Western Week Little Britches Parade 2015 ~ Part Two

The weather was perfect. Clean cariboo Air. Cariboo Cowgirls rested on their saddles while the parade organized itself. At 10:05 two Lone Butte 4-H kids led with a banner announcing “The Little Britches Rodeo Parade” followed by our MLA Donna Barnett. Horses , mascots , clubs and businesses ~ clowns with candies and oh the smiles on those childrens faces ! Allan & April wish to thank Lori Fleming & Sheree Herron and Lloyd McTaggert for their wonderful support and help ~ So many thanks to all the participants and the many families who lined Birch Avenue to remember and share our Western heritage and enjoy a Western spirited parade. We hope you enjoy the photos because we believe they speak so well of our wonderful town ~ 100 Mile House ! A special thanks to Country 840 ~ The Goat FM and the 100 Mile House Free Press & Cariboo Radio for their sponsorship as well as Tom Bachynski & 100 Mile Wranglers for the pancake breakfast with Tim Horton’s coffee ! Perfect !!!

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Western Week People & Business 2015 ~ Part One

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Barry & The Harley Part 3 ~

 

Before you look at this blog please play the following song ~

 

 

Mr. Bender has completed his Harley project. He drove it to our place the other day. I think Barry & his Harley are awesome.  I don’t know anyone like Mr. Bender.  He has survived and overcome things in life more than anyone I know. Good on you Barry ! Now you can get to “Land’s End”~DSC_4373barry2barry3barry1DSC_4368barry4barry5barry6barry8barry7barry9DSC_4387DSC_4459DSC_4464barry10DSC_4465DSC_4467barry11

They’re back ~

Every Spring without fail the Geese have their goslings  ~ I enjoy watching them.

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Rockin’ Robin~

I was watching this Robin the other day and boy was it busy … you might enjoy the song from youtube near the bottom of this post …while viewing..Did you know only male robins “sing” and they stop singing after the breeding season and… Female robins do not sing, but give alarm notes during the breeding season.

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American robin

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The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European robin[2] because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering from southern Canada to central Mexico and along the Pacific Coast. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.[3] According to some sources, the American robin ranks behind only the red-winged blackbird (and just ahead of the introduced European starling and the not-always-naturally occurring house finch) as the most abundant, extant land bird in North America.[4] It has seven subspecies, but only T. m. confinis of Baja California Sur is particularly distinctive, with pale gray-brown underparts.
The American robin is active mostly during the day and assembles in large flocks at night. Its diet consists of invertebrates (such as beetle grubs, earthworms, and caterpillars), fruits, and berries. It is one of the earliest bird species to lay eggs, beginning to breed shortly after returning to its summer range from its winter range. Its nest consists of long coarse grass, twigs, paper, and feathers, and is smeared with mud and often cushioned with grass or other soft materials. It is among the first birds to sing at dawn, and its song consists of several discrete units that are repeated.
The adult robin is preyed upon by hawks, cats, and larger snakes, but when feeding in flocks, it can be vigilant and watch other birds for reactions to predators. Brown-headed cowbirds lay eggs in robin nests (see brood parasite), but robins usually reject the cowbird eggs.