We’re nearing mid-July and the summer season is hitting its peak.
Penticton Creek is running much slower than it was a month ago …
… when it was moving along quite smartly …
… and looked much more like a river than a creek. The above picture shows one side of the bridge near the empty-point into the lake …
… and this shows the other.
There are other signs of the maturing season, too.
Panicle hydrangeas frequently start blooming in mid-summer …
… and the robin chicks are now indistinguishable from their parents.
Time relentlessly marches on whether we like it or not; there are no stop signs or do-overs …
… so it’s important to be here while we can.
Happy Monday.
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Wonderful post 🎸thanks for sharing🎸
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Thank you and you’re very welcome, satyam. 😊
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How lovely to take in all the details. It’s good to take time to just notice, isn’t it?
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I have to say that I’ve only been able to really do this since I retired. Before that, I had to grab the small moments. Thanks for commenting, Helen.
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Beautiful photos, Leanne, time stand still…
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Thank you very much, Bert. 😉
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I always love pictures of Robins 😊
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So do I, Maggie. They’re such sweet birds (and they eat mosquitoes, too).
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Great photos Lynette. There is always a sense of sadness after the longest day of the year, but the best is yet to come on the approach to shorter days and cooler weather. Happy Monday. Allan
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Thank you, Allan. I agree; there’s a sense of sadness after the longest day. Here, September is such a gorgeous month (most of Canada is pretty wonderful in September, I think). Not too cold or hot, beautifully sunny, everything still open but the big crowds gone, the market at its best. The big finale before the descent to winter.
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It is a notable time of the summer for sure. Lovely photos.
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Thank you very much, Jenn. 😊 Summer is in its glory right now.
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Lovely examples of the way time moves along whether we like it or not. The robins are very sweet, the younger one still has a few youthful freckles 😊
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Thank you very much, Belinda. 😊 I took that photo about a month ago so that young one would be unrecognisable now as one of this summer’s babies. She was really following mom and trying to be fed, but mom wouldn’t. She clearly felt the young one was old enough to fend for herself.
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They do grow up fast!
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They sure do!
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Beautiful pictures. It’s hard to think of summer as half over!
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Thank you very much, Jacqui. 😊 Right? It’s just zooming past!
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Nice photos, Lynette. The one of the robins, especially. The mother robin is giving Junior a good talking to about life lessons, and is just saying, “Now don’t you EVER do that again!”
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Thank you very much, Anneli. 😊 Yes, that photo sure looks that way! They did seem to be in mother-child conversation with each other.
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Wise words. 😊
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Thank you. 😊
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Lovely time of the year, when we see life emerging around. Another proof that life goes on and we need to enjoy to the max😊
Happy Monday, Lynette!
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Thank you very much. 😊 Yes, we definitely need to pay attention or it will pass us by, unfortunately. No waiting around!
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Beautiful photos, Lynette!
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Thank you very much, Tricia. 😊
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I always love bridges and creels. It’s just soothing. Nature indeed heals me.
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I do also. My daily walks usually take me over two foot bridges and I always enjoy stopping to watch the water, ducks and fish. Yes, nature is very healing.
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That’s quite the difference in water levels between June and July. You’re right, time moves on. And we’re all getting older. We might as well enjoy all the moments … and all the beautiful sunsets.
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Yes, those water levels really changed! Through all the busy days and scheduling it’s important to find those grounding moments that remind us of what’s important, I think.
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