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Late Summer Beauty

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We have just completed 24 hours of slow, gentle rain, truly a gift for this parched, hot area. Fear of massive fires such as we had last summer were always with us, but we’ve been getting enough rain to keep the orange monster at bay, thankfully.

There are still signs of dryness but the soil has lots of moisture now …

… and the ponds are full.

Happy Sunday.

33 thoughts on “Late Summer Beauty”

  1. Happy Sunday. Looks lovely. And good to have the rain so that you don’t have risk of fires. I can remember last year reading blog posts from different people around the world and also the news in parts of the UK of fires that were going on because of the heat from the sun.

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    1. Thank you very much, Liz. Western Canada has been walloped, both last year and this year, by extreme heat followed by out-of-control fires. The damage has been terrible, particularly in Alberta and British Columbia. The area I live in (the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia) is naturally dry, but we need some rain. We’ve been getting showers now and then over the last couple of weeks but yesterday was a long, steady, soaking rain. Really perfect. 😊

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      1. Oh. I didn’t realise this year was as bad too with the fires, as I have not read about it to the extent I remember reading last year with how fires had been in places. So I am sorry to hear the fires have been bad also this year. I hope this long rain really helps.

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  2. This looks like a pleasant place for a peaceful walk. A prolonged period of soft rain is much nicer than heavy downpours that can do so much damage.

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  3. Glad the showers are coming. We are getting a bit here too, but accompanied by high winds. No matter, we will take all the moisture we can get. Many farmers have already begun harvesting here, about 3 weeks early. Hope they manage a decent harvest. Have a great Sunday Lynette. Allan

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    1. Thanks, Allan. We’ve been getting them off and on for the last two weeks or so but this was a very steady 24 hours of soaking rain, exactly what we needed. Today we have the international Ironman competition and it’s sunny but cooler, perfect conditions for the contestants, so the timing of the rain couldn’t have been better. Yes, I read that the harvest is coming in early and just to complicate things, a rail strike. I hope it’s good one too, and the rail issues get promptly sorted. Cheers.

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    1. It sure has been. 😊 Last year at this time we had a terrible fire just up the valley with several communities evacuated and smoke so thick that we could hardly see across the road, so this lengthy, soaking rain has been a big relief. We love living here, Belinda (we planned it for a number of years). It is beautiful. 😊 Cheers.

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    2. Thanks, Maggie. I saw that system moving your way on the weather. Sounds like a typical prairie rain storm after a prolonged period of heat. I remember those very well. Yes, they can be very aggressive. I hope there wasn’t any damage.

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    1. We have been getting showers now and then over the last couple of weeks, so that has helped, but this lengthy, soaking, steady rain was perfect. Yes, we are definitely in a moisture deficit and really need more of them. It’s the same story all throughout much of B.C. for the last couple of years.

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