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Misty Skaha Lake

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This sudden, very unusually cold weather has caused the lakes to discharge a lot of mist since the water is so much warmer than the surrounding air. Some people have photographed mist spouts, but I haven’t been fortunate enough to see any of them.

One nice side effect of this cold weather is that’s it’s sunny, but I’ll be happy to say to good-bye to the sun as it begins to warm up (and consequently cloud up) tomorrow; thankfully, we are supposed to be at near seasonal temperatures by Friday.

Coots, ducks and geese crowding together at the edge of Skaha Lake. They didn’t seem to be too bothered by not being of the same feather!

This Arctic blast has been very hard on all the non-migrating birds and the animals that just aren’t used to these cold conditions; farmers are also very concerned about the tree fruit orchards and the wineries about their vines. As an indication of how unusual this weather is, a local environmental group just released instructions on how to help hummingbirds that are going into torpor because of the cold.

Setting sun over misty Skaha Lake.

The eastern part of the country is now being walloped by a huge storm that has moved north from Texas. I don’t follow football but apparently a game has even been cancelled as a result!

Stay warm, everyone.

22 thoughts on “Misty Skaha Lake”

    1. I agree, Tricia. We are supposed to start warming up tomorrow with a return to seasonal or near-seasonal temperatures by Friday. Can’t come fast enough. I know that you’re experiencing unusually cold weather as well – I hope it’s warmer for you soon, as well!

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  5. Crazy weather all across the continent. Even Vancouver yesterday was down to -10. -44C feels like -54C and extremely foggy here this morning. No wonder the jays are blue. Stay warm Lynette. Allan

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    1. Thanks, Allan.
      That’s so true but not just for us; Europe has also just experienced unusually cold weather as well. So crazy! The last time I saw -44 was in January in Yellowknife, where that’s normal and expected. It is 7 degrees warmer here this morning than yesterday, so I hope all of us will be back to seasonal soon. Cheers.

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    1. Thank you very much, Belinda. 😊We have many that stay all year, including a type of hummingbird. I hope they come through okay. This has been so tough for them. Yes, I saw that you’re getting a good dose of the white stuff. Stay warm. 😊

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    1. It has warmed up considerably since I took that photo almost a week ago. I felt very sorry for the geese who had dug depressions in the sand and were huddling together, including with the ducks, to try to conserve warmth – geese don’t usually do that as they’re so standoffish, even with each other. It was very pretty with the mist coming off the lake, though.

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