BC Forest Fires on their Facebook page wrote, “There have been several new fire starts due to lighting.” And earlier in the day, “We have received reports of smoke or a general haze across the entire province. This smoke is from the Colorado wildfires as well as fires in Siberia. We expect conditions to remain smokey across B.C. until Friday. Some days it will be more noticeable than others. Because of the hazy conditions, it will make new fire starts harder to spot, so we are asking for the public’s assistance. If they see smoke of flame please call.” Tess posted, “Something is happening around Princeton it seems.” They responded, “Hello Charles. There is a spot-sized fire approximately 7 km east of Princeton. An Initial Attack team and a helicopter responded and the fire is currently fully guarded.” That’s about 15 kms away from Tulameen. Yes, it’s true folks, about 99% of my Facebook activity is typically Tess. Of course you don’t know that and certainly BC Forest Fires have no idea.

Castanet News is reporting a few small fires popping up here and there and that “Forestry crews are at the ready as potential builds for a severe thunderstorm throughout the Okanagan sometime late Monday afternoon or early evening.” The area 30 kms north and 30 kms east of Tulameen seems to be where the experts are more concerned due to less recent rainfall in that area. Tess and Charmaine have a contingency plan (Tess wrote “… to be continued…” clearly recalling the 2009 ordeal) but that’s not stopping the kids from having loads of fun. A few more pictures here courtesy of Charmaine. Looks as if Jasper banged his head and might be suffering from some hay fever. Meanwhile, there are no forest fires in Hong Kong, nor rain, just clear skies and beautiful summer scenes.