month and by the the end of May...

they had covered the the arbour. 

The white roses are in their glory!

Last Sunday we took the '47 Monarch to church.

 

Incredible to think this 'Sunday-go-to-meeting car has been driven to the same church for 79 years.

Mr. Voth was the original owner and attended East Chilliwack MB church back in the day...

now Central Community Church.

In the afternoon we rode our bikes to Yarrow along the Vedder River...

and had ice-cream at Mighty Moose.

On May 31st we stood in Emme & Jaden's 'field of dreams' and took a photo as the sun set. 

Only six weeks left to keep the field green and get the corn to grow!