Today is your day Boomer! Well, it seems the wildfire season is finally over in British Columbia...even though over 100 fires continue to burn under control. It was very evident yesterday as I drove home from our summer cabin near Lillooet, past Lytton, Spences Bridge, Merritt, and West Kelowna. Those were the sites of major forest fires in the summer....of course, Lytton got the worst of it as virtually the whole town was destroyed. Yesterday, there was no smoke whatsoever on the way home, lots of blackened trees and sidehills, but already green grass and flowers growing in the old fire zones! It was a picture of devastation mixed with hope for the future. Even the birds and animals were back; we saw several deer, mountain sheep, a bear, coyotes, and numerous eagles....the birds were feeding on spawning salmon in several creeks and lakes along the highway. With the colours of Fall and the sunshine out, it felt much better and I surely hope our province makes a comeback from the third worst forest fire season in history. Boomers, if you get a chance, do a drive through that southern BC Interior zone. It's a real eye opener, but there is still optimism for the future. Cheers.