I took this short video because I am amazed at how the fish just stay in one spot, in such a big "clump" while the water washes over them. Unfortunately the color of the fish doesn't show up, the bright red with the green heads. We were in too much shade at the time.
Here is a photo of Emily with the balanced rocks on the sandbar. We didn't even have to get our feet very wet!
From the other side - the sun was so warm, the sky so blue, too bad there was still one mosquito who didn't know that summer is over!
Relaxing a bit 
This is the end of the sandbar, in the form of a question mark. You can just see the ripples in the very shallow water out at the end of the sandbar. My favorite subject Emily) helps with the perspective of size. 
This afternoon I picked up Lor and Emily and we went to the spawning channel at Kokanee Creek Park to see that phenomenon that happens every September. I am always amazed by what nature can do, from flowers that work so hard to bloom for only a day or two; my fall raspberries that are just now starting to ripen; and these fish that swim up the creek, turn red, spawn and then die. This first photo is of Lor and Emily on the bridge that spans the channel. At this time of year people hang over the rails to watch the fish gather their strength and then jump up to the next level and then the next, until they reach their particular choice for their nest.
I haven't before seen this many fish in one area but Lor tells me that when she was a school student that the creek was red from one side to the other. The fish population has dropped in the past few years but runs in cycles.
This photo is of a sandbar on the lake. Someone has balanced stones carefully so that it almost appears to be a woman with a couple of children behind her. 
On Sunday we attended the Hills Garlic Festival at New Denver, about a two-hour drive from Nelson up the Slocan Valley, such beautiful scenery along the way. Jim and Kim met us there. Christa and Laurie were there as well but we didn't meet. New Denver is a small community that lists its population as 556. The Garlic Festival used to be held at Hills, an even smaller community a bit to the north. This past weekend there were approximately 5000 people in the community park. It was a lovely September day and the vendors and entertainment and food at the park made it an extremely worth-while trip.
This photo was taken while we waited in line for our lunch for about an hour. We knew that we would be waiting that long so it just became part of the fun of the day. The food is Kootenay fabulous and well worth the wait.
This photo was taken at the beach of the community park, along Slocan Lake. Right behind me the magician was performing. I bought 2 of the over 50 varieties of garlic that were for sale. We'll see how they perform when planted.