I watched from my eastern-facing deck as the setting sun illuminated the overcast sky.
At first the effect was quite subtle but over the next few seconds …
… it became much more pronounced and fiery.
But as the sun continued to disappear below the horizon, the intensity of the orange-hued clouds gave way to the overcast and impending darkness.
Happy Thursday.
If you wait to try to catch a particular spring moment you might find yourself missing it.
Spring moves fast! There are early spring flowers popping up everywhere …
… while others, like this azeala bud, won’t be far behind. But they’re here and then gone again so quickly!
The willow trees are moving along also and displaying those lovely pea green baby leaves that only last a few days …
… while the wild desert buttercups grace us with their presence for less than a week.
Happy Wednesday.
We’re beginning to come into all the beautiful spring colours, starting with bright yellow!
Pretty, frilly forsythia blossoms have started opening in lovely yellow profusion …
… while the daffodils nod their spring approval in the breezes.
I can’t wait to see more of the colours that are headed our way.
Happy Tuesday.
One word Sunday Bernie
As if…Green
A stunningly beautiful capture of the Aurora from Bernie at 3six5Snap2. Please click the link above to see more of Bernie’s photography.
I wandered lonely as a cloud …
… that floats on high o’er vales and hills …
… when all at once I saw a crowd …
… a host of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze …
~ William Wordsworth
Happy daffodil Sunday.
Skaha Lake which is on the south end of the city …
… and Okanagan Lake which is on the north end of the city …
… are both beginning to show that springy face.
Happy Saturday.
March vingettes …
… of sky …
… and lake …
… and sun.
Happy Friday; happy spring! It officially starts today.
We’ve been enjoying some lovely spring weather with temperatures around 20C (68F), so that meant a bit of hiking above Okanagan Lake.
It’s good that we decided to get out to relish it …
… since our temperatures are going to drop again to about 12C (54F) …
… and we’ll have to wait a bit for more of these glorious days, but then again, that’s March!
Happy Thursday.
We had 18C (65F) and lovely sun and many people were out enjoying it by walking their dogs, strolling on the beaches or sitting outside with a coffee, beer or wine.
The buds are bursting …
… the sap is flowing …
… the marmots are happily soaking up the sun …
… and enjoying some time outside …
… while a gentle spring sun …
… tells us that the season is turning our way.
Happy Wednesday.
I originally posted this piece back in 2022. Here it is again, updated but still appropriate, I think. Cheers.
Today is St Patrick’s Day, and although I don’t have any Irish antecedents, my husband does. He is half-Irish. In fact, his surname is so Irish that it glows green in the dark.
I don’t really understand why St Patrick’s Day has become so popular – is it the green beer? the riddance of green snakes? – but since I’m a half-French frog, I do understand the green background and that it confers a certain ability to stand up to the preconceived notions of others. Nevertheless, as Kermit the Frog so famously said, “it’s not easy being green.”
So here’s to the Irish! May they live as long as they want, and never want as long as they live.
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