Exploring with Ed (ebook) On the grasslands overlooking
Kamloops, there was once a small but thriving farming community.
Time has taken its toll with only a few of the buildings
remaining, long after people have moved from the land. High
alkaline ponds edged with the bright red Pickle Weed bloom,
against a wide open vistas of undulating landscape that is met
by the sky. The old school house still stands; it is slowly
being pushed down by the hands of Mother Nature. Providing
habitat for and assisting the protection of the Burrowing owl is
happening in selected locations across BC. We walked among the
small patches of wild flowers and grasses covering the land.
Discreet nests having grasses close to them produced a challenge
in getting a clear image. Under constant observation from the
owl, there knees would bend just before take off if you got too
close This small community consisted of a number of houses, a
school house, maintenance garage and a storage place for a
tractor, it grew up to support the saw mill