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Solstice Cloud Play

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When the sun breaks through in winter …

… the clouds are constantly trying to …

… re-establish themselves.

This is our season, they adamantly say.

But the sun does try its best.

Happy Solstice. Our days are about to become longer. 🙂

37 thoughts on “Solstice Cloud Play”

    1. Thank you very much, Maggie! We won’t notice it yet of course but knowing we’ve crossed over is nice. Not sure where you are but I’m already anticipating some great posts about your location. Cheers.

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  5. Can’t wait for the longer hours of daylight, but in truth, they only start to appear around the New Year. Time stands still in late December. Happy Sunday Lynette. Allan

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    1. Thanks, Allan. Oh yes, it really won’t be noticeable until then, but the idea of getting past the turning point is a nice little thought. Agreed, time does seem to stand still in late December. January feels quite different from that perspective. Cheers.

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    1. We’re past the worst and by January we’ll start to notice that the days are getting a bit longer. I’m definitely looking forward to more sun, too! Thank you very much, Bernie. I keep telling myself that I need to change up my photographic subjects but I keep going back. 🙂 Cheers.

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    1. Thank you very much, Thomas. You aren’t the first one to be surprised by that. While there is a lot of snow and ice in Canada, particularly in our gigantic northern zones, there are regions where that’s not usual (lots of people don’t realise how big this country is – it’s the second largest in the world). Some examples are Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland of British Columbia where the city of Vancouver is situated and of course, the Okanagan Valley where I am situated. The mountains around us have snow and there’s lots of downhill skiing, but here in the valley the coldest we usually have is around 0, -1, -2. That’s why we can grow wine grapes, cherries, peaches and so on. Cheers.

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      1. That is very interesting. Suddenly I understand why I’ve seen photos of palm trees from around Vancouver. I thought it was an aberration but I guess that is not strange. I have to come visit one day. Warm in the valleys and skiing in Whistler.

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        1. Yes, Vancouver has palm trees and Victoria (on Vancouver Island) has even more of them as it’s warmer in winter. Victoria probably has our best climate. Very mild in winter and comfortably warm in summer without being ridiculously hot. (Here in the Okanagan it can become very hot; low 40s aren’t unusual.) One thing to know about our mild locations though is that in winter they often get a lot of rain! I hope you’re able to visit some time. Cheers.

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  15. Beautiful pictures!
    I’m trying to embrace winter by making layers work for me. I’ve dug out all the sweaters and turtlenecks I didn’t need in Colorado unless I was skiing to wear now. At least the days will be getting a few minutes longer.

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    1. Thank you very much, Laura. 🙂 That’s often how I dress as well. Layers with something windproof on top if I need it. Yes, it’s so nice to get past that psychological bump – the shortest day of the year is past. Yay! 🙂

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