Don Grant
@muzicmaestro.bsky.social
Retired from business and active in volunteerism, especially healthcare research.
I live rurally on a mountainside in BC, Canada. My kitchen window has a “never-old” view of a wide glacial lake and the primitive mountains above the opposite shoreline.
I live rurally on a mountainside in BC, Canada. My kitchen window has a “never-old” view of a wide glacial lake and the primitive mountains above the opposite shoreline.
Saturday morning, hike up the Gladstone Trail in the back of Peachland, home of the Okanagan people.
December 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Saturday morning, hike up the Gladstone Trail in the back of Peachland, home of the Okanagan people.
Zoom can take its time.
The Okanagan is putting on it its own this morning.
The Okanagan is putting on it its own this morning.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Zoom can take its time.
The Okanagan is putting on it its own this morning.
The Okanagan is putting on it its own this morning.
Paris uses weight to establish rates for street-side SUV storage. 3 X the price of a small car.
Neighbourhood locals and trades people are exempt.
Neighbourhood locals and trades people are exempt.
London’s SUVs now take up the same space as the entire borough of Kensington and Chelsea, with more than 800,000 registered in London alone. Madness.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
London’s SUVs now take up the same space as Kensington and Chelsea
The number of SUVs in London has increased by almost three-quarters of a million since 2002.
www.standard.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Paris uses weight to establish rates for street-side SUV storage. 3 X the price of a small car.
Neighbourhood locals and trades people are exempt.
Neighbourhood locals and trades people are exempt.
We enjoy great cycling opportunities in Peacy Peachland
August 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We enjoy great cycling opportunities in Peacy Peachland
Reposted by Don Grant
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
The yard waste bin or potpourri?
August 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The yard waste bin or potpourri?
Good morning, little birdie
August 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Good morning, little birdie
8:45 morning rush hour tones down a notch in the Okanagan valley;
Peachland BC Canada
Peachland BC Canada
August 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
8:45 morning rush hour tones down a notch in the Okanagan valley;
Peachland BC Canada
Peachland BC Canada
A studious American Cocker Spaniel with an advanced degree in Animal Behaviour.
August 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A studious American Cocker Spaniel with an advanced degree in Animal Behaviour.
Reposted by Don Grant
3 year old: [silently hands me a book]
me: “do you want me to read this to you?”
3 year old: “I mean. I can’t read. so.”
me: “do you want me to read this to you?”
3 year old: “I mean. I can’t read. so.”
July 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
3 year old: [silently hands me a book]
me: “do you want me to read this to you?”
3 year old: “I mean. I can’t read. so.”
me: “do you want me to read this to you?”
3 year old: “I mean. I can’t read. so.”
The bugs like the old trees and the birds like the bugs and I like the birds.
A healthy forest includes the dead and dying
A healthy forest includes the dead and dying
July 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The bugs like the old trees and the birds like the bugs and I like the birds.
A healthy forest includes the dead and dying
A healthy forest includes the dead and dying
July 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Already seeing some beautiful fall colors emerging! These Oregon grape bushes are putting on quite a show!
The berries are tart but can be excellent for pies, jams, or even wine if you're feeling adventurous. Just be ready for that pucker! 🍇🍂 #OregonGrape #EarlyAutumnVibes #Foraging
The berries are tart but can be excellent for pies, jams, or even wine if you're feeling adventurous. Just be ready for that pucker! 🍇🍂 #OregonGrape #EarlyAutumnVibes #Foraging
July 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Already seeing some beautiful fall colors emerging! These Oregon grape bushes are putting on quite a show!
The berries are tart but can be excellent for pies, jams, or even wine if you're feeling adventurous. Just be ready for that pucker! 🍇🍂 #OregonGrape #EarlyAutumnVibes #Foraging
The berries are tart but can be excellent for pies, jams, or even wine if you're feeling adventurous. Just be ready for that pucker! 🍇🍂 #OregonGrape #EarlyAutumnVibes #Foraging
Hiking Peachland’s magnificent Gladstone Trail, in the Okanagan Valley with views second to none
July 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hiking Peachland’s magnificent Gladstone Trail, in the Okanagan Valley with views second to none
Not many restaurants survive two years, never mind 20.
This Saturday, Bliss Bakery in Peachland is celebrating its 20th continuous year of operation.
As Joseph Campbell was fond of saying, find your bliss!
This Saturday, Bliss Bakery in Peachland is celebrating its 20th continuous year of operation.
As Joseph Campbell was fond of saying, find your bliss!
June 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Not many restaurants survive two years, never mind 20.
This Saturday, Bliss Bakery in Peachland is celebrating its 20th continuous year of operation.
As Joseph Campbell was fond of saying, find your bliss!
This Saturday, Bliss Bakery in Peachland is celebrating its 20th continuous year of operation.
As Joseph Campbell was fond of saying, find your bliss!
This helicopter is drying cherry trees after the rain, to preserve the quality of the harvest in Peachland British Columbia, the Okanagan Valley
June 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This helicopter is drying cherry trees after the rain, to preserve the quality of the harvest in Peachland British Columbia, the Okanagan Valley
It’s pretty dry in the Okanagan, but on today’s hike it has been raining since I started up the trailhead.
June 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It’s pretty dry in the Okanagan, but on today’s hike it has been raining since I started up the trailhead.
Just rode through a piece of history on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail!
This Myra Canyon section in BC’s Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park features 18 original CPR trestles and 2 tunnels, carved into the steep canyon walls between 1910-1916.
#BCParks #KettleValleyRailTrail #History #OutdoorAdventure
This Myra Canyon section in BC’s Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park features 18 original CPR trestles and 2 tunnels, carved into the steep canyon walls between 1910-1916.
#BCParks #KettleValleyRailTrail #History #OutdoorAdventure
May 31, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Just rode through a piece of history on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail!
This Myra Canyon section in BC’s Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park features 18 original CPR trestles and 2 tunnels, carved into the steep canyon walls between 1910-1916.
#BCParks #KettleValleyRailTrail #History #OutdoorAdventure
This Myra Canyon section in BC’s Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park features 18 original CPR trestles and 2 tunnels, carved into the steep canyon walls between 1910-1916.
#BCParks #KettleValleyRailTrail #History #OutdoorAdventure
Big news for the Okanagan!
A 370 km hiking & cycling trail is in the works, spanning from Sicamous, BC to Brewster, WA. Connecting communities and history through incredible landscapes.
The rest-circle is between West Kelowna and Peachland.
#OkanaganOutdoors #CycleBC #HikeWA
A 370 km hiking & cycling trail is in the works, spanning from Sicamous, BC to Brewster, WA. Connecting communities and history through incredible landscapes.
The rest-circle is between West Kelowna and Peachland.
#OkanaganOutdoors #CycleBC #HikeWA
May 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Big news for the Okanagan!
A 370 km hiking & cycling trail is in the works, spanning from Sicamous, BC to Brewster, WA. Connecting communities and history through incredible landscapes.
The rest-circle is between West Kelowna and Peachland.
#OkanaganOutdoors #CycleBC #HikeWA
A 370 km hiking & cycling trail is in the works, spanning from Sicamous, BC to Brewster, WA. Connecting communities and history through incredible landscapes.
The rest-circle is between West Kelowna and Peachland.
#OkanaganOutdoors #CycleBC #HikeWA
Okanagan views hitting different today. Soaking up every bit of this beauty!
#Okanagan #BritishColumbia #Scenery
#Okanagan #BritishColumbia #Scenery
May 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Okanagan views hitting different today. Soaking up every bit of this beauty!
#Okanagan #BritishColumbia #Scenery
#Okanagan #BritishColumbia #Scenery
The pines are in their particular glory this time of year!
May 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The pines are in their particular glory this time of year!
I pass this wild and ancient Apple tree when I walk in the woods. It’s probably the result of a core discarded many years ago.
I marvel at how the tree thrives in our very arid climate, year in and year out.
The apples serve as a healthy meal for the local bears in the fall.
I marvel at how the tree thrives in our very arid climate, year in and year out.
The apples serve as a healthy meal for the local bears in the fall.
May 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I pass this wild and ancient Apple tree when I walk in the woods. It’s probably the result of a core discarded many years ago.
I marvel at how the tree thrives in our very arid climate, year in and year out.
The apples serve as a healthy meal for the local bears in the fall.
I marvel at how the tree thrives in our very arid climate, year in and year out.
The apples serve as a healthy meal for the local bears in the fall.
From its place as Oregon's state flower to its role in the traditional diets of Pacific Northwest Indigenous communities, the Oregon Grape holds a unique position in my hierarchy of beautiful spring wildflowers.
May 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
From its place as Oregon's state flower to its role in the traditional diets of Pacific Northwest Indigenous communities, the Oregon Grape holds a unique position in my hierarchy of beautiful spring wildflowers.
The sign worked.
They’re all grown up now.
They’re all grown up now.
May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The sign worked.
They’re all grown up now.
They’re all grown up now.
Native Americans used the sticky sap of the Balsamroot as a topical antiseptic for minor wounds. The entire plant is edible and nutritious, but not necessarily enjoyable because it contains a bitter, strongly pine-scented sap
April 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Native Americans used the sticky sap of the Balsamroot as a topical antiseptic for minor wounds. The entire plant is edible and nutritious, but not necessarily enjoyable because it contains a bitter, strongly pine-scented sap